`Nanny's' Babcock Was Pregnant Last Season

Q: I watch "The Nanny" and enjoy it. Was Babcock pregnant last year?

A: Though it wasn't part of the story line, actress Lauren Lane, "The Nanny's" C.C. Babcock, was pregnant last season. She gave birth to daughter Kate in February.

Q: I just love that Steve Urkel on "Family Matters." I told my friend that he is the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog. Am I right? What other TV show or films has he been in?

A: Besides some pre-Urkel TV work in the 1980s, Jaleel White's career has been all about playing super nerd Steve Urkel. But you're right, he is the voice of the cartoon hedgehog Sonic and also did voice work in the animated "Quest for Camelot" feature. Jaleel, 21, is taking a break after his nine-year run on the just concluded "Family Matters" series.

Q: On the TV series "Paper Moon," the young girl was played by Jodie Foster. Who played her con man partner?

A: After the success of the Peter Bogdanovich feature film, a TV version of "Paper Moon" debuted in the fall of 1974. Jodie Foster starred as the wise-beyond-her-years Depression-era youngster Addie Pray, the role that won Tatum O'Neal an Oscar. Christopher Connelly stepped into the role of Moze, played in the movie by Ryan O'Neal. The two actors had played brothers on "Peyton Place" in the '60s. "Paper Moon" lasted only a few months. It was Foster's second go-round in a series based on a movie. The season before, she had had a role in TV's "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice."

Q: The TV series "The Pretender" is perhaps the most intelligent series on TV today and reminiscent of past classics such as "The Fugitive" and "Mission: Impossible." Michael T. Weiss is perfect as Jarod. Can you tell me, has he ever been on the big screen? What other work has he done? Will "The Pretender" still air this fall?

A: Weiss has done some feature films, mostly forgettable ones like "Angel 4" and "Howling IV." He also was in the movie version of the play, "Jeffrey." His first big break came in 1985 when he landed the role of Dr. Mike Horton on "Days of Our Lives." He's also done a number of TV movies ("Mary Higgins Clark's Remember Me"), and a couple of TV series ("Dark Shadows," "2000 Malibu Rd."). During his summer break from "The Pretender," he filmed a new movie, "Net Worth," with Craig Sheffer and Daniel Baldwin. "The Pretender" begins a new season Oct. 17.

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