Celebrity Livewire February 2003

Doug E. Fresh, Shannon Star Roberts and Sherwood Ball (not pictured) opened at the 2003 New Year’s Event held live in Los Angeles. The event highlighted accomplishments of 2002 with those applying Scientology in all sectors. Those making stellar contributions to helping others into Scientology, the Power and Elite FSMs, were also recognized by International Management.

Actor John Travolta was the subject of a recent A&E (Arts and Entertainment) Channel Biography, with an estimated 5.7 million viewers. The second showing of John’s biography earned higher ratings than any Biography in the past year of the show. John’s next film, Basic, with Samuel L. Jackson and Giovanni Ribisi, directed by John McTiernan, opens this April.

Actor Jim Meskimen can be seen in an episode of Andy Richter Controls the Universe, with guest star Conan O’Brien. Jim plays a jet pilot who saves the day when Conan’s insane character leaps out of a Gulfstream in midflight.

Musician Mark Isham has a brand-new deal with RCA Records and is crafting new tracks for the upcoming release, which will be a duets album with a diverse lineup of female singer/songwriters.

Actress Sofia Milos recently had a guest starring role on the top-rated NBC television series ER.

Songwriter Harriet Schock was recently honored by the Songwriters Guild of America to be the featured interview at their Songwriters Studio. She spoke about her 27-year career as a songwriter and recording artist, and sang many of her highlight songs.

Actress Lana Parrilla of NBC’s critically-acclaimed tv series Boomtown celebrates the show’s win of a 2002 AFI (American Film Institute) Award.