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Q: What can you tell me about the actress with black hair who is in 95 percent of the Progressive Insurance commercials? – Joseph R.
A: Stephanie Courtney has played Flo, the exuberant Progressive insurance spokeswoman, for a decade now. She’s a member of the famous Groundlings improv group in Los Angeles, and she also did standup comedy before becoming famous. She has several TV acting credits to her name, including roles in “Mad Men” and as a semi-regular on “The Goldbergs.” You can see many photos of her naturally beautiful self not dressed as Flo on her Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.courtney.18.
Q: I’ve been watching the old show “Parking Wars” on A&E. Is there a chance that it will come back with new episodes in the near future? – Kevin D.
A: “Parking Wars” aired for five seasons on A&E, from 2008 to 2012. Footage of cars being booted or towed and their subsequent retrieval by their unhappy owners was captured mostly in Philadelphia with other cities added in later seasons. As of now there are no plans to revive the series, but there are similar shows on cable, such as “South Beach Tow,” “Lizard Lick Towing” and “Operation Repo,” all on TruTV.
Radha Mitchell (Depositphotos photo)
Q: Where have I seen the beautiful actress who stars in the previews I’ve seen for the new Amazon series “The Romanoffs”? She reminds me of Michelle Pfeiffer. – P.M.
A: She’s Australian actress Radha Mitchell, who first became familiar to American audiences when she starred in the 2004 movie “Finding Neverland” with Johnny Depp and then later headlined the short-lived TV series “Red Widow” on ABC.
“The Romanoffs” is a contemporary anthology series featuring actors as different people around the world who believe themselves to be descendants of the tragically murdered Russian royal family. It was filmed on location on three different continents using local production and international talent. The first episode became available Oct. 12 to Amazon Prime Video subscribers and starred Aaron Eckhart, with a new installment being rolled out weekly, eight in all.
The series was created by writer/director Matthew Weiner, who won nine Emmy Awards for “Mad Men,” his TV series about a 1960s ad agency. Christina Hendricks, Jay R. Ferguson and John Slattery of “Mad Men” fame are featured in “The Romanoffs.” Mitchell’s episode, titled “Panorama,” is set in Mexico City and will be available for streaming starting Nov. 9.
Q: Who did Gwyneth Paltrow recently marry? Is he an actor? I didn’t recognize him. – S.B.
A: The movie star and lifestyle blogger Gwyneth Paltrow married producer Brad Falchuk on Sept. 29 in the Hamptons in New York. They met when Paltrow guest starred on the series “Glee,” which Falchuk was producing at the time. He is not an actor, but he helped create “American Horror Story” with Ryan Murphy.
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