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TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.


Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Joel Stratte-McClure

'COMPANY' MAN: Dennis Quaid has made an amazing career comeback since his 2001 divorce from Meg Ryan.

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 in ``Far From Heaven,'' then appeared in ``Cold Creek Manor'' and ``The Day After Tomorrow,'' and he has a new film, ``Flight of the Phoenix,'' opening Dec. 22.

But Quaid, 50, is most appealing in the new film ``In Good Company'' as a bewildered magazine ad salesman replaced by an inexperienced, much younger man.

``I take solace in the fact that they had to age me up a year for the role,'' said the ruggedly handsome star at the film's premiere in Hollywood. ``And I'm just glad I'm old enough to play him.''

Quaid, who endured daily applications of gray hair color for the role, is not letting ageism ageism Geriatrics A bias or belief that may be held by a health care provider that depression, forgetfulness, and other disorders are a normal part of aging and that older individuals will not benefit from treatment of mental disorders. Cf elderly.  impair his career.

Neither is Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell is a British-born actor, probably best known for his portrayal of Alex in A Clockwork Orange. Biography
Acting career
McDowell began his professional life serving drinks in his parents' pub and then as a coffee salesman (the latter job
, 61, who plays a creepy corporate czar. ``It's good to see the old guys coming back. As for me, I don't feel any older than I did when I made 'Clockwork Orange' (in 1971).''

No age restrictions at the Highlands after-bash. Selma Blair came with new hubby Ahmet Zappa Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa (born May 15, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician, actor and novelist. He is the third of four children born to American musician Frank Zappa and Gail Sloatman. . Adam Baldwin, Jennifer Grey, Joe Reitman, James King James King is the name of:
  • James King (1589-1652), Scottish commander in the Battle of Wittstock
  • James King, 17th century member of the Fruitbearing Society
  • Captain James King (c. 1750 -1784), crewman on Cook's third voyage
  • James G.
, Marg Helgenberger and Natasha Gregson Wagner also hit the gig sponsored by DKNY DKNY Donna Karan New York  jeans.

But everyone had thoughts on youth and aging.

``I'm the same age as my character,'' said Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role in 1998's The Horse Whisperer and subsequently gained critical acclaim for her roles in Ghost World, Lost in Translation and . ``A lot of what she's going through - moving out, trying to figure out what she really wants to do - is something that I went through not too long ago.''

Producer Chris (``About a Boy'') Weitz, whose brother Paul wrote and directed the film, has cross-generational hopes. ``Young people will realize they still have a lot to learn from older people,'' said Weitz. ``And they will also learn that Democrats like my brother and I can also support family values.''

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(1) QUAID: Career going strong.

(2) McDOWELL: Forever young.

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(3) ZAPPA, BLAIR: Keeping 'Company.'
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