Sean Algaier talks about ‘The Biggest Loser’
Sean Algaier from Glenpool is not
“The Biggest Loser” on the NBC weight-loss competition show. But he made the most of his three weeks on the ranch with trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper and the other 15 contenders for Season 8.
He even watched part of Tuesday’s episode, in which he and teammate Antoine Dove were eliminated, while on the phone with Tracey Yukich, who had a hand in sending them home.
“I said, ‘Tracey, you’re crazy, but I love you so much,’” Sean said of that conversation. “I want the best for her and I want her to have a successful weight loss.”
Sean, 30, is certainly having success. He lost 39 pounds while on the show and is now 150 pounds lighter than his starting weight of 444. He no longer drinks sodas and runs seven or so miles every day. He is even training for a marathon.
“A lot has changed since this started,” said Sean, a youth pastor at Jenks Church. “I really stress to my kids that being healthy is super important.
“I said from the beginning that I don’t care about the money or winning the show. I want my life back, and ‘The Biggest Loser’ gave me my life back. Everybody is doing so well, and I’m so proud of everybody.”
By the way, Sean and his wife are expecting their third child any day now, and they plan to name the baby girl Jillian.
“The name Jillian is beautiful, for sure, and it’s one of those things where we really wanted to mark this place in our life that was significant,” Sean said. “Jillian (Michaels) is an awesome person and did amazing things for us.”
–Penny TV
‘The Doctors’ welcome ‘Three Rivers’ star Alex O’Loughlin
Alex O’Loughlin, who plays an
organ transplant surgeon in the new CBS medical drama “Three Rivers,” will be a guest on Friday’s installment of “The Doctors” (airing in Oklahoma City at 3 p.m. Oct. 2 on CBS).
He will disuss the importance of organ transplantation and how organ donors save lives. Joining him in the discussion will be Dr. Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, one of the nation’s leading heart surgeons and the inspiration behind the character O’Loughlin plays.
When O’Loughlin taped his appearance on the talk show, it wasn’t the first time he shared a stage with “The Doctors” co-host Dr. Travis Stork. The day before the taping, Dr. Stork made his acting debut on the set of “Three Rivers,” playing an anesthesiologist in a pivotal scene with O’Loughlin’s character in an upcoming episode.
Friday on “The Doctors,” viewers will get a sneak peek of Dr. Stork’s guest appearance on “Three Rivers,” and go behind-the-scenes of Dr. Stork doing something that he calls “completely out of his element.”
–Penny TV
Oklahoma Alert: Miranda Lambert performs on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” Thursday (Oct. 1) on NBC
Country singer Miranda Lambert, who lives in Tishomingo, is the musical guest on Thursday’s edition of “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” airing at 11:37 p.m. (Oklahoma time) on NBC.
Lambert gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of “Nashville Star” (she finished third). Her debut album “Kerosene” released in 2005 produced four singles — “Me and Charlie Talking,” “Bring Me Down,” “Kerosene” and “New Strings” — that were Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Other guests on Thursday’s show include Ryan Reynolds (”Paper Man”) and Emma Stone (”Zombieland”).
–Penny TV
Pictured above: Miranda Lambert performs at the Academy of Country Music award show at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)
Top 50 Talk Show Guests on TV (Oct. 1-7, 2009)
Selena Gomez (Disney Channel Photo)
Wednesday is when
The Oklahoman posts a list of all the guests (and all the topics) coming up on TV talk shows.
Here are 50 (or more) of the best guests appearing on talk shows airing Thursday through Wednesday (Oct. 1-7, 2009). For a practically complete list, go to www.newsok.com/tv and click on Talk Shows (located under Resources).
But just like everything else on TV, talk show lineups are subject to change.
BEST GUESTS
••Julie Andrews (”Tooth Fairy”), Oct. 7 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Patricia Arquette (”Medium”), Oct. 1 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Stephen Baldwin (”To the Wall”), Oct. 7 on “The Wendy Williams Show”
••Drew Barrymore (”Whip It”), Oct. 2 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Jason Bateman (”Arrested Development”), Oct. 7 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
••Kristen Bell (”"Gossip Girl”), Oct. 6 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
••Richard Belzer (”Law & Order”), Oct. 7 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Rachel Bilson (”New York, I Love You”), Oct. 7 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Orlando Bloom (“New York, I Love You”), Oct. 6 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Amy Brenneman (“Private Practice”), Oct. 1 on “Good Morning America” and “The View”
••Abigail Breslin (”Zombieland”), Oct. 6 on “The Jay Leno Show”
••Mariah Carey (”Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire”), Oct. 2 on “The View”
••Dana Carvey (”Saturday Night Live”), Oct. 3 on “Talkshow With Spike Feresten”
••Chevy Chase (“Community”), Oct. 7 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Emmanuelle Chriqui (”Entourage”), Oct. 2 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Eddie Cibrian (“CSI: Miami”), Oct. 5 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Harry Connick Jr. (”New in Town”), Oct. 1 on “Today”
••Roger Daltrey (”The Who: At Kilburn 1977″), Oct. 2 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Larry David (”Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Oct. 2 on “Late Show With David Letterman”; Oct. 6 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Paula Deen (”Paula’s Party”), Oct. 2 on “Rachael Ray”
••David Duchovny (”Californication”), Oct. 1 on “The Early Show”
••Jimmy Fallon (”Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”), Oct. 2 on “The Dr. Oz Show”
••Jenna Fischer (”The Office”), Oct. 2 on “The Jay Leno Show”
••Carrie Fisher (”Sorority Row”), Oct. 1 on “The View”
••Jamie Foxx (”Law Abiding Citizen”), Oct. 5 on “The Jay Leno Show”
••Selena Gomez (”Wizards of Waverly Place”), Oct. 2 on “Today” and “Live With Regis and Kelly”; Oct. 7 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
••Seth Green (”Family Guy”), Oct. 5 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••David Alan Grier (”Dance Flick”), Oct. 5 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”; Oct. 6 on “The View”; Oct. 7 on “The Wendy Williams Show”
••Tim Gunn (“Project Runway”), Oct. 1 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”; Oct. 2 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Woody Harrelson (“Zombieland”), Oct. 1 on “Live With Regis and Kelly” and “Late Show With David Letterman”l Oct. 2 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Patricia Heaton (”The Middle”), Oct. 6 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Perez Hilton (celebrity blogger), Oct. 3 on “Talkshow With Spike Feresten”
••Felicity Huffman (“Desperate Housewives”), Oct. 2 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Thomas Jane (”Hung”), Oct. 6 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Shea Johnson (“Southern Belles: Louisville”), Oct. 2 on “Dr. Phil”
••Toby Keith (country singer), Oct. 7 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
••Emeril Lagasse (”"Emeril Green”), Oct. 2 on “Good Morning America”
••Miranda Lambert (country singer), Oct. 1 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”; Oct. 6 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Laura Leighton (“Melrose Place”), Oct. 1 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
••Juliette Lewis (“Whip It”), Oct. 6 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”; Oct. 7 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”), Oct. 5 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”; Oct. 6 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Steve Martin (”The Pink Panther 2″), Oct. 5 on “Late Show With David Letterman”; Oct. 6 on “The View”
••Joel McHale (”Community”), Oct. 7 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Jillian Michaels (”The Biggest Loser”), Oct. 6 on “Today”
••Jennifer Morrison (”House M.D.”), Oct. 1 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Kevin Nealon (“Weeds”), Oct. 7 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Ellen Page (”Whip It”), Oct. 5 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”; Oct. 7 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Hayden Panettiere (”Heroes”), Oct. 1 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Ryan Reynolds (”Paper Man”), Oct. 1 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Matthew Rhys (”Brothers & Sisters”), Oct. 1 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Chris Rock (”Death at a Funeral”), Oct. 1 on “The Jay Leno Show”; Oct. 7 on “The View”
••Isabella Rossellini (“Green Porno”), Oct. 1 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Jason Schwartzman (“Bored to Death”), Oct. 5 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Michael Sheen (”My Last Five Girlfriends”), Oct. 5 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••John Stamos (Broadway’s “Bye Bye Birdie”), Oct. 6 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Emma Stone (”Zombieland”), Oct. 1 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Michael Strahan (“Brothers”), Oct. 2 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
••Wanda Sykes (”The New Adventures of Old Christine”), Oct. 6 on “Today”; Oct. 7 on “The Jay Leno Show”
••Kate Walsh (“Private Practice”), Oct. 1 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Olivia Wilde (”House M.D.”), Oct. 2 on “Late Show With David Letterman”
Top 20 Talk Show Topics on TV (Oct. 1-7, 2009)
Wednesday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the topics (and all the guests) coming up on TV talk shows.
Here are TV Editor Penny Soldan’s Top 20 picks for shows airing Thursday through Wednesday (Oct. 1-7, 2009). For a practically complete list, go to www.newsok.com/tv and click on Talk Shows (located under Resources).
But just like everything else on TV, talk show lineups are subject to change.
TOP TOPICS
••Nagging; fall boots, Oct. 1 on “Today”
••Guilt-free fries, Oct. 1 on “Rachael Ray”
••Preventing sinusitis, Oct. 1 on “The Dr. Oz Show”
••Fall’s top fashion accessories, Oct. 1 on “The Wendy Williams Show”
••Dog adoptions, Oct. 1 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
••Removing carpet stains, Oct. 1 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Tips for dealing with bullies, Oct. 1 on “Dr. Phil”
••Lifesaving self-exams, Oct. 1 on “The Doctors”
••New massage helps boost the immune system, Oct. 1 on “The Doctors”
••Home repairs, Oct. 2 on “Today”
••Workplace issues, Oct. 2 on “Good Morning America”
••Three simple home improvements, Oct. 2 on “The Early Show”
••Leather fashions, Oct. 2 on “The Early Show”
••Tips for stylish traveling, Oct. 2 on “Rachael Ray”
••Breast lumps, Oct. 2 on “The Dr. Oz Show”
••Social networking tips, Oct. 2 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Mistakes people make when it comes to the heart, Oct. 2 on “The Doctors”
••Flu shot myths and facts, Oct. 3 on “Today”
••Sugar content in cereals, Oct. 5 on “Today”
••Hierarchy of the sex industry business, Oct. 5 on “The Tyra Show”
Happy Birthday, Lacey Chabert
Sept. 30, 2009 — Lacey Nicole Chabert, who played Claudia Salinger on “Party of Five” (1994-2000 ), turns 27 today.
She provides the voice of Gwen Stacy on “The Spectacular Spider-Man” (2008-09).
Her first acting role was as Princess in the 1991 TV movie “A Little Piece of Heaven.” She was 9.
Best wishes to Lacey and everybody who shares this special day with her.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Lacey Chabert arrives at the Hennessy Artistry finale event in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Emmy-winning Oklahoma actress Kristin Chenoweth guest stars on ‘Glee’
Kristin Chenoweth graduated from
Broken Arrow High School in 1986. But she is going back to high school as a guest star on “Glee.”
In Wednesday’s episode (8 p.m. Sept. 30 on Fox), Chenoweth plays April Rhodes, a former classmate of Will Schuester’s at McKinley High School. And since April didn’t graduate, Will, now the school’s Glee Club coach, asks her to come back and join his team.
Chenoweth, who won an Emmy for her TV work on “Pushing Daisies” and a Tony for her Broadway role in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” will sing two songs in the episode titled “The Rhodes Not Taken.” She will perform “Maybe This Time” from “Cabaret” with Lea Michele (she plays Rachel Berry) and Heart’s song “Alone” with Matthew Morrison (he’s Will Schuester).
And Chenoweth’s character could be back on “Glee.”
“I’d love to come back and do more,” she said. “It’s written in a way that I could, but I’ll just leave that out there like a lingering B-flat.”
Chris Colfer, who plays Kurt Hummel on “Glee,” would love for Chenoweth to return. While filming this episode, Colfer told The Los Angeles Times that for him, “working with Kristin is what I can imagine what a priest would go through if they worked with Jesus.”
–Penny TV
Pictured above: Kristin Chenoweth with Matthew Morrison in a scene from “Glee.” (Carin Baer/FOX)
Bye, Bye ‘Beautiful Life’; The CW cancels series after two episodes
Two episodes is not enough for a series to gain a following. But not enough viewers were following “The Beautiful Life: TBL” from the start.
So after two episodes, The CW has pulled the show co-created by Ashton Kutcher (”That ’70s Show”) off its schedule.
A mere 1.5 million viewers tuned in to the Sept. 16 premiere, and only 1.05 million returned to see the second episode Sept. 23. Filling its 8 p.m. Wednesdays time period starting Sept. 30 will be encore airings of “Melrose Place.”
At first glance, it appeared life would be good for “The Beautiful Life.” The show followed a group of models living together in New York, and it followed “America’s Top Model” on the schedule. But “Top Model” viewers are down for the show’s 13th season.
There is some good news from The CW, though. “One Tree Hill,” which opened Season 7 on Sept. 14, has been given a full-season order. And nine more scripts have been ordered for “The Vampire Diaries,” which premiered Sept. 10.
–Penny TV
Happy Birthday, Zachary Levi
Sept. 29, 2009 — Zachary Levi
Pugh, who plays Chuck Bartowski on “Chuck” (returns for Season 3 in 2010 on NBC), turns 29 today.
He played Kipp Steadman on “Less Than Perfect” (2002-06).
His first acting role was as Adam in the 2002 TV movie “Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie.” He was 22.
Best wishes to Zachary and everybody who shares this special day with him.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Zachary Levi, of “Chuck,” listens during the NBC Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, July 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Happy Birthday, Hilary Duff
Sept. 28, 2009 — Hilary Erhard Duff, who played Lizzie McGuire on “Lizzie McGuire” (2001-04), turns 22 today.
She will play Bonnie Parker in the upcoming movie “The Story of Bonnie and Clyde” (now in production).
Her first acting role was as Wendy in the 1998 TV movie “Casper Meets Wendy.” She was 11.
Best wishes to Hilary and everybody who shares this special day with her.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Hilary Duff attends a screening of “The Invention of Lying” hosted by the Cinema Society in New York, Wednesday, September 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
