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Happy Birthday Andrea!

It's Andrea Parker's birthday today! She is thirty-something years young! Happy Birthday!

Less Than Perfect S4

LTP Season 4 will premiere in March, 2006 according to ABC. Andrea and the rest of the cast were present at the press event for 2006 mid-season promotions.
Check out a pic of Andrea here, sporting a straight look:
Andrea Parker - ABC Press Event 2006 photo at Zap2It.
Other pics of Andrea can be found here: rexfeatures.com (Thumbnail size unfortunately)

The Pretender S3 DVD

Region 1 S3 DVDs are due in less than 3 weeks! Join the Official Online Team and help promote the S3 DVD and give yourself a chance to win an S3 set!

Check out the S3 icon!

Special features

• 3-part Making-of featurette (Hope we see more of Andrea and Michael and the rest!)


• Commentaries by the creators Steven Long Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle

"The Dentist"

One of Andrea's guest starring roles was on the sitcom Ellen. In this S2 episode "The Dentist" Andrea plays "Joanna," the girlfriend of Ellen's best friend (whose name I can't remember!). This cap is from the first scene (after the prelude) of the ep where Ellen and Joanna are playing pool.
This pic is also from the "pool" scene. The lucky guy has "Joanna" in his lap and suddenly he looks more desirable to women!
This pic is from a later scene where "Joanna" is getting change for the meter. She is told she has to buy something to get change.

Andrea on Seinfeld

Thanks to Netflix I now have some lq screen caps from the Seinfeld episode "The Contest" (Season 4) in which Andrea appears as a nurse.









FYI - this episode is on Disc 2 of Season 4 DVD set. I hope to have some better quality caps soon. Stay tuned! lol

Less Than Perfect Taping - Final Ep S4

The final episode of Season 4 of "Less Than Perfect" was taped on November 22nd, 2005 at a CBS Studio in Studio City, California. (N.B. Attendees met at the Church parking lot on the corner of Colfax and Moorpark then rode a shuttle to the studio - this was not optional as I thought!)
At the taping, the cast were introduced and came out together (for the most part) then stayed around while Sara Rue spoke to the audience, before disappearing at the back as they started taping scenes. Some of the cast members were a little teary because they are aware it may be the last episode of the series. Andrea Parker looked so beautiful! Everyone else looked almost as good! lol The episode was very good, some really hilarious moments and lines, making me wish and hope there will be more to come. The cast were very good, they only had to do a few re-takes...didn't seem as much as I expected. Kudos to them!
After the taping, the cast stayed around because they had to bring out champagne and a cake with tiny models of all the characters on it. It was a great opportunity to get pictures...if only they allowed you to bring cameras!!

Andrea WINs

Andrea has another award to add to her mantle. It's the 2005 WIN award for "Best Actress in a Comedy" for Less Than Perfect. Congratulations Andrea! View entire list of 2005 winners here

Other awards Andrea has won: 2003 Primetime TV Award for "Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy" also for Less Than Perfect.

Video Clip from LTP

Here's a clip of Andrea Parker with the rest of the cast, dancing taken from the end of one of LTP's episodes from last season.
LTP dancing clip

The Pretender Season 2 DVD

The Pretender Season 2 DVDs will be here in less than a month!! Wanna see some clips from this season of the show? Check them out here at the team site: The Pretender Official Online Team Sorry, but you have to join the team to view them...but don't worry it's free, quick and painless...and we don't bite!!

You can also win a DVD set if you participate in team activities to promote the DVD and the show.

Amazon.com also has a tiny video-byte (commentary & clip) from the episode Amnesia for customers who pre-order now. Check that out!

These are the bonus features of the S2 DVD set:
Commentaries
1) Bloodlines 1 & 2 (Steven Long Mitchell, Andrea Parker, Craig Van Sickle, and Michael T. Weiss)
2) Red Rock Jarod (Fred Keller, Steven Long Mitchell, and Craig Van Sickle)
Featurette
A making-of featurette that's certain to include comments by the actors including: Jamie Denton.

Pre-order your copy of the S2 DVD set today and while you wait for the release date (September 20th, 2005), check out the Pretender at 7am on TNT (USA) and come join us in discussing it at the Fox Pretender Forum

Check out the new Pretender S2 DVD buddy icon.

World Poker Tour Ladies Night III

Rumor has it that Andrea will be at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California on August 31st for the “Ladies’ Poker Party” tournament part of WPT Ladies Night III to Benefit Breast Cancer Research. I hope it's true although the WPT official site says otherwise. The August 31st event is a preliminary round and the winner will go on to take part in the televised WPT Ladies Night III tournament. I hope Andrea wins if she attends!!

Sources:
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/detail.php?p_id=537
APFC
http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/tournamentgallery/wpt/press-ladiesnightlineup.htm

Kitchen Confidential

Andrea guest starred in this Fox comedy pilot about Jack Bourdain, a once famous chef who hit rock bottom and is climbing his way back up. In the episode: Exile on Main Street (Pilot), Andrea played Jack's current girlfriend, Suze. Suze leaves Jack by the end of the episode so there's no telling if Andrea will have any more guest appearances on the show which will premiere in the fall.
Here are some pics courtesy French fan Amanda.






Check out more screen caps at Amanda's site: http://missandreaparker.free.fr/

Source: http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0662042/

Andrea Parker DVD Collection

I've started mine, you should start yours too! Even if she has smaller roles in many of these, you have to appreciate the calibre of shows that Andrea has appeared in. I'm impressed. Some of these are the longest-running shows on primetime TV. She knew how to pick a hit! At least it certainly seems that way...the Pretender is one such except of course, it was cancelled before its time, but that was just NBC being Nasty By Choice! lol On to the DVDs!

The Starring Roles

The Pretender Season 1 and Season 2 DVD
Andrea plays Miss Parker and Catherine Parker and her acting is superbly brilliant.

The Other Roles
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice (1996)
Andrea's role: Det. Eileen Burke, a tough, independent, risk-taker who has a taste for sting ops. She helps take down a serial rapist.



ER Season 1 and Season 2
Andrea guest stars as Linda Farrell in several episodes, mainly in S1, but worthy of mention is the Emmy-winning episode: Hell or High Water from Season 2.

Ellen Season 2 DVD (1994)
Andrea guest stars as Joanna in the premiere episode of Season 2: The Dentist, hailed as one of the funniest of the season set.

Body Shot (1994)
Another small role for Andrea in this one. DVD is currently unavailable except at a very high price!

The Naked Truth (1992)
Andrea has a small part in what has been described as an uproariously funny movie. Completists have to have it. At $3.29 you really can't go wrong!

Seinfeld Season 4 (1992)
Andrea plays a nurse in the Emmy-winning episode, The Contest, from Season 4. This is the season which brought Seinfeld it's first Emmy for best comedy series.

Married...with Children (1989)
Andrea is a Go-Go Dancer in episodes 52 and 53: "Married... with Prom Queen: Part 1 and the Sequel" from Season 3.

Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
In this movie, starring Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum, Andrea has an uncredited role as a dancer.

The Pretender Season 2 DVD

The Pretender Season 2 Region 1 DVDs are coming!

Release date: September 20, 2005

Special features
Making-of featurette: comments by Craig Van Sickle, Steven Long Mitchell et al.
Commentary: Bloodlines episode commentary with Steven Long Mitchell, Craig Van Sickle, Michael T. Weiss and Andrea Parker. (yay!)

Cover Art as seen in the new Pretender S2 icon: Picture of Jarod/MTW (No Andrea Parker or Jamie Denton)

Pre-order The Pretender Season 2 DVD now at Amazon.com

Join the Official Online Team and win S2 DVDs.

Andrea's Global Fan Base

How global is Andrea's "celebrity"? Can you guesstimate the number of countries with active fans who surf the net and browse sites related to Andrea? I knew she was popular but I could not guess just how popular!
A check on site stats for Andrea Parker Portal reveals fans coming from over 39 different countries:
Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, UK, USA, United Arab Emirates, Unknown (that's probably the Caribbean i.e. me! lol)
Therefore, this Globaldust fan map should be peppered with red dots!!! Go add your locations, fans!

Andrea Parker - Fit Magazine

Andrea appears in Fit Magazine's July, 2005 cover. The magazine also features an article on how Andrea stays fit.


Excerpts and another pic can be found here:
Spotlight on Andrea


Photo courtesy: Andrea Parker Fan Club

All About Andrea

Her role model (NBC Live Chat 11/16/98)
My mother. She is intelligent and strong - and independent!

Favorite play
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf

Favorite opera
Carmen ("which I just saw.... with Pavarotti.)

Time capsule moment
1998: These days I am feeling closer to Miss Parker than ever before.

Likes about Miss Parker
I appreciate her sarcasm more than any of her qualities.

sees herself in future
[both] in front, or behind the cameras

Advice to dreamers
Follow your dream and don't ever give up.

Working with a costar you hardly see
The perfect marriage


How do you imagine, the very last scene of the very last Pretender? The two of you kissing? (Monaco Interview 2001)

"Ah, we’re riding off on a white horse, together somewhere.."
"...kissing on the Eiffel Tower"

Quotables (TV Guide Chat 9/27/99)
On Miss Parker
I'm paid to shoot guns, drive like a bat out of hell and deliver the best one-liners on TV. It's liberating, what can I say? Especially for a chicken at heart!

Nature lover
You can't beat fresh air and sunshine.

Would love to be....
Emma Peel's part in the Avengers.

Recommendation to aspiring young actors
Train.

Admires Miss Parker's
Diligence. Tenacity.

Relates to Miss Parker
More than I would care to admit.

Admires
Christopher Walken, Madeline Kahn, Tyne Daly. Carol Burnett. John Turturro.

Tough Character
I broke my finger, continued to shoot for five hours, and drove myself to emergency.

On her co-stars: (The Pretender Sn 4 DVD Episode Commentary: Til Death Do Us Part)
Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries: "We were like the three musketeers."
Jason Brooks: "He made me laugh..."
Michael T. Weiss: "We had so much fun."
Jamie Denton: "One of the sexiest men on TV these days, and still such a genuine kind-hearted soul."
Harve Presnell: "Beautiful singer." "...so much fun."

I'm troubled by the randomness of life, where some are blessed while others are burdened. - Andrea Parker, 1997

Less Than Perfect - Fourth Season!!

Less Than Perfect will return to ABC for a fourth season. Congrats to the cast and crew! "Good job!" to the fans who wrote in or called to support the show!

Now for the "good news, bad news": Only 13 episodes have been ordered and LTP is not on the schedule for the start of the season so this means we won't get to see them till somewhere in midseason, hopefully before! Look out for more great camaraderie and cattiness come 2006 (hopefully earlier)!! The upside? Ms. Parker will have free time to seek out other roles: maybe a Pretender movie? Yes!! There is also speculation she will be doing guest spots on Fox' Kitchen Confidential.

Links:
LTP HDTV Vidcaps Scroll down the list and look for Sara Rue & Andrea Parker etc. Please download but do not hotlink. Send the webmaster a 'thank you' email!

Chicago Sun Times bats for Less Than Perfect

They give us three reasons to bring it back!

Fine acting, writing less than likely to save sitcom

April 14, 2005

BY PAIGE WISER Staff Reporter

No, it's not perfect, but "Less Than Perfect" does not deserve to die.

This week's episode of the office sitcom (8:30 p.m. Friday on WLS-Channel 7) may be its last. For three seasons, redheaded Sara Rue has played Claude, the less-than-perfect beauty of the title ("I have 3 percent more body fat than other people in this area," she admits). We've watched her move up, from working as a temp on the fourth floor to a position as an executive assistant on the famed 22nd floor, right outside the office of network anchor Will Butler (the historically nasty Eric Roberts).

Oh, maybe we missed an episode or two. This year the show switched from Tuesdays to Fridays, and the occasional happy hour does cut into our viewing schedule. But "cancellation" is such a strong word. It seems so unfair, when even "The Bachelor" is alive and necking.

"Less Than Perfect" pits Claude and her dorky friends against their cutthroat, comely colleagues. And Claude is starting to win. "If you don't focus," advises office-supplies clerk Owen (Andy Dick), "Baby will never get out of that corner, you know what I'm saying? I think you do."

TELEVISION REVIEW 'LESS THAN PERFECT' / ** When: 8:30 p.m. Friday on WLS-Channel 7 (ABC Network) Starring: Sara Rue, Andy Dick, Eric Roberts, Patrick Warburton, Andrea Parker, Sherri Shepherd

The writing is sharp and original. The actors are funny. There's even a fabulous wedding in the works. Then again, the best moments on the show are little ones -- while Claude is talking, for instance, Owen might be in the background scratching his eye with a stalk of celery.

But the chances for a fourth season are not good. "They are slim," says Patrick Warburton, who plays on-air pundit Jeb Denton. "The network has shown no love for the show."

This is an actor who knows heartbreak. He famously dated Elaine as Puddy on "Seinfeld," and starred on such critically-acclaimed-but-doomed series as "NewsRadio" and "The Tick." He is braced for bad news. "It's really hard to disappoint me at this point," he says, on the phone from a Carl's Jr. drive-through.

Executive producer Gene Stein is more optimistic. "Cautiously optimistic," he says. "I think we have a real shot at coming back." He'd like to see Claude get more responsibilities at work, and what Jeb's married life will be like, and whether there might be plots that incorporate Owen's lesbian mothers (Joanna Kerns and Valerie Harper).
 

But for now, "We just want to get our fourth season," he says.

Here are three reasons why he should get one:

1. The casting

Some of the finest television actors alive are on "Less Than Perfect." And Eric Roberts, of course, is B-movie royalty ("The Prophecy II").

Andrea Parker was a cold, stiletto-heeled operative on "The Pretender" with her own cult following. Sassy Sherri Shepherd, whose chest is a supporting character on the sitcom, also can be seen in "Beauty Shop."

Will Sasso recently was added to the cast, along with Warburton, and is probably proudest of his role in Christopher Guest's "Best in Show." But some of us have a soft spot in our hearts for his mentally challenged pageant judge in "Drop Dead Gorgeous."

Maybe you tune in for Andy Dick. But you stay for the guest stars: Martin Mull, Cindy Williams, Jenny McCarthy, Barry Bostwick, Trista Rehn, Tori Spelling, Danny Bonaduce, David Cassidy; look for Christopher Knight ("The Brady Bunch," "The Surreal Life") in this week's very special episode.

2. The camaraderie

"I've been on sets that are not happy," says producer Stein. "But this happens to be a happy set." The actors even spend time with each other off the set. Rue and Dick, for instance, lobbied to be on an episode of "Trading Spaces" where Dick's home office was redecorated. (He hated it.)

3. The cattiness

Yes, Claude is the show's sweet-hearted center, but there's more than enough mean-spiritedness to satisfy cynical viewers. Some characters are self-centered; others are sincerely cruel.

Everyone is petty -- and that's what we like to see.

Links
Vote for Andrea Parker
ABC.com: Less Than Perfect

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Less Than Perfect - Upcoming Episodes

Upcoming Episodes of Less Than Perfect on ABC:

Casey V. Kronsky (April 8th)
Claude the Expert (Apr 15th) Season Finale

Link:
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