. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans,This week we are catching up with actor Keith Gordon, who played a variety of roles during his career. He traded acting for a career behind the camera. Find out what he is doing now!
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*View Past Issues: Where Are They Now Archives*--DEAD OR ALIVE?--See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Leo Gorcey: Played Slip Mahoney in many "Bowery Boys" films
Gloria Swanson: She won fame as an actress during the silent movie era and later won renewed acclaim in the movie "Sunset Boulevard"
Phil Foster: Played Laverne's father, Frank DeFazio, on the TV series "Laverne & Shirley", appeared in the movie "Bang the Drum Slowly"
(Answer at the bottom)*KEITH GORDONLearn More About KEITH GORDON on Celebrity NoozBIRTH DATE: February 3, 1961, New York City, New York
CLAIM TO FAME: Gordon is well-known for his roles in films including All That Jazz, Christine, and The Legend of Billie Jean.
FAMILY LIFE: He has been married to Rachel Griffin since 1998.
INFO: Gordon was inspired to become an actor at the age of 12 after seeing James Earl Jones in a Broadway production of Of Mice and Men. Gordon's first role was that of class clown Doug in the 1978 sequel film Jaws 2.
He followed this with roles in All That Jazz, the 1980 erotic thriller Dressed to Kill, the 1983 horror film Christine, the 1985 cult film The Legend of Billie Jean, the 1986 Mark Romanek classic Static (for which he wrote the screenplay), and the 1986 comedy movie Back to School, as Jason Melon.
TRIVIA: Grew up in an atheist Jewish family.
Son of New York actors Mark & Barbara Gordon.
Was named number 1 in Cinematicals' Top 7 Most Convincing Nerds.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Gordon made a career move from acting into directing with his 1988 directorial debut of The Chocolate War, based on a book about a student who rebels against the rigid hierarchies in his Catholic school.
He also directed the 1992 anti-war film A Midnight Clear, as well as Mother Night (adapted from the novel by Kurt Vonnegut), Waking the Dead, and the 2003 Robert Downey Jr. film The Singing Detective.
Some of his more recent projects have included the mini-series Wild Palms and credits for television including Homicide: Life on the Street, Gideon's Crossing, Dexter and House. Most recently, he directed two episodes of the TV series The Killing.
*CREDITS:Dexter (TV series)...Kyle Butler #2
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2001 Delivering Milo...Dr. Baumgartner
1997 The Player (TV movie)
1994 I Love Trouble...Andy
1994 Hoggs' Heaven (TV short)...William Hogg
1993 Wild Palms (TV mini-series)...Wilderzone Bum
Hungry Ghosts (1993)
1993 Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)...Cousin Herbie
The Wild Pitch (1993)
1990 WIOU (TV series)...George Lewis
Mother Nature's Son (1990)
Do the Wrong Thing (1990)
1989 Miami Vice (TV series)...Prof. Terrence 'Terry' Baines
Leap of Faith (1989)
1986 Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (video)...Mugger
1986 Combat High (TV movie)...Max Mendelsson
1986 Back to School...Jason Melon
1985 Static...Ernie Blick
1985 The Legend of Billie Jean...Lloyd
1984 Single Bars, Single Women (TV movie)...Lionel
1983 Christine...Arnie Cunningham
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
My Palikari (1982)
1981 Kent State (TV movie)...Jeff Miller
1980 Dressed to Kill...Peter Miller
1980 Home Movies...Denis Byrd
1979 All That Jazz...Young Joe
1979 Studs Lonigan (TV mini-series)...Young Paulie
1979 Meeting Halfway (TV movie)
1978 Jaws 2...Doug Fetterman
1975 Medical Center (TV series)...Herbie
The Price of a Child (1975)
To see Then & Now pictures of Keith Gordon, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Leo Gorcey - DEAD (Liver failure)
Born: 06/03/1917 Died: 06/02/1969
Gloria Swanson - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 03/27/1899 Died: 04/04/1983
Phil Foster - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 03/29/1914 Died: 07/08/1985
*WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...7/18Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, 102, Lithuanian-born Israeli rabbi, leader of Orthodox Jewry, heart failure.
Jean Francois-Poncet, 83, French politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1978-1981).
Rajesh Khanna, 69, Indian actor and film producer, kidney problems.
Hafez Makhlouf, 41, Syrian military and security official, bomb blast.
Jack Matthews, 92, Welsh rugby union player and doctor.
Ms. Melodie, American rapper.
Dawoud Rajiha, 65, Syrian politician, Minister of Defense (since 2011), bomb blast.
Assef Shawkat, 62, Syrian politician, deputy Minister of Defense, bomb blast.
Hasan Turkmani, 77, Syrian politician, Minister of Defense (2004-2009), Chief of Crisis Operations (since 2011), bomb blast.
7/17Ottorino Pietro Alberti, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia (1973-1987) and Cagliari (1987-2003).
Richard Evatt, 38, British boxer.
Mrinal Gore, 84, Indian politician.
Hideya Kojima, 78, Japanese actor, kidney cancer.
Forrest S. McCartney, 81, American USAF lieutenant general, director of the Kennedy Space Center (1986-1991).
Giorgos Moutsios, 80, Greek actor and lyrical performer.
Morgan Paull, 67, American actor (Blade Runner, Norma Rae, Patton), stomach cancer.
William Raspberry, 76, American journalist and newspaper columnist (The Washington Post), prostate cancer.
Marsha Singh, 57, British politician, MP for Bradford West (1997-2012).
Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh, 82, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Manipur (1997-2001).
William L. Wainwright, 64, American politician.
7/16William Asher, 90, American television writer and director (Alice, Bewitched, I Love Lucy), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Bob Babbitt, 74, American bass guitarist (The Funk Brothers), brain cancer.
Stephen Covey, 79, American writer (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), complications after a bicycle accident.
Gilbert Esau, 92, American politician, natural causes.
AntonÃn Holy, 75, Czech scientist, created most effective drugs for AIDS treatment, after long illness.
Taras Kiktyov, 25, Ukrainian football player, after long illness.
Kostas Klavvas, 78, Greek composer, cancer.
Ed Lincoln, 80, Brazilian composer and musician, respiratory failure.
Jon Lord, 71, English composer and musician (Deep Purple), pulmonary embolism.
Masaharu Matsushita, 99, Japanese businessman, President of Panasonic (1961-1977), natural causes.
Shiro Nakagawa, 81, Japanese veterinary physician, director of the Ueno Zoo, pneumonitis.
Joseph Nduhirubusa, 74, Burundian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ruyigi (1980-2010).
Kitty Wells, 92, American country music singer ("It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", "Making Believe"), complications after a stroke.