You Were the Gal From “American Graffiti”??
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
If only I had read further..if only I had been paying better attention. There was a gal named Lynne Marie Stewart scheduled to appear at the Hollywood Show on Saturday, April 24, 2010. I saw her name and her photo and read the first few sentences of her bio. Many might be interested in her because she was Ms. Yvonne on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. Yeah, that’s something cool, I reckon. She also has a long list of sitcoms to her credit appearing in five episodes of M*A*S*H as one of the nurses, as well as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Night Court, Alice, and Laverne & Shirley. Read the rest of this entry »
I was up early the morning of Friday, June 18, 2010 – with enough time to play around on the computer and make it to breakfast in the hotel lobby in the Cyprus Grille Restaurant with Bob, David, and the Wileys for a delightful breakfast buffet. The waitress was a little dimwitted and while Bob was away in the restroom, she asked us if he had enjoyed his meal. I told her that she’d have to ask him when he was done throwing up. Then David, the Jimmys, and I took a walk to the California State Capitol. It was about 10am when we arrived
Which do you remember him best for? The single episode of Star Trek: Voyager in 2000, or his role as Mike Teevee in the mega-cult classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? If you’re like me, once you’ve seen Willy Wonka, you’ll never forget it. Even if Paris Themmen, the actor portraying young, obnoxious, TV-loving Mike Teevee, has become largely forgotten. Perhaps his endearing lisp didn’t translate all that well once he grew older than eleven. So he ventured into computer retail, film production, and even worked for a while as a Disney Imagineer. No matter what he’s done, when I met him at the Hollywood Show on Saturday, April 24, 2010, he was a pretty nice guy. 
You may not know that he had roles in Sesame Street. You may not recall his recurring part in E.R. You may not know that he was the voice of Ling in Disney’s animated classic Mulan (and the direct-t0-video sequel Mulan II). In fact you probably don’t even know that his name is Gedde Watanabe. But I’m sure everybody in reading readius of the website will know that this was the dude who played Long Duk Dong in the 80’s mega-classic Sixteen Candles.