Who is George Hamilton?

American actor and producer George Stevens Hamilton was born in Memphis, Tennessee USA, on 12 August 1939, making Leo his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in over 120 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for playing the lead character Don Viego Vega in the hit 1981 action adventure comedy movie “Zorro: The Gay Blade”, directed by Peter Medak, and which also starred Lauren Hutton and Brenda Vaccaro. It follows the legendary swordsman Zorro who’s passed on his duty to his son Diego, but now that Diego’s suffered an injury, his twin brother Ramon has to take over the responsibility; the film won three of its five award nominations.

George is currently shooting for the upcoming movie “All Terrain”.

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Education and early life

George was raised in Memphis alongside his younger brother and older maternal half-brother, by their father George ‘Spike’ Hamilton who was a bandleader, and mother Ann Stevens who was a housewife.

George was raised by his stepmother June Howard from the age of 12, and has revealed that he began having sexual relations with her at that age, as well as later on when he was older. He studied at Hackley School and became interested in acting during his time there; George appeared in both theatre and school plays, and was encouraged by his father to pursue a career in the film industry.

He matriculated in 1957, and then began pursuing an acting career rather than a college degree.

Roles in TV series

George made his debut TV series appearance in the 1958 episode “The Return of Madame Vernoy” of the mystery horror “The Veil”, and the following year saw him appear in an episode of the family western “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin”, the western “Cimarron City” and the family comedy “The Donna Reed Show”.

In 1964 and 1965, he played both Clint Perry and Little John Lester in the action crime adventure “Burke’s Law”, which Frank D. Gilroy created, and which starred Regis Toomey, Gary Conway and Gene Barry. It follows the life of Los Angeles Police Department’s millionaire captain, and the series won one of its three award nominations. Some of George’s roles in the remainder of the decade were in the drama mini-series “A Farewell to Arms”, the animated family fantasy “Off to See the Wizard” (voice role), and the drama “The Survivors”.

He had only a couple of TV series roles in the ‘70s, appearing in an episode of the crime action “Police Story”, another crime action “McCloud” and the biographical historical mini-series “Roots”, and George’s following notable performance was playing Joel Abrigore in 16 episodes (1985-1986) of the romantic drama “Dynasty”, which starred Linda Evans, Joan Collins and John Forsythe, and was created by Esther Shapiro and Richard Alan Shapiro. It follows the feud between the wealthy oil families Colby and Carrington, the series aired from 1981 through 1989, and won 25 of its 92 award nominations.

George appeared in an episode of more than 10 TV series in the first half of the ‘90s, such as the comedy “The John Larroquette Show”, the romantic comedy “NewsRadio” and the comedy “Bonnie”, and the year 1997 saw him star as Guy Hathaway in the comedy “Jenny”, created by Howard Gewirtz and Mark Reisman, and which also starred Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Heather Dubrow. It follows Jenny who’s inherited a property in Hollywood, and is now renting it to two moviemakers; the series won only a single award.

George appeared in only three TV series in the 2000s: the crime drama “Las Vegas”, the romantic comedy “Joey” and the fantasy comedy “Pushing Daisies”, and his most recent role has been playing Spencer Blitz in eight episodes (2017-2019) of the comedy “American Housewife”.

Roles in movies

George’s debut film role was playing Robert in the drama “Crime & Punishment, USA”, while some of his following roles were in the 1960 romantic musical drama “All the Fine Young Cannibals”, the 1962 romantic drama “Light in the Piazza” and the 1964 musical “Looking for Love”.

The year 1967 saw him star as Captain Dorrit Bentley in the western “A Time for Killing”, directed by Phil Karlson and Roger Corman, and which also starred Inger Stevens and Glenn Ford; it follows a group of Confederate soldiers who’ve escaped from a Union camp.

Some of George’s most notable performances in the ‘70s were perhaps in the 1973 romantic western “The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing”, the 1975 romantic drama “Once Is Not Enough” and the 1977 romantic musical comedy “Sextette”.

In 1983, George played Jay Pomerantz in the drama “Malibu”, directed by E. W. Swackhamer, and which starred William Atherton, James Coburn and Susan Dey; it follows a recently married couple who’ve moved into a wealthy Malibu beach community. The remainder of the decade saw George appear in the 1984 comedy “Poor Richard”, the 1985 drama “Two Fathers’ Justice” and the 1987 romantic western “Poker Alice”.

He portrayed Alfonso de la Pena in the 1992 crime mystery comedy “Once Upon a Crime…”, which Eugene Levy directed, and which starred Cybill Shepherd, Jim Belushi and John Candy. It follows two friends who’ve found a lost dog in Rome, and have been accused of murdering its owner; the film was nominated for only a single award. The following year saw George appear in the comedy “Amore!”, while he was then cast to play supporting characters in the 1994 action adventure comedy “Double Dragon”, the 1996 thriller “Playback”, and the 1997 adventure crime comedy “8 Heads in a Duffel Bag”.

In 2005, he played The King of Beverly Hills in the comedy “The L. A. Riot Spectacular”, written and directed by Marc Klasfeld, and which also starred Snoop Dogg, T. K. Carter and Charles S. Dutton; it follows a group of people attending the 1992 Los Angeles riot.

Some of George’s most recent film roles have been in the 2016 drama “The Congressman”, the 2016 family comedy “Silver Skies”, and the 2018 romantic comedy “Swiped”.

Other credits

George has seven producing credits, which include the 2009 biographical adventure comedy movie “My One and Only”, the 2011 comedy film “The Last Resort” and the 2015 biographical action documentary movie “Being Evel”.

He received special thanks for the 1990 documentary movie “The Godfather Family: A Look Inside”, the 2009 episode “Best of Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches” of the documentary series “Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches” and the 2020 biographical documentary movie “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind”.

Some of George’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Entertainment Today”, “Celebrity Page” and “Good Morning Britain”.

Awards and accolades

George’s won three of his eight award nominations – a 1960 Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, for his performance in “Crime & Punishment, USA”, a 1980 Saturn Award for Best Actor, for “Love at First Bite”, and a 1981 ShoWest Convention Special Award for Showman Star of the Year.

George received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009.

Business ventures

George founded his two companies George Hamilton Sun Care System and George Hamilton Skin Care System in the second half of the ‘80s, and the following decade saw the launch of a line of cigars and a cigar lounge bearing his name.

Marriage and divorce

George has been married once, and has two children. He dated Lynda Bird Johnson Robb in 1966, who’s probably only known for being the daughter of the late US President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

George married American actress and former model Alana Hamilton Stewart in 1972, and she gave birth to their son Ashley George in 1974; he’s today a successful actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. George and Alana divorced in 1976.

From 1996 through 1999, he was in a relationship with American former swimsuit model Kimberly Blackford, and she gave birth to their son George Thomas Hamilton, also known as George Jr. in December 1999; George Jr. and his half-brother Ashley both attended military schools.

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While competing in the 2009 game-show “I’m a Celebrity…”, George revealed that he had dated four Miss Worlds.

He seems to be unattached as of April 2023, was once married to Alana Hamilton Stewart and has a son with her, while he also has a son with his former girlfriend Kimberly Blackford.

Interesting facts and hobbies

George was involved in a scandal in 1990, when named a co-conspirator in a fraud to loot government funds, together with Filipino politician Imelda Romualdez Marcos, who was the First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 through 1986.

His half-brother William Potter’s today a successful interior decorator, and was in 1975 hired to decorate a $1 million-valued mansion bought by American industrialist James Randall.

George was the grand marshal of the 79th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in April 2006.

He appeared as ‘Crispy Colonel’ in a 2016 and a 2018 KFC commercial.

George competed in the 2005 season of the game-show “Dancing with the Stars”.

His favorite actor is George Clooney, and some of George’s favorite movies include “From Dusk Till Dawn”, “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Batman & Robin”.

Height, eyes and wealth

George’s age is 83. He has blue eyes and grey hair, is 6ft 1in (1.85m) tall and weighs around 200lbs (89kgs).

George’s net worth’s been estimated at over $20 million, as of April 2023.

Who is Mackenzie Phillips?

American actress and singer Laura Mackenzie Phillips was born in Alexandria, Virginia USA, on 10 November 1959, meaning that Scorpio’s her zodiac sign. She’s appeared in 55 TV series and movies, but is perhaps still known best for playing Carol in the 1973 comedy movie “American Graffiti”, which George Lucas wrote and directed, and which starred Paul Le Mat, Ron Howard and Richard Dreyfuss. It follows a group of teenagers who’ve just matriculated from a local high school, and are now spending their last night together; the movie won nine of its 27 award nominations, including five Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Candy Clark) and Best Director, amongst others.

Education and early life

Mackenzie was raised in Alexandria by her mother Susan Stuart Adams, who was a housewife, and father John Edmund Andrew Phillips, the late American singer-songwriter and guitarist who was a member of the folk rock vocal group The Mamas & Papas. Mackenzie’s brother is Jeffrey Phillips, and half-siblings Chynna Phillips, who’s today a famous singer and actress, Bijou Lilly Phillips Mastersons who’s a model, actress and singer, and Tameriane Phillips.

Mackenzie grew up being interested in music, and was 12 when she and her friends founded a band; she was noticed by a casting agent while they were performing, and was cast to appear in her first movie, playing Doris in the 1973 drama “Go Ask Alice”. Mackenzie made her debut TV series appearance in the following year, playing Chessie Wallace in the episode “Roadblock” of the drama “Movin’ On”.

She studied at Highland Hall Waldorf School while simultaneously working on her acting career; Mackenzie matriculated in 1978 and then chose not to enroll at college.

Roles in movies

In 1975, Mackenzie played Robin Williams in the drama “Miles to Go Before I Sleep”, and the remainder of the decade saw her appear in the 1975 comedy “Three to Get Ready”, and in 1979 the drama “Fast Friends” and the war comedy “More American Graffiti”.

She played one of the main characters J. J. in the 1982 romantic crime drama “Love Child”, written and directed by Larry Peerce, and which also starred Amy Madigan and Beau Bridges. It tells the true story of Terry Jean Moore, who was sentenced to seven years behind bars for stealing $5 – the movie was nominated for only a single award. Mackenzie then played Deyna in the 1986 drama “Kate’s Secret”, and her following film role came in 1998, when cast to play Connie in the drama “True Friends”.

In 2002, she portrayed Mary Burge in the biographical family drama “Double Teamed”, directed by Duwayne Dunham, and which starred Poppi Monroe, Annie McElwain and Teal Redmann; it follows two sisters who’ve become professional basketball players. Mackenzie appeared in only two other films in the 2000s: the 2005 fantasy mystery “The Jacket” and the 2009 drama “Radio Needles”.

The year 2013 saw her star as Jamie in the crime drama “She Made Them Do It”, directed by Grant Harvey, and which also starred Jenna Dewan and Sarah Jo Pender. It tells the true story of Sarah Pender who was found guilty of planning two murders, and the film was nominated for a Canadian Cinema Editors Award for Best Editing in Television Movie or Mini-Series.

Mackenzie’s three most recent film roles have been in the 2015 family drama “Girl on the Edge”, the 2016 drama “Sacred Journeys”, and the 2018 drama “North Blvd”.

Roles in TV series

The ‘70s saw Mackenzie appear in an episode or two of various series, such as the crime mystery “Baretta”, the comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, and the romantic biographical comedy “Eleanor and Franklin”.

From 1975 through 1983, she played Julie Cooper Horvath in 130 episodes of the comedy “One Day at a Time”, created by Whitney Blake and Norman Lear, and which starred Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr. and Valerie Brertinelli. It follows the life of a divorced mother, and the series won seven of its 25 award nominations. Mackenzie appeared in only one other TV series in the ‘80s, playing Carol Needom in the 1985 episode “Murder in the Afternoon” of the crime mystery “Murder, She Wrote”.

The mid-1990s saw her appear in single episodes of the romantic drama “Beverly Hills, 90210”, the romantic drama “Melrose Place”, and the romantic comedy “Caroline in the City”, then from 1999 through 2001, Mackenzie starred as Molly Phillips in the popular family adventure mystery “So Weird”. It was created by Tom J. Astle, also starred Cara DeLizia and Patrick Levis, and follows a pre-teen girl who keeps witnessing supernatural occurrences, but nobody believes her; the series was nominated for seven awards. Some of Mackenzie’s other TV series appearances in the 2000s were in an episode of the crime mystery “The Division”, another crime mystery “Without a Trace”, and the family comedy “7th Heaven”.

Most recently, from 2017 through 2020, she played Pam in nine episodes of the hit comedy “One Day at a Time”, in which Todd Grinnell, Justina Machado and Isabella Gomez starred, and which was created by Mike Royce and Gloria Calderon Kellett. It follows a large Cuban-American family living under the same roof, and the series won 15 of its 66 award nominations.

Other credits

Mackenzie sang the song “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” in the 1976 episode “Happy New Year” of the comedy series “One Day at a Time”, and the song “Junk Food Junkie” in the 1977 episode “John Byner” of the musical comedy “The Jacksons”.

She received special thanks for the 2004 historical science fiction documentary movie “Empire of Dreams: The Story of the ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy”.

Some of Mackenzie’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Stars in the House”, “America Recovers” and “Entertainment Tonight”.

Awards and nominations

Mackenzie won a Meritorious Achievement Award at the 2012 LA Femme International Film Festival.

She was also nominated for a 2005 TV Land Award for Favorite Singing Siblings, for her and Valerie Bertinelli’s performance in “One Day at a Time”, and a 2017 Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a New TV series, for her and her colleagues’ performance in “Milo Murphy’s Law”.

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Drug addiction and scandals

Mackenzie revealed in her 2009 memoir “High on Arrival” that she was 11 when she began taking cocaine, and that her father took it with her, as well as injected her with it. She was fired from the series “One Day at a Time” in 1980 aged 20, because of her drug and alcohol abuse, having nearly killed herself twice by overdosing. She returned to the series after having completed a rehab program, but soon began using cocaine again, and was permanently fired in 1983; she continued using cocaine until the first half of the ‘90s, but has since been clean.

Mackenzie also revealed that she was raped by her father in 1979, the night before she was to marry her first husband, and that she was then in a sexual relationship with her father for a while, describing it as ‘sort of Stockholm syndrome’; the two stopped having sex after Mackenzie became pregnant, and her father paid for her abortion.

Love life and marriages

Mackenzie’s been married thrice, and has revealed that she’s bisexual. Her first husband was British rock ‘n’ roll band manager Jeffrey Sessies, who’s probably only known for being a son of the late British businessman and raconteur Arden Frederick ‘Freddie’ Sessier; Mackenzie and Jeffrey married in 1979, but divorced two years later.

She and her second husband, British rock ‘n’ roll guitarist Michael Barakan aka Shane Fontayne exchanged vows in 1986, divorced in 2000,and have a son Shane Barakan, born in 1987.

From 2005 through 2007, Mackenzie was married to her third husband Keith Levenson.

She’s yet to speak of other people who she’s perhaps been with, Mackenzie’s unattached as of April 2023, has been married thrice, and has a son with her second husband Michael Barakan.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Mackenzie’s appeared in a number of talk-shows, most notably in the third season of the show “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” in January 2010, to speak about her rehabilitation, as well as to urge people to stop using drugs.

Mackenzie’s followed by more than 50,000 people on Instagram, and has uploaded over 260 pictures and videos onto the network, most of which show her spending time with her dog and friends.

She’s a philanthropist and has worked with several charity organizations, mostly enjoying helping the youth, and abandoned animals.

Mackenzie loves to read books in her spare time; her favorite genre’s psychology, and her favorite book is “Emotional Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman.

Her favorite actresses are Katharine Hepburn and Ingrid Bergman, and some of Mackenzie’s favorite movies include “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”, “The African Queen” and “Bringing Up Baby”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Mackenzie’s age is 63. She has brown eyes and hair, is 5ft 7ins (1.71m) tal, ,and weighs around 135lbs (62kgs).

Mackenzie’s net worth’s been estimated at over $1 million, as of April 2023.

Who is Wood Harris?

American actor Sherwin David ‘Wood’ Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois USA, on 17 October 1969, making Libra his zodiac sign. He’s appeared in over 60 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for playing Julius Campbell, one of the main characters in the 2000 biographical sports movie “Remember the Titans”, directed by Boaz Yakin, and which also starred Denzel Washington and Will Patton. It tells the true story of an African-American football coach, and the movie won eight of its 26 award nominations.

Wood’s still today active in the film industry, and has just recently finished shooting for the upcoming movie “Shooting Stars”.

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Education and early life

Wood was raised in Chicago alongside his older brother Steve Harris, who’s today also a successful actor, by their father John Harris who was a bus driver, and mother Mattie who was a seamstress; Wood respects his family’s privacy, and thus hasn’t shared any other details about them.

It was his neighborhood friends who nicknamed him ‘Wood’, because ‘Sherwin’ was too difficult for them to pronounce. Wood was mostly into sports while attending St Joseph High School, excelling in basketball; he was on the school’s basketball team, and it was believed that he would pursue a career as a professional player.

He became interested in acting not long before he matriculated in 1988, and thus enrolled at Northern Illinois University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre arts in 1992. Wood continued his education at New York University, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1994.

Roles in movies

Wood made his debut film appearance in the 1994 crime sports drama “Above the Rim”, written and directed by Jeff Pollack, and which starred Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur and Leon. It follows the life of a teenager who wants to become a professional basketball player, and the film was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Movie Song. Some of Wood’s following roles were in the 1997 romantic comedy “As Good as It Gets”, which won two Oscars for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Helen Hunt) and Best Actor in Leading Role (Jack Nicholson), the 1998 comedy “Celebrity”, and the 1998 action thriller “The Siege”.

In 2002, Wood played the lead character Ace in the crime action “Paid in Full”, directed by Charles Stone III, and which also starred Mekhi Phifer and Chi McBride. It follows a young man who’s become a drug dealer in Harlem, New York City and the movie was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Wood could then have been seen appearing in the 2004 crime drama “Joy Road”, the 2006 mystery comedy “Southland Tales” and the 2009 romantic drama “Lost Easily Horizons”.

He played Tony ‘Little Duke’ Burton in the critically acclaimed 2015 sports action “Creed”, written and directed by Ryan Coogler, and which starred Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone and Tessa Thompson. It follows World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa as he’s coaching Adonis Johnson, and the movie won 45 of its 111 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Sylvester Stallone).

Wood’s three most recent film roles have been in the 2021 crime thriller “Ransum Games”, the 2021 adventure comedy “Space Jam: A New Legacy” and the 2023 sports drama “Creed III”.

Roles in TV series

Wood’s debut TV series role was playing Hector in the 1996 episode “Moby Greg” of the crime mystery “NYPD Blue”, and the remainder of the decade saw him appear in an episode of the crime thriller “Oz”, the comedy “Cosby” and the crime drama “New York Undercover”.

From 2002 through 2008, he starred as Avon Barksdale in the popular crime thriller “The Wire”, which David Simon created, and which also starred Dominic West and Lance Reddick. The series shows the lives of drug dealers from Baltimore, and it won 16 of its 72 award nominations. Wood appeared in several other series in the 2000s, including in an episode of the crime mystery “Numb3rs”, the mystery “House” and the comedy “Played by Fame”.

In 2017, he played the main character Barry Fouray in all the eight episodes of the musical “The Breaks”, created by Dan Charnas and Seith Mann, and which also starred Afton Williamson and Tristan Mack Wilds; the series follows three best friends who want to become famous rappers.

Wood’s three most recent roles in TV series have been in four episodes of the 2021 biographical crime drama “BMF”, two episodes of the 2021 comedy “The Last O. G.” and six episodes of the 2022 biographical sports drama “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”.

Other credits

Wood produced the 2009 action crime comedy movie “Next Day Air”, the 2009 musical film “Just Another Day” and the 2017 reality series “Akil the Fugitive Hunter”.

Some of his most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Jemele Hill Is Unbothered”, “The Official Winning Time Podcast”, and “Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay”.

Awards and nominations

Wood won two Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series in 2017 and 2022, for “The New Edition Story” and “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”, respectively.

He was also nominated for a 2001 Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture and a 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama, both for his performance in “Remember the Titans”, and a 2014 Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, for “The Watsons Go to Birmingham”.

Love life and marriage

Wood avoids speaking about his love life in public, but it’s known that he’s been married to Rebekah since 2001; she isn’t involved in the entertainment industry, and prefers to stay away from media.

Wood and Rebekah have two children together, however, wanting them to be able to lead normal lives, they haven’t disclosed their children’s names and birthdays; it’s believed that they have a son and a daughter who are today both over 20 years old, but this is yet to be confirmed.

There are no other women whom Wood’s been with, that the public knows about; he’s married to Rebekah as of April 2023, and they have two children together.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Wood’s been interested in music since he was a teenager, and has stated that he’s going to try and launch a career as a rapper.

Over 300,000 people are following him on Instagram today, and he’s posted more than 1,000 pictures and videos onto the social media network, while most of these are comedy content.

Wood works out at the gym two to three times every week, and occasionally plays basketball with his friends.

His brother Steve’s appeared in 66 TV series and movies, and was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1999 and 2000, for his performance in the crime mystery series “The Practice”.

Wood’s favorite actor is Danny DeVito, and some of his favorite movies include “Get Shorty”, “Matilda” and “Twins”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Wood’s age is 53. He has brown eyes and short black hair, is 6ft 2ins (1.88m) tall and weighs around 190lbs (85kgs).

Wood’s net worth’s been estimated at over $2 million, as of April 2023.