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Posted in: Role Mommy Must See TV, Beth Feldman Clip Reel on 02/07/2012
5 Things You Don't Know About Kiele Sanchez
I recently got the chance to interview Kiele Sanchez, who stars as Callie Cargill in the hit A&E Sunday night crime drama, "The Glades." Now in its second season, Kiele plays a single mom with a 12 year old son who by day, works as a forensics nurse who helps easy on the eyes Matt Passmore solve murders in Palm Glades, Florida.
1. What job did you have before you got discovered?
Kiele: I have been working since I was nine - helping my stepmom's dad - I used to take things to the flea market and I used to work every Saturday and would wake up really early. My dad was a jockey when I was growing up, sometimes I'd go to work with him and clean a barn or walk a horse. I worked at a Diesel store once and they almost fired me because I would tell the truth about whether people looked good in jeans. We worked on commission and my bossed asked me what are you not getting? I'm not gonna lie.
2. What are your favorite summer books?
Kiele: I'm a big reader. I just picked up Birds of America by Lorrie Moore and it's a book of short stories on loneliness which is probably not the best book to pick up since I'm working in Miami and my boyfriend is in New York and I'm alone most of the time. Union Atlantic is the next book I'm going to read.
3. What's your favorite summer movie?
Kiele: "Bridesmaids" was the best. I literally looked like one of those cartoons where the tears were spurting out of your eyes. It was hysterical!
4. What do you do love most about working in Miami
Kiele: I have to say I like the most the people here. We have an amazing crew and most of them are from Florida and are local hires, and they're warm, awesome funny people.
5. Even though "The Glades" is a crime drama, are there every any laughs on set? What don't we see behind the scenes?
Kiele: The thing you're not seeing is that we laugh all the time. When Matt and I do a scene - the more serious the scene is, the more ridiculous we are between takes. We can go into it and turn it off - to stay that heightened and dramatic in any way is really hard and I think we would burn out. A lot of times, we play danger games. He'll do something to make me laugh and break (my concentration). (If they showed a blooper reel) mine is going to be filled with obscenities and inappropriate gestures.
Make sure you watch Kiele on "The Glades" every Sunday at 10 PM, ET/9 PM CT on the A&E Television Network. And if you'd like to win an autographed DVD of the series' first season, comment now with your name and email address and we'll select one winner via random.org.
Posted in: Blog, Role Mommy Must See TV on 06/29/2011
Scotty McCreery Wins American Idol at the Young Age of 17
With over 170 million votes - viewers crowned Scotty McCreery, 17, the youngest American Idol winner to date.
McCreery from Garner, N.C., beat fellow country singer Lauren Alaina, 16, from Rossville, Ga.. Upon hearing that he was the new American Idol, McCreery was a class act and paid tribute to Lauren stating, "me and her have been together since day one and we're going to stick together".
McCreery hugged his friends and family as he sang "I Love You This Big," to a cheering crowd. It was a heartwarming moment with tears coming from the crowd and McCreery himself.
The Season Finale featured performances from Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Tom Jones, Marc Anthony and former "Idol" winner Carrie Underwood.
There were concerns that American Idol's 10th season would not draw in the audience as it has in previous years as the show received a shake-up this year, with new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler joining Randy Jackson.
It is safe to say that the show not only brought the audience in but exceeded the expectations!! For more great entertainment news, visit our entertainment contributors at HaveUHeard.
Posted in: HaveUHeard, Role Mommy Must See TV, Role Mommy Recommends on 05/27/2011
American Idol's Pia Toscano Shocking Elimination
Our friends at HaveUHeard share the latest surprising news from American Idol
In what really was the most shocking elimination of Season 10, Pia Toscano was eliminated from American Idol. Toscano was a fan favorite and her beauty and voice will definitely be missed.
Viewers were surprised to see Pia on the bottom three, along with Jacob Lusk and Stefano Langone.
Imagine their shock when Pia was announced as the person going home. The studio reaction was a round of disappointment. Jennifer Lopez had no idea what happened and was near tears. The judges were all in agreement about the fact that Toscano would be packing her bags. It makes you wonder if they regret saving Casey a couple of weeks ago. They could have really used the save now.
Randy pointed out that voters should never assume someone is safe and therefore spend their time voting to save someone else. Whether or not that is what happened, the point is still there.
So as not to end on a sour note, Ryan asks Pia to pick a song to sing and she opts for "I'll Stand By You", her breakout song of the season.
Ryan Seacrest closed the show by saying, "We need you this season." Sounds like he is nervous that viewers will leave now that Pia is gone. Will you be tuning in still?
Pia was interviewed after the elimination where she spoke about how it felt to be eliminated, her hopes for the future and her fans!!
For more up to the minute celebrity news visit HaveUHeard and All Kids Are Celebs.
Posted in: HaveUHeard, Role Mommy Must See TV on 04/08/2011
American Idol Ladies Night: The Re-Cap
It's after 9 pm on the east coast and that can only mean one thing. American Idol is over and I'm enjoying every minute of "Glee" on Fox. But now that we've hit a commercial break, I'm going to launch into my assessment of tonight's edition of American Idol. The ladies were up tonight and I don't know whether the mandate was to select boring ballads from the 60s and 70s, but for some reason, several of the contestants went with song choices that didn't really showcase their voices.
Let's tackle the best and worst performances of the night. Starting with the worst. Sad to say, but I think Paige and Katelyn were out of their league tonight. Paige took on "Smile" and I expected her to perform some vocal acrobatics when she took the stage. Instead, she played it safe and told Ryan that she let emotions get the best of her - she was thinking of the Michael Jackson rendition of the song and it made her sad. That comment of course won her votes with my son - who demanded I text my vote for Paige but I held firm and said there would be no votes cast in her favor tonight.
As for Katelyn - she decided to take on one of my favorite singers of all time - Carole King. But when she starting belting out "I Feel The Earth Move," it felt as if she was either working in a karaoke bar or was a singer at a wedding. While my kids defended her performance saying that wedding singers are really good, I explained that wedding singers don't get record contracts - referencing one of our favorite movies of all time "The Wedding Singer."
As for my favorite performances of the night, Crystal by far was head and shoulders above the rest. Taking on Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason to Stay Here," Crystal easily belted out the song and seemed so comfortable doing it. Being on stage in front of a crowd is where she belongs and I cannot wait until she records her first album - my personal prediction is that she will win the whole show, but we're still several months away from the final round. My second favorite performer is Lacey. She's gorgeous - looks like a cross between Martina McBride with a Cyndi Lauper hair color twist and her voice belongs on a CD. I personally would prefer to see her as a country singer, but maybe it's that Martina McBride thing that has me thinking she'd pull off "This One's For The Girls" really well.
As for the other singers, Didi, Lilly and Siobhan are also pretty strong contenders who I'm sure will sail through this week and make it into the final 12. So there you have it - check it out and see if you agree and get ready to catch the men Wednesday night! I must leave you now...time to watch the rest of Glee. Oh, how I love my music shows!
They don't have this week's performances online just yet...so enjoy Crystal from last week.
Posted in: Blog, Role Mommy Must See TV on 03/09/2010
