Compelling People — Interesting Lives
Friday
August 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Melissa Parker, Posted in Interviews Actors
Michael Rooker was born in Jasper, Alabama. When he was thirteen, his parents divorced and he went with his mother to live in Chicago. Rooker caught the acting bug while attending college and began appearing in local stage productions.
Read more on Michael Rooker Interview: "Guardians of the Galaxy" Star Talks Yondu, Merle and Sequel…
Monday
August 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Melissa Parker, Posted in Interviews Actors
Television and film actress Kathleen Quinlan made her film debut at age nineteen in American Graffiti (1973). As a young actress, she guest-starred in several 1970s television series including The Waltons, Kojak, Ironside, Police Woman and Lucas Tanner. In 1999, Quinlan starred in the CBS drama Family Law opposite Christopher McDonald and Dixie Carter.
Read more on Kathleen Quinlan Interview: Storied Actress Talks Career and Latest Role in "After"…
Thursday
August 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Melissa Parker, Posted in Interviews Musicians
LeAnn Rimes rose to stardom at age thirteen singing the Bill Mack country song “Blue” and released her debut album of the same name in 1996, which went to number one on the Top Country Albums chart. After that, she moved toward country pop with the 1997 album You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs that set the trend for a string of albums released into the next decade.
Wednesday
August 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Musicians
New York City native Joseph Michael “Joey” Kramer is the legendary drummer with the most successful band in American history: Aerosmith. Since 1970, he and his current partners, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford, have sold over 150 million albums, and today their multigenerational, global audience is bigger than ever.
