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One Degree of Separation

You can fix anything but a blank page.
  --Nora Roberts

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid attended my high school.

I attended college with actor Ralph Carter, of the CBS sitcom GOOD TIMES.

Michael Jackson's wife, Debbie Rowe, lived in my neighborhood.

The movie PRETTY IN PINK was filmed on the campus of my high school.

Actress Ann-Marie Johnson (What's Happenin'!) was a high school classmate.

The orignal Disney Animation studio was two blocks away from my high school (top). A supermarket occupies the site now.

I met author Ray Bradbury at a bookstore.

My mother attended high school with designer Bob Mackie.

General Alexander Haig was a frequent guest in a restaurant where I worked.

Director Alfred Hitchcock made his last movie, FAMILY PLOT, on my street.

Presidential aide H.R. Haldeman was a frequent guest in a restaurant where I worked.

LA Dodgers MVP shortstop Maury Wills signed a baseball for me.

The TV sitcom WELLCOME BACK, KOTTER was filmed in my neighborhood.

In my youth, I broke into the office of L.A. Mayor Tom Bradley. Went home with a pen and business card from his desk.

The movie GREASE was filmed on the campus of my high school.

My aunt served as deputy mayor for the city of Los Angeles.

I appeared on the NBC Today show with Jane Pauley.

My mother attended high school with singer Vikki Carr.

Walt Disney lived a block away from my childhood home.

I met actor Bert Convy at a celebrity football game.

I served on jury duty with Judge William Keene, who also presided over the trial of Charles Manson.

Author Jerry Jenkins signed a book for me.

Actor Kent McCord, of the TV show Adam-12, was a frequent visitor to my local Boys' Club.

I met actress Doris Roberts and family at a movie theater in Hollywood.

Senator Bob Dole was a frequent guest in a restaurant where I worked.

O J Simpson autographed a football for me.

I met actress Maureen McCormick at Trader Joe's.

"Hollywood madam" Heidi Fleiss lived down the street from us. Her father was my mother's doctor.

I had lunch with ambassador Andrew Young, at a convention in Minnesota.

I met UCLA basketball coach John Wooden at a donut shop in Encino.

"Octo-Mom" Nadya Suleman lived in my neighborhood.

My second-grade class wrote letters to Governor Reagan. He wrote a personal response to each of us.

Actor R. Lee Ermey lived in my neighborhood.

I had the same acting teacher as Leo DiCaprio.

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