RETURN TO TV PUTS NEW `SPIN' ON FOX'S OPTIONS.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Michael J. Fox isn't sure what he'll be doing when his ``Spin City'' series is on hiatus next spring - he already has several features to choose from. ``It's ironic. I'm being offered more movies now than I was before I came back to TV,'' he says. He adds, ``If I'd known how great it was going to be, I'd have come back a long time ago.'' Fox was one of the many stars who took part in festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. this week at Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney World's gigantic 25th anniversary celebration, making such a quick in-and-out trip there that his wife, Tracy Pollan Tracy Pollan (born June 22, 1960) is an American actress. Pollan was born in New York City, New York to Jewish American parents Stephen M. Pollan and Corky; she has two sisters and a brother, author Michael Pollan. , their 7-year-old son and their 19-month-old twin daughters stayed home. Tracy, he says, will make a guest appearance on ``Spin City'' this season. As for Tracy's deal to star in her own ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. series, he reveals, ``The writers and producers are being assembled now. We hope to have the show on the air next season.'' Meanwhile ... Joely Fisher spent much of her time at the Disney World event fielding questions about her ``Ellen'' series - whether Ellen DeGeneres' character will reveal that she's a lesbian. Joely insists she doesn't know - and wishes people would just wait and see. She is confident, ``Fans of our show will stay with us regardless.'' Joely reports that DeGeneres would have been at the Disney World blowout (where the Buy the Book book shop and the ride, Ellen's Energy Adventure, are being introduced) except that she's busy - very busy - elsewhere. ``She's doing double duty. For six weeks she'll be making the Roland Joffe movie ``Goodbye Lover'' with Patricia Arquette Patricia T. Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress. Biography Early life Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Virginia and California, daughter of Mardi Olivia (Nowak), an - while she does the series. ``It's going to be madness for us,'' says Joely, who explains that when Ellen is working on the movie, the series will be working with an Ellen stand-in. Also ... Lou Rawls Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was a Chicago-born American soul music, jazz, and blues singer. Known for his smooth vocal style, Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game. , who recorded a new version of ``The Bare Necessities'' for ``Jungle Cubs'' - the Disney TV morning cartoon series A cartoon series is a set of regularly presented animated television programs created or adapted for television broadcast with a common series title, usually related to one another. that debuts Saturday - expects to have a new album out early next year. He's dueting with a bevy bevy a flock of birds. of illustrious singers: Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American R&B/soul singer, actress and author. She is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, the most , Anita Baker, Dionne Warwick, Oleta Adams Oleta Adams (born 4 May 1962, Seattle, Washington) is an American soul, jazz, and gospel singer. Biography Adams was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. , Shirley Caesar and Natalie Cole. Rawls tells us he had the idea of a duets album long ago, told his friend Frank Sinatra about it, and the next thing he knew, Sinatra was waxing his ``Duets'' album. ``But mine is all lady loves,'' says Rawls. And ... Wink Martindale reports that there is talk about his Lifetime cable ``Debt'' game show moving to ABC prime time next spring or summer. The show, as it is now, gives contestants a chance to pay off their credit card debts. The network version ``would allow people to win enough to pay off their house mortgages,'' says Wink. ``That ought to bring in a lot of viewers.'' Or contestants, anyway. Back here at home Ray Charles spent Thursday on the ``Larroquette'' set, playing himself in a segment that will air Wednesday. In the episode in which Carly breaks up with Hemingway, she tells him Ray Charles will perform at the Raincheck Room at the bus station. Before the action is over, Charles advises Hemingway to get therapy to get over his busted romance. TV traumas The NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. standards and practices department ``came down all over us,'' says ``Men Behaving Badly'' lead Rob Schneider of the segment of the series that shot this week. The story line had Rob's character on assignment to photograph some naked women for a cologne commercial only to find out the models were male. As the action went, ``We ended up photographing a guy's naked butt. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if they're going to let us show that. We may have to go to black for a few seconds.'' The former ``Saturday Night Live'' cut-up feels that if ``Men Behaving Badly'' pleases everyone, ``Well, then we're not doing our job. I don't expect some women to like it; I don't want some women to like it. Although I do think some women will like it because they've gone out with guys like you see on the show - honest, real guys, guys like me. Yeah, I could picture myself in a neck brace, on my knees, begging a woman for sex.'' Just as his character did on ``Badly.'' MEMO: The Celebrities column appears Monday through Friday. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Michael J. Fox: ``I'm being offered more movies nowthan I was before I came back to TV.'' |
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