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Q: Would Ralph Macchio ever do another Karate Kid movie? —Stephanie Whitley, Smithfield, Va.
A: “No, I don’t have a
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Tom Colicchio
The restaurateur and cookbook author, 49, is head judge of Top Chef (season nine, set in Texas, is airing now on Bravo, Wednesdays, 10 p.m. ET). Do your restaurant patrons offer critiques of your food?
Every day! If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard someone jokingly say, “Pack your knives and go!” It’s like, “Oh, wow, I haven’t heard that one before.”
desire to,” says Macchio, 50. “It seems like a different franchise now.” The father of two is working on a teen driving safety campaign for State Farm in which he teaches his son, 16, the rules of the road (for the videos, go to Parade.com /macchio). He’s also producing a reality show about Gypsies for the National Geographic Channel, due in the spring.
You love to fish. Have you ever caught anything you couldn’t turn into a good meal? I throw most
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of my fish back. It’s really for sport. If I know I’m making dinner for people that night, I may keep one, but I don’t cut them up and put them in the freezer.
How many languages does Alex Trebek speak? —R. Compton, Bridgeport, Tex.
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Q: Has Jennifer Nettles been approached to play Janis Joplin in a biopic?
Five, including English. “I can get by in Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Swahili,” says the Jeopardy! host, 71. “But don’t expect much in Hawaiian and Welsh.”
—Shi, Tracy, Calif.
A: “Not officially, but I’ve
heard it thrown around by fans,” says the Sugarland singer, 37. She’d consider playing Joplin but admits, “It would be intimidating. She’s such a legendary character!” Next up, Nettles returns as host of the CMA Country Christmas
special, airing Dec. 1 (ABC, 9 p.m. ET). And she’s looking forward to the holidays after two years on the road. “My favorite part of Christmas is the smell of home,” she says. “The tree, food cooking, mulled wine, cinnamon.”
What’s your favorite meal from childhood?
I grew up Italian-American in New Jersey, and we made Sunday gravy—what most people would call marinara sauce—with meatballs and sausage. Every Sunday, we started eating around 4 o’clock. And in the summer, I would go crabbing with my grandfather. We boiled crabs and put them in marinara sauce to make crab gravy. There’s nothing like it.
Q: Brooke Shields has
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—Winston Crowley, Wooster, Ohio
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appeared in many musicals. Has she had professional voice training?
A: “Yes! I get vocal coachLetters to Walter Scott can be sent to P.O. Box 5001, Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10163-5001
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ing through all of my shows, and even when I’m
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not doing a show, I work with my coach to keep my voice strong,” says Shields, 46, who ends her run on Broadway in The Addams Family on Dec. 31. The actress’s latest film project is The Greening of Whitney Brown, in theaters now.
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