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Hello fans,

It's time to vote for who you would like to see featured next in Where Are They Now. Here are the choices:

Pauly Shore - Son in Law, Encino Man
Vernon Wells - The Road Warrior, Commando, Weird Science
Donna Dixon - Wayne's World, Spies Like Us, Bosom Buddies
Marthe Keller - Marathon Man, Bobby Deerfield
Senta Moses - Beakman's World

To vote, visit: Where Are They Now Archives

With the recent passing of actor James Avery, who played Uncle Phil on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, I've had that show on my mind. I thought this week we could catch up with one of the stars of the show - actress Karyn Parsons, who played valley girl Hilary Banks.

Take care,
Melissa

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Bibi Besch - She appeared in many movies and TV shows, including "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", "Steel Magnolias", and "Doing Time on Maple Drive"

Gates McFadden - Played Dr. Beverly Crusher on the TV series "Star Trek: The Next Generation"

Daphne Maxwell Reid - She played Vivian Banks (#2) on the TV series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", she's also appeared in other series, including "Frank's Place" and "Snoops"

(Answer at the bottom)
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Karyn Parsons
Learn More About Karyn Parsons on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: August 9, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois

CLAIM TO FAME: Karyn is best known for her role as valley girl Hilary Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996.

FAMILY LIFE: Married director Alexandre Rockwell in 2003 and the two have a daughter Lana, also born that year. Their son Nico was born in 2007.

INFO: Along with her stint on "Fresh Prince," Parsons earned starring roles in movies including "Major Payne" in 1995 and "The Ladies Man" in 2000.

TRIVIA: Sometimes she is credited as Karyn Rockwell, her married name.

Met her future husband, Alexandre Rockwell, during the making of "13 Moons."

Father is white, mother is black.

She was cast to co-star in the sitcom Lush Life in 1996 but it was cancelled after only one episode.

WHERE IS SHE NOW: Parsons was last seen on TV in the early 2000's in a show titled "The Job," which starred Denis Leary. In recent years, she has focused on being a wife and mom.

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CREDITS:

2001-2002 The Job (TV Series)...Toni

2002 Static Shock (TV Series)...Tracy
Static Shaq (2002)

2002 13 Moons...Lily

2000 The Ladies Man...Julie Simmons

1999 Linc's (TV Series)...Elaine
Dog Day Afternoon (1999)

1999 Melrose Place (TV Series)...Jackie Zambrano
Unpleasantville (1999)
How Amanda Got Her Groove Back (1999)

1998 Mixing Nia...Nia

1997 Cartoon Sushi (TV Series)
Episode #1.1 (1997)

1996 Lush Life (TV Series)...Margot Hines

1990-1996 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series)...Hilary Banks

1996 Gulliver's Travels (TV Movie)...Lady-in-Waiting

1995 The John Larroquette Show (TV Series)...Annie
Several Unusual Love Stories (1995)

1995 Major Payne...Emily Walburn

1992 Out All Night (TV Series)...Hilary Banks
The Great Pretender (1992)

1992 Class Act...Ellen

1992 Blossom (TV Series)...Hilary Banks
Wake Up Little Suzy (1992)

1989 Death Spa...Brooke

1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series)...Lynette
Roughhouse (1988)

1988 Hunter (TV Series)...Elizabeth Childs
Renegade (1988)

1987 The Bronx Zoo (TV Series)...Student #2 / Girl

To see Then & Now pictures of Karyn Parsons, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Bibi Besch - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 02/01/1940 Died: 09/07/1996

Gates McFadden - ALIVE
Born: 03/02/1949

Daphne Maxwell Reid - ALIVE

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
1/7
Ivan Ladislav Galeta, 66, Croatian multimedia artist.
Sir Run Run Shaw, 106, Hong Kong media mogul (Shaw Brothers Studio) and philanthropist.
Sunshine Forever, 29, American racehorse.

1/6
Marina Ginesta, 94, French veteran of the Spanish Civil War.
Karel Gut, 86, Czech ice hockey player and manager, member of the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.
Uday Kiran, 33, Indian film actor, suicide by hanging.
Larry D. Mann, 91, Canadian-born American actor (Gunsmoke, Hill Street Blues, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer).
Thomas Patrick Melady, 86, American educator and diplomat; United States Ambassador to the Holy See (1989-1993), Uganda (1972-1973), and Burundi (1969-1972).
H. Owen Reed, 103, American composer, conductor and educator.
Bishop Robinson, 86, American police chief, Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department (1984-1987), Alzheimer's disease.
Lena Smedsaas, 62, Swedish journalist (TV4Nyheterna), cancer.
Monica Spear, 29, Venezuelan actress and beauty pageant winner (Miss Venezuela 2004), shot.
Todd Williams, 35, American football player (Tennessee Titans).

1/5
Terry Biddlecombe, 72, English National Hunt jockey.
Philippe Boiry, 86, French pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia.
Jerry Coleman, 89, American baseball player, manager and broadcaster (Yankees, Padres) and Marine aviator, complications from brain bleeding and surgery.
Eusébio, 71, Portuguese footballer, top goalscorer at the 1966 World Cup, heart failure.
Arthur Gietzelt, 93, Australian politician, Minister for Veterans' Affairs (1983-1987), Senator (1971-1989).
Augusto Graziani, 80, Italian economist.
Brian Hart, 77, British racing driver and engineer.
Simon Hoggart, 67, English journalist, pancreatic cancer.
Annamaria Kinde, 57, Romanian-Hungarian poet, journalist and editor.
Janos Kristofi, 88, Romanian-Hungarian painter.
Alma Muriel, 62, Mexican actress, heart attack.
Nelson Ned, 66, Brazilian singer.
Rod Searle, 93, American politician, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1979).
Endre Senkalszky, 99, Romanian-Hungarian actor and director.
K. P. Udayabhanu, 77, Indian playback singer.
David Maxwell Walker, 93, Scottish lawyer and academic.
Carmen Zapata, 86, American actress (Sister Act, Santa Barbara).
Mustapha Zitouni, 85, French-Algerian footballer.

1/4
Bai Zhongren, 53, Chinese railway builder, suicide by jumping.
Caixa Eletronica, 8, American racehorse, training collision.
Donald Forst, 81, American newspaper editor (New York Newsday,
The Village Voice), colon cancer.
Shigeyuki Imai, 81, Japanese composer, esophageal cancer.
Sergey Kozlov, 53, Russian football player and coach.
Majid al-Majid, Saudi militant, chief of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades (since 2012), kidney failure.
Josef Staribacher, Austrian politician.

1/3
Guillermo Arriaga Fernandez, 87, Mexican dancer, composer and choreographer, pneumonia.
Eric Barnes, 76, English footballer.
Sylvia Bassot, 73, French politician, member of the National Assembly (1996-2012).
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Garcia-Menocal, 77, Cuban theologian and writer.
Robert Diligent, 89, French journalist.
Phil Everly, 74, American singer and musician (The Everly Brothers), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
George Goodman, 83, American economics commentator (Adam Smith's Money World), myelofibrosis.
Yasuki Hamano, 62, Japanese media expert and university professor, stroke.
Esko Helle, 75, Finnish politician, cancer.
Laszlo Helyey, 65, Hungarian actor.
Hryhoriy Kokhan, 82, Ukrainian film director, recipient of the People's Artist of Ukraine.
Li Tai-hsiang, 72, Taiwanese composer and folk songwriter, Parkinson's disease.
Alicia Rhett, 98, American actress (Gone with the Wind) and portrait painter, natural causes.
Jennie Robak, 81, American politician, Nebraska State Senator (1989-2003), traffic collision.
Yuri Ustimenko, 69, Russian Soviet military leader, suicide by gunshot.
Larry Vognild, 81, American politician, Washington State Senator (1978-1994), heart failure.
Yashiki Takajin, 64, Japanese singer-songwriter and television presenter, esophageal cancer.
Saul Zaentz, 92, American film producer (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, The English Patient, The Lord of the Rings), Alzheimer's disease.

1/2
Jeanne Brabants, 93, Belgian dancer, choreographer and teacher.
Javier de Cambra, 59, Spanish music journalist.
Anne Dorte of Rosenborg, 66, Danish countess.
Urban Ehm, 83, German sculptor, heart attack.
Louis George, 63, Saint Lucian politician and government minister.
Bernard Glasser, 89, American film producer (Return of the Fly, The Day of the Triffids).
Elizabeth Jane Howard, 90, English novelist.
R. Crosby Kemper, Jr., 86, American banker and civic philanthropist.
Thomas Kurzhals, 60, German composer and musician (Stern-Combo MeiÃ?en, Karat).
Li Ming, 47, Chinese film production executive, heart attack.
Franciszek Malinowski, 82, Polish scholar and journalist.
Michael J. Matthews, 79, American politician and convicted criminal, Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey (1982-1984).
Yoko Mitsui, 78, Japanese poet, liver failure.
Mamadou Ndala, Congolese army colonel, injuries sustained in a rocket attack.
Harald Nugiseks, 92, Estonian war veteran and anti-communism activist.
Dirk Sager, 73, German journalist.
Arnold A. Saltzman, 97, American businessman and diplomat.
Jay Traynor, 70, American singer (Jay and the Americans), liver cancer.
Mike Vraney, 56, American film distributor (Something Weird Video), lung cancer.