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The Actor - “SO, YOU AREN’T THAT GIRL IN ‘MY FATHER THE HERO?’”

July 30, 2008

The weeks seem to be flying by faster and faster, and the next thing I know it is blog-posting time again! Now, they do say time flies when you are having fun and as you get older. I think I can second that notion…at least for the moment.

As mentioned last week, I am gearing up to start working on the musical “WICKED” again, where the fun will surely continue. I am looking forward to going back to my temporary “home” in the Hollywood Hills, where I will be house-sitting at the end of each day of fun interacting with all the Broadway-hopeful actors, singers and dancers!

Actually, speaking of the Hollywood Hills area, the infamous paparazzi like to hang out from time to time around those areas, one of which I will be calling “home” for about a month. Celebrities such as: Ben Stiller, Charlize Theron, Richard Dreyfuss and Jane Fonda called the area home at one time, as did Marilyn Monroe, back in the day.

Recently, Lindsay Lohan caused quite a frenzy while looking to buy a house nearby, but ultimately decided that she would need to build a bigger wall to keep the paparazzi out. Oh, the things you learn from having fabulous family friends who live there. Plus, who doesn’t enjoy a little celebrity news and Hollywood gossip from time to time! TMZ anyone?

Who knows for sure what, if anything, I may see while staying in the area; I might just happen to have some celebrity encounters of my own. If this should happen, I will make a point to report to you, but with only the facts as I see them, of course. One thing I can assure you is that there will be no paparazzi there for me unless they, like some people, mistake me for Katherine Heigl, which does in fact happen more often than even I can believe.

It all started back in 1994 when I was 15 and she was starring in “My Father the Hero.” There was a new substitute teacher at my high school who stopped me in the hallway simply to ask if I acted in movies during my summers. I had no idea what he was talking about and questioningly said, “No?” He proceeded to say, “So you aren’t that girl in ‘My Father The Hero?’” Which I was not, of course, but you can bet I went home that day with a mission to figure out who “that girl” was.

Mind you, it took slightly longer with the dial up, cross your fingers in hopes of making solid contact, Internet connection we had in those days. However, it was very worth it in order to discover, via the wonder that is IMDB (Internet Movie Data Base), the answer to the question I had been pondering, out of curiously, the entire day! “That girl” was none other than 15 year old, at the time, Katherine Heigl.

So, a little unknown fact about me is that I have known of her since that day. From that point, I’ve followed her career, which has taken off in recent years, due in part to the TV show “Grey’s Anatomy.” She has been persistently plugging away for some time, something I have always said I believe is key in this industry. However, saying it is one thing, but sometimes it is nice to see some actual proof of it paying off as well!

Seems you never know what you might learn from these little buoyant blogs of mine, even through a quick update. I hope you’ve gained the answer to this blog’s title question, or else, I suppose, it will have been rather disappointing. I, at least, hope to have kept you entertained in some way, shape or form!

“I was fortunate to discover so young something I’m so passionate about and something I want to spend the rest of my life doing.” – Katherine Heigl

Side Note: I’ve survived my first big earthquake and am happy to report that my heart did start beating again once I got off of the unexpected roller coaster ride! Lesson here is that, just as with acting, one must always be prepared!