ENTERTAINMENT / TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Conceptis SudoKu
By Dave Green
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Answer to previous puzzle
Difficulty Level ★★
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COOLTHING
Blaise Marcoux
TELEVISION
'Modern Family'dad talks about roots, other roles
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
STUDIO CITY, Calif. — Eric Stonestreet, who plays the melodramatic half of the gay couple on ABC's "Modern Family" isn't worried about being typecast.
While he was shooting the first episode of "Modern Family" he was also playing a convicted rapist and murderer on "Nip/Tick."
"I played Oliver Platt's legal intern on 'The West Wing,' on 'CSI,' I was the handwriting documents technician. I've killed a bunch of people on TV. People ask if my parents have a problem with me playing a gay man on TV, I say they were
"People ask me if my parents have a problem with me playing a gay man on TV, I say they were more upset with me killing people."
more upset with me killing people. They say, 'Why do they see you as a killer?' $^{69}$
In a way, he is a killer — a killer actor who has wanted to play colorful characters ever since his best friend, Paul Busenitz, dared him to audition for two plays when he was a junior in college. He botched the "Hamlet" tryout but earned a tiny part in "Prelude to a Kiss."
"I wanted to be a disc jockey, a marine, wanted to be a prison administrator, wanted to be a clown, just like all kids when they're growing up," says the 6-foot 1-Stoneetron, who wearing a black-checked cowboy shirt and Levi's.
"My parents gave me the sage advice when I went away to college to find something interesting and not worry about what I was going to be in this world — that it would sort of come to me how it was supposed to.
"I went and studied sociology with an emphasis on criminal justice with the idea that I wanted to be a prison administrator and work in a federal facility with convicts," he
says over a paper mug of coffee.
ERIC STONESTREET 'Modern Family'actor
But it wasn't the bit part in "Prelude" that made him want to act. It was the breakup with his high school sweetheart, "I was depressed and so bummed," he shakes his curly head. "I thought she was the girl I was going to marry. We talk and we're friends and see each other when I go home, and I thank her for breaking up with me. That's the
event that put me on track to be an actor. That's when my best friend, Paul, said. 'Change it up, do something different. Get out of this funk you're in', because I was really depressed.'
The "corn- fed" Kansas boy, who raised pigs
pig with the 4H, saved his money and headed for Chicago when he finished college. His dad, who owned a Big Lots type retail store and his mom, who was a teacher's assistant until she retired to care for her ailing mother, supplemented his "pig" money in Chicago.
"They helped me move into my little one bedroom apartment. It was hard for them because they left me behind, and I didn't know what was going to happen. I didn't know any-one in Chicago, and it was tough for them. 1
and my goal when I came out here was to deliver a pizza on TV within the first two years. I knew how hard the business was — to get an agent, to get a part, to get a LINE. The idea of me delivering a pizza basically encompassed me getting a one-line part, a part on a show. I thought two years was a reasonable amount of time for that role."
Armed with one name, that of a casting assistant on the "Dharma & Greg" show, Stonestreet started with her. "She said, 'Send me your head shot and we'll call you when you're right for something.'"
Four times he was called to try out for a small role on "Dharma & Greg" and four times he didn't score. Finally he snagged a one-liner as a prospective voter in Dharma's campaign for office.
He was more successful with commercials. He made a series for the NCAA and played the character of Phil on 12 commercials for IBM.
"I was at the point: Did it make more sense to try to get out of the business now and try to start a business? I've always wanted to have a sandwich shop or a hot dog stand
But those sporadic successes weren't enough to sustain him. Just before "Modern Family," Stonestreet was having second thoughts.
"I was at the point: Did it make more sense to try to get out of the business now and try to start a business?"
always remember that. I wrote them a letter and told them exactly what my goals were. And I didn't know how long it was going to take, but my goal on paper was to be on a TV show some day," he says.
Part of that objective gudded men to L.A. "I always set goals for myself
or a restaurant bar. Have I been in the business long enough to make enough traction?"
ERIC STONESTREET 'Modern Family' actor
suck it out.
Stonestreet,
38, is not only thrilled with his character, Cameron, on "Modern Family," but
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging:
with his new love, Katherine Tokarz,
a dancer on Broadway. They bonded,
he grins, over their shared passion for Brussels sprouts. "She made them for me in her apartment in Queens and brought them to me.
And I thought, Wow, you are something else!"
HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
You recognize opportunities that were previously hidden. Take your observations to your workspace and add details.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
You wake up tuned in to
an even better solution to
yesterday's problem. Aren't
dreams wonderful? Stick to
the practical aspects.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
Today is a 7 Dig deep into your memory for facts and figures. Household projects involve repairs. Is it still under warranty?
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
Today is a 6
If you feel a bit down today,
don't worry. Later, lucky
opportunities arrive on your
doorstep, and you see how
it all fulfills your responsi-
bilities.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Someone works behind the scenes to prepare a big surprise for your favorite person. This could be huge fun!
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7 Team up with one or more partners to share ideas. You want the result to demonstrate creative ability and also practicality. Sit close together.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
You still want to get everything done as quickly as possible. Lure associates into your web with the promise of a future reward.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
There's a little bit of sadness in the air. Follow your heart to see the problem and then set the stage for communication.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Consider your resources before you jump into today's projects. Something you hear at home early on reveals a direct path to your goal.
Fire up your imagination and let it run wild with the facts you've collected. Your work doesn't have to be dull. Love what you do.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
Today is an 8
Today's problems seem
obvious on the surface. On
second look, you discover
negative undercurrents that
need to be resolved.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
Focus on the inner workings of group activities. Someone's already keeping track of the public side. Your greatest opportunity lies closer to home.
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HORSS
1 Use a teaspoon
5 G8 member
8 Church section
12 Last few notes
13 Fresh
14 Ring out
14 Quite enthusiastic
16 “Arena” for rough estimates
18 Teen at a shopping center, often
20 Haven
21 Melody
22 Unhealthy
23 Pollster’s find
26 Corridor
30 Lemieux milieu
31 Old English double-U
32 Time of your life?
33 Roadside emergency phone
36 "Non- sense!"
38 Diving bird
39 Baby food
40 Oodles
43 Patsy
47 Yarn
49 Facility
50 Chills and fever
51 Meadow
52 Still
53 Jewels
54 Grain bristle
55 Untouchable Eliot
DOWN
1 Con
game
2 Frat party
garment
3 "American —"
4 Loose overcoat
5 Release a dead-bolt
6 Member ship
7 Puncturing tool
8 Horrify
9 Carrots' partners
10 Ganges wrap
11 Antlered critters
11 Lounge about
19 Disen-cumber
22 Actor McKellen
23 First X or O?
Solution time: 21 mins
Yesterday's answer 5-4
5-4
24 Nipper's employer
25 Slithery fish
26 Whammy
27 "Do — Diddy Diddy"
28 Khan title
29 Ever-green type
31 Moo goo gai pan pan
34 Punch-bowlls' access-sories
35 Bankrupt
36 Chum
37 Blood-filtering organ
39 Hymn of praise
40 Men-only
41 Zoo structure
42 Astrin-gent
43 Took to the skies
44 Donated
45 Works with
46 Longings
48 Carte lead-in
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Yesterday's Cryptoquip: BOOK ABOUT A PERSON RECLINING ON A SUNNY POOL DECK AFTER GOING FOR A DIP: "AS I LAY DRYING."
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: V equals R
All puzzles King Features
TELEVISION
Sharon Osbourne still on the move
CHICAGO — Minutes after watching a man stuff 12 snakes in his mouth onstage at the Chicago Theatre on Tuesday, "America's Got Talent" judge Sharon Osbourne sat upstairs in her dressing room, unable to get the image out of her head.
"The look of them all hanging out of his mouth, I wanted to throw up," Osbourne said during a production break. "Didn't you? It was disqusting."
Osbourne likely won't watch the segment when the talent competition returns to NBC in June, and not just because it made her uneasy. Rather, "it's the most boring thing in the world watching yourself" on TV,
In addition to "America's Got Talent", Osbourne has been a judge on Simon Cowell's "The X Factor" in the U.K. and can now be seen on Donald Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" on NBC.
While she isn't sure how much longer she'll do "America's Got Talent" ("I'm not good with long-term plans"), Osbourne said she wants to stay active. She'll soon announce an Ozzy biopic but didn't want to reveal too many details yet.
Osbourne said, "I can't do it."
"I'm not ready to retire from life," Osbourne said. "I don't want to sit in my garden all day with my dogs. It might be crazy to some people, but I want more out of life."
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