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WATCH: Meredith Baxter On Coming Out: 'The Best Possible Thing I Could Have Done'

Posted 05.23.2012

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Meredith Baxter, 64, has been an actress for more than 40 years. She is best known as Elyse Keaton -- the flower-child mom of Michael J. Fox's straigh...

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To Be Or Not a Juror: It Ain't Easy to Be Selected

Michael Russnow | Posted 08.20.2011

It's interesting to be in a group representing so-called peers, which is the whole point of a jury, yet, looking around and listening to conversations, for the most part they're people with whom I have little in common. But maybe that's a good thing.

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It Took a Village: Nature, Nurture and Pop Culture

Robyn Okrant | Posted 05.25.2011

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My ascent into womanhood was guided by my parents, influenced by my community, and shaped by Mrs. Keaton, Mrs. Huxtable, and Mrs. Seaver. Ok, yes, the...

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John Travolta Reviving One Of His Old Classic Roles!

Posted 05.25.2011

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He's Vinnie Barbarino. Again! John Travolta will revive his classic "Welcome Back, Kotter" role in a cast reunion at the TV Land Awards, airing April...

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Meredith Baxter To Oprah: I Felt Like 'A Fraud In My Own Life'

Huffington Post | Sara Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Family Ties actress Meredith Baxter sat down with Oprah Winfrey Wednesday to talk about the revelations about coming out as a lesbian and her "abusive...

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Meredith Baxter On Why She Stayed In Bad Marriage: 'I Didn't Know I Could Go'

Huffington Post | Sara Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meredith Baxter--the actress known for her role as Elyse Keaton on the '80s hit series Family Ties--appeared on the Today show Tuesday to talk about t...

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Meredith Baxter: My Ex-Husband Hit Me

people.com | Blaine Zuckerman | Posted 05.25.2011

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They were costars on the romantic, early '70s sitcom Bridget Loves Birney, man and wife from 1974 to 1989, and they had three children together. B...

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Young Actors in TV Roles: Why Can't a Teenager Be Played by a Real Teen?

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's no reason why they can't find talented 18- to 20-year-old actors to play angst-ridden roles. It would make the stories that much more credible as the actors age in the course of the series length.

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Brian Bonsall Sentenced To Two Years Probation After Pleading Guilty To Felony Menacing

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOULDER, Colorado — Former "Family Ties" actor Brian Bonsall has been sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to charges connecte...

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"Family Ties" Brian Bonsall Arrested

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sad! Former child star Brian Bonsall, who played youngest sibling Andy Keaton on "Family Ties," was arrested in Colorado over the weekend. Now ...

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Brian Bonsall Charged With Assault: Former 'Family Ties' Actor Hit Friend With Broken Stool

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOULDER, Colo. — Former "Family Ties" actor Brian Bonsall has been charged in Colorado with second-degree assault after police say he repeatedly...

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Brian Bonsall, 'Family Ties' Actor Arrested In Boulder After Assault

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOULDER, Colo. — Police say a former cast member of the 1980s television show "Family Ties" has been arrested for investigation of assault in Co...

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One WASP's take on The N Word

Roderick Spencer | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a white man in a black family, I can say with some authority, the word "n****r" has a lot of different meanings, and context is crucial to understanding why it persists in our language.

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A Father's Day Memory

Gary David Goldberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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When we came around the corner we saw my dad. He was up on a stool, his back to us, chalk in one hand, cigarette in another. He had been diagnosed with the lung cancer that would eventually kill him.

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