Celebrity Extra: Fergie
By Dana Jackson
Q: What is singer Fergie's real name, and wasn't she in a sitcom when she was little? -- H.Y.
A: Fergie, the 48-year-old former lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas, was born Stacy Ann Ferguson and started acting doing voiceover work for animated series, such as "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show." She went on to act and sing in the syndicated Disney series "Kids Incorporated," which aired from 1983 to 1992. This show was also the launching pad for the Hollywood careers of Jennifer Love Hewitt ("9-1-1") and Mario Lopez ("Saved by the Bell").
Fergie. Photo Credit: Depositphotos
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Q: Is it true that Clint Eastwood is directing another movie? How old is he now, and has he ever won an Oscar? -- S.J.
A: Clint Eastwood is still directing movies at 93 years old and has won four Academy Awards, but none for acting. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1993 for the western "Unforgiven," but lost to Al Pacino for "Scent of a Woman." However, he didn't go home empty-handed, having won the Oscar for Best Picture as a producer and the Oscar for Best Director. In 2005, he would again become a two-time recipient of the Oscar for Best Director, for the film "Million Dollar Baby."
Many thought his last directorial effort, "Cry Macho," a film released in 2021, would be his final project before enjoying retirement in his 90s, but that was news to him. His next project is "Juror #2" starring Nicholas Hoult ("The Great") and Toni Collette ("The Staircase"). The film is reportedly still in the pre-production stage.
Hopefully, the project will get off the ground soon. Gossip site RadarOnline published an article back in March that Eastwood hadn't been seen in over a year, having missed attending the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tournament only miles from his Carmel, California, home, where his son, Scott, was a participant.
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Q: Who is going to replace Tucker Carlson on Fox News? Is it true that CNN is going to become a conservative news network and hire him back? -- D.E.
A: Tucker Carlson has headlined shows on all three of the big cable news networks: CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. He was abruptly fired from his show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" this past April on the same day CNN host Don Lemon was given his walking papers. Some have speculated that Carlson would be returning to CNN, where he co-hosted "Crossfire" from 2001 to 2005, but that doesn't appear to be happening. Instead, Carlson announced that he'll be hosting a new show on Twitter, the website owned by Elon Musk.
"Fox News Tonight" is the title given to Carlson's old 8 p.m. ET time slot on Fox. It now features a set of rotating hosts until a permanent one is found. Brian Kilmeade ("Fox & Friends") took over for Carlson the first week, followed by Lawrence Jones ("Lawrence Jones Cross Country"), former White-House-Press-Secretary-turned-commentator Kayleigh McEnany and Will Cain ("Fox & Friends Weekend").
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