Question: I have relished watching David Suchet on the PBS "Mystery!" series "Poirot." Recently I watched "Harry & The Hendersons" on TV and could swear that David Suchet played a part in the movie. Am I crazy? How could such a professional go from one extreme to the other? Could you please tell me what Suchet is currently filming?
- K., Las Vegas, Nev.Answer: Making the Steven Spielberg-produced Bigfoot comedy probably seemed like a good career gamble to the Royal Shakespeare Company member back in 1987. Not only was the movie backed by Spielberg, it starred respected stage and film actor John Lithgow. Unfortunately, the movie flopped, but Suchet got good reviews for his role as villain Jacques Le Fleur. Agatha Christie's "Poirot" came along for Suchet in 1990. He starred in 45 "Poirot" cases before the series was canceled last year.
Question: What has happened to my favorite show "The Pretender"? Don't tell me they're taking it off without solving Mrs. Parker's murder!
- J.M., Sun City, Ariz.
Answer: NBC is waiting until after the World Series to premiere its Saturday night lineup. "The Pretender," "Profiler" and the new "Sleepwalkers" make their debuts on Nov. 1.
Question: After watching the premiere of "Teen Angel," I am already a fan of Mike Damus, who plays Marty. Can you tell me how old he is? Has he acted in any movies?
- J.W., Dallas, Texas
Answer: A native of Queens, New York, Damus, 18, got his professional start at the age of 11 as an understudy in the Broadway production of "Lost in Yonkers." A few months later he was cast as Arty in the film version of the Neil Simon play. He's done mostly bit parts on TV series and commercials. Now he's playing the class clown turned guardian angel in ABC's new sitcom.
Question: I really enjoyed watching the season premiere of "Between Brothers." My mom and I can't agree on what show Dondre T. Whitfield has appeared. She thinks it's "All My Children"; I think it's "The Young & the Restless."
- L.B., Sacramento, Calif.
Answer: Though he began his career in prime-time television (in a "Cosby" show episode), Whitfield has starred in two daytime dramas. He played Jesse Lawrence on "Another World" and Terrence Frye on "All My Children." A Brooklyn native, Whitfield began his training at the La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts in New York City.
Question: I was a big fan of the TV show "Doogie Howser, M.D.," starring Neil Patrick Harris. I haven't seen him around lately. Can you please tell me how old he is, if he is still acting, and if he will be in any upcoming shows?
- K.C., Ridley Park, Pa.
Answer: The 24-year-old has gone blond for his role in the West Coast production of the hit Broadway musical "Rent." Earlier this year, he played a bad guy on an episode of the NBC police drama, "Homicide: Life on the Street."
Question: I would like to know more about good-looking Jason Gedrick ("Murder One," "EZ Streets," "The Last Don"). I noticed that he did little or no promoting of the recent CBS mini-series, "The Last Don." Hopefully, it was because he was hard at work on new projects.
- S.J., Dallas, Texas
Answer: Gedrick got his acting start while still a high school student in Chicago - as an extra in the Sean Penn movie "Bad Boys." He cut his college studies short to star in "Zoo Gang."