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Morgan
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Morgan
on the set with Patrick Duffy
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
(R for profanity, nudity, sexuality and drug
use) Musical parody of the bio-pic genre stars John C.
Reilly stars in the titular role as a rock & roll icon
who finally settles down with his longtime backup singer
(Jenna Fischer) after several failed marriages, sleeping
around with over 400 women, fathering 22 children and
beating an assortment of drug addictions. With Jonah
Hill, Harold Ramis, Morgan Fairchild, Jack Black and
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Christmas at The Grove |
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On Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006 Morgan taped the
TV special, "Make A Wish Foundation Launches A Season of
Wishes at The Grove's Annual Christmas Tree
Lighting". It will air over
Thanksgiving weekend in most markets and is for Make A
Wish. Check your local listings for times and channels
in your area, and visit the What's
New page for photos from the taping.
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Women in Film.Dallas hosted its
22nd Annual Topaz Gala on Sunday, November 5th at
the Dallas Museum of Art. This special event celebrated the
achievement of women in the Dallas Film Industry. In addition, four
Dallas women who have made significant contributions received special
honors.
Popular actress Morgan Fairchild received the Topaz Spirit Award. A native of Dallas, Miss
Fairchild first began acting as a child to overcome her shyness. She
has done extensive work on TV, including stints on “Dallas,” “Falcon
Crest,” “Friends,” “Murphy Brown” and “Roseanne.” Her
feature films include Pee-wee’s Big Adventure and Campus
Man. On stage, Miss Fairchild toured as ‘Mrs. Robinson’ in
the national tour of The Graduate. Morgan Fairchild is also
an outspoken and dedicated supporter of AIDS research efforts and the
pro-choice movement.
Also honored are actress Ada Lynn, talent manager Linda McAlister
and Dr. Elba Garcia.
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With WIF Board President
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With Donatelle Mascari,
Board Member
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With Linda McAllister
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Chairperson of the Event
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The Initiation of Sarah |
| Morgan recently starred in
the TV movie THE INITIATION OF SARAH for ABC Family. It's a remake
of the 1978 horror-thriller that centers on a sorority girl with
mysterious powers who unwittingly becomes the focus of a century-old
battle between good and evil. Morgan,
who had a role in the original MGM telefilm, will play Sarah and Lindsey's
mother. THE INITIATION OF SARAH premiered on the ABC Family
Channel on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 8:00 pm with a repeat broadcast immediately
following at 10:00 pm. |
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Shock to the System |
| Morgan has joined the cast of
Here! TV!'s "Shock to the System," the
network's second in a series of telepics based on books written by Richard
Stevenson. "Shock" stars Chad Allen as a gay detective who goes
undercover in a therapy group.Morgan plays the mother of a young gay
man who is murdered.
Synopsis: When
hard boiled private eye Donald Strachey (Chad Allen) finds his latest
client dead, an apparent suicide, Albany’s favorite gay detective smells
a rat and decides to take matters into his own hands. With
the help of his straight-laced but adoring husband Tim Callahan (Sebastian
Spence) and his occasionally too-eager assistant Kenny Kwon (Nelson Wong),
Strachey’s investigation leads him on a dark and dangerous trail into
the world of "gay conversion therapy" - a twisted mix of
psychology and religion designed by Dr. Trevor Cornell (Michael Woods) to
turn homosexuals "straight." With a cast of sexy young
suspects at the heart of the mystery, and a standout performance from pop
culture icon Morgan Fairchild as a wealthy socialite with a few secrets of
her own, this second installment of the successful "Donald
Strachey Mysteries," based on author Richard Stevenson’s
much-loved book series, is sure to leave even the most jaded audiences in shock
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Shock to the System was released on home video on Feb. 13, 2007 from Regent. The DVD includes a special feature of
particular relevance to the film plot, the touching documentary SoulForce Resists Religion-Based Discrimination, about a group dedicated to free GLBT people from
religious and political oppression through nonviolent resistance. This documentary chronicles Chad Allen, Judy Shepard (Matthew Shepard’s mother) and others as they
march to protest anti-gay group Focus On The Family in Colorado Springs. |
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Morgan as "Phyllis H ale"
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Television diva and icon
Morgan Fairchild portrays Phyllis Hale, the patrician mother of a murdered
gay man. Homophobic Phyllis Hale attempts to "cure" her son's
homosexuality by sending him to the Phoenix Foundation, a "gay
reparative therapy" institution.
Phyllis is a wealthy,
widowed mother struggling to understand her son's sudden death which
forces her to deal with her "conditional" love of her gay son.
Phyllis and Chad Allen's character, Donald Strachey, lock horns in
emotionally powerful scenes that portray both sides of this very divisive
issue.
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| Outfest, Los Angeles'
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender film festival, included Shock to
the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery, starring Chad Allen, Morgan
Fairchild, Sebastian Spence, and Michael Woods in its lineup. It was
screened Sunday, July 16 at 2:30 PM in the Regent Showcase
Theater.
Visit the film's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/donaldstrachey
and the official website for the film is at http://www.heretv.com/strachey/.
Check back to view a trailer from the film.
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FINALLY A GAY MYSTERY MOVIE
by Bill Lapointe / Blade
On Friday, August 4, gays and non-gays
can be treated to a very well told mystery story, with superb acting,
photography right out of the old-time detective movies with accompanying
period music by Peter
Allen. The film "Shock to the System" is a Donald Strachey
Mystery and is directed by Ron Oliver.
When hard-boiled private eye Donald Strachey (Chad Allen) finds his latest
client dead, of an apparent suicide, Albany's favorite gay detective
smells a rat and decides to take matters into his own hands.
With the help of his straight-laced but adoring husband Tim Callahan
(Sebastian Spence, a dead ringer for Rob Lowe) and his occasionally too
eager assistant Kenny Kwon (Nelson Wong), Strachey's investigation leads
him on a dark and dangerous trail into the world of "gay
conversion therapy" a twisted mix of psychology and religion designed
by Dr. Trevor Cornell (Michael Woods) to turn homosexuals
"straight."
With a cast of sexy young suspects at the heart of the mystery, and a
standout performance from pop culture icon Morgan Fairchild as a wealthy
socialite with a few secrets of her own, this second installment of the
successful "Donald Strachey Mysteries" based on author Richard
Stevenson's much-loved book series, is sure to leave even the most jaded
audiences in shock. You won't know "whodunnit" until the
very end.
There are wonderful themes and scenes covering the socio-political and gay
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Celebrity
Food Fight
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Morgan
and Mario Cantone star in Al Roker Prods.' 'Celebrity Food Fight,' a
backdoor pilot for the Food Network |
Mix in two celebrities ... stir in
two world-renowned chefs and a dash of audience participation and you've
got a recipe for the star-studded culinary showdown called Celebrity Food
Fight, produced by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. for Food Network. The new
reality cook-off, a one-hour special hosted by Al Roker, was taped with
contestants actress Morgan Fairchild and comedian Mario Cantone, under the
tutelage of Master Chefs Daniel Boulud and Todd English at the Institute
for Culinary Education in New York. "We have been simmering this show
in our creative culinary crock pot for more than a year and now we're
ready for everybody to have a taste," said executive producer and
show host Al Roker. In the special, complete with live audience, it's a
race against time as two celebrities don chef's hats and to prove they've
got the talent to out- shop and out-cook one another. Fairchild and
Cantone will begin with culinary boot camp and learn to cook 5-star style
in high-pressured kitchens -- with Fairchild in English's renowned
Gramercy Park restaurant Olives and Cantone in Boulud's contemporary
French east-side eatery Daniel. They then take their newfound skills into
the grocery store and ultimately back to the kitchen set to battle it out
one-on-one for the title of hottest new celebrity chef. There are time
limitations, chef lifelines and plot twists to this delectable food fight
in which the celebrities are judged by experts on presentation, taste,
creativity, and accuracy of cooking a full-course meal.
Be
sure to watch Morgan's appearance on April 8, 2006 at 9:00 PM only on the Food
Network. Check your local listings for times and channels in your areas.
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| In the fall of 2004, Morgan filmed the independent film
Knuckle Sandwich. The film was singled out for the top prize in the
first contest of a quarterly film submission on MaySpace.com by Westlake
Entertainment and is set to street on DVD from Westlake during
first-quarter 2007. Westlake also retains international and broadcast
rights to the title. Knuckle Sandwich director Ryan Miningham
and producer John Fordham spent seven-figures on the comedy film’s
budget and attracted name talent, including Morgan, Brooke Burke and
John O’Hurley. “This is a tremendous opportunity,” says Knuckle
Sandwich producer Fordham. “Since we made the film a year ago, we
have actively been trying to find an innovative distributor with an
outside-the-box approach. The team at Westlake has been extremely
professional, and I am excited to see how we can work together to make it
profitable for both of us.” |
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