Katharine Mcphee Photos and Biography

Posted in Celebrities on Feb 5th, 2008 | Comments Off

Though Taylor Hicks’ quirky soulfulness made him 2006’s American Idol, runner-up Katharine McPhee’s classic good looks and voice and affinity for traditional pop made her a strong contender throughout the season. In fact, she was one of the first semifinalists to make it to the final 12. A native of Sherman Oaks, CA, McPhee began singing at age two.

Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American pop and R&B singer, model who was the runner-up to Taylor Hicks on the fifth season of American Idol in 2006.

Her mother, Patricia McPhee, is an established singer in her own right, performing and recording as Peisha McPhee. She helped Katharine develop as a vocalist and gave her more formal training than many American Idol hopefuls receive. Though McPhee sang and acted throughout her childhood and high-school years, she began taking singing more seriously in college, attending Boston Conservatory as a musical theater major.

After three semesters, however, she left for Los Angeles to audition for film and television work. McPhee scored roles in the film Crazy, a musical about Hank Garland, and an MTV series, You Are Here, which didn’t make it to the air. She also appeared in productions of Annie Get Your Gun and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir before auditioning for American Idol in 2005.

McPhee was persuaded by Nick Cokas and her parents to try out for American Idol. She auditioned in San Francisco, and sang “God Bless the Child”, originally performed by Billie Holiday. Paula Abdul said that McPhee was “absolutely beautiful”, Randy Jackson hailed her audition as potentially the best so far that season, and Simon Cowell complimented her for being “current” and her audition being “absolutely fantastic”.

McPhee listed Whitney Houston and Brian McKnight as her favorite artists in the American Idol interview of the top 24 semi-finalists. During the week preceding the top three show, she was a runner-up in the Kennel Club Finals. McPhee visited her former high school for her hometown celebration. Antonio Villaraigosa visited Notre Dame High School and proclaimed McPhee’s visit as “Katharine McPhee Day.”

McPhee’s run on American Idol led to the popular use of the term “McPheever”, coined by Ralph Garman of Los Angeles radio station KROQ’s morning show Kevin and Bean. She also referred to her fans as the “Kat Pack” and “McPhans”.

McPhee was congratulated by Congressman Brad Sherman of Sherman Oaks, the 27th district of California, who raised a flag in her honor at the United States Capitol on the day of the finale show. McPhee was credited with performing KT Tunstall’s “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” during the Idol final run.

During the Idol Finale, McPhee duetted with Meat Loaf. They performed It’s All Coming Back To Me Now, which Loaf would go on to record with Rocker Chick’ Marion Raven, whose voice has been compared to Katharine’s.

During the competition, McPhee roomed with fellow contestant Kellie Pickler, and when Pickler was eliminated, she roomed with Paris Bennett.

Once McPhee made the final 12, her performances of songs such as “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” and “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” made her one of the favorites of American Idol judges and viewers. After the American Idol season ended, McPhee was signed by show creator Simon Fuller’s 19 Recordings Limited label and released her first single, Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny; it became the second best-selling single of 2006.

That summer, after bouts with bronchitis and laryngitis, she joined the rest of the finalists and Hicks on the American Idols LIVE! tour and also toured with Andrea Bocelli, who appeared on American Idol as a guest judge. McPhee began recording her self-titled debut album in the fall, working with collaborators such as Timbaland’s production partner, Nate “Danja Hand” Hills, Chad Hugo of the Neptunes, and songwriter Kara DioGuardi. “Over It,” which was written by the songwriting team of Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, arrived a few weeks before Katharine McPhee was released in early 2007.

On June 6, 2006, Sony BMG and 19 Entertainment announced that McPhee had signed to American Idol series creator Simon Fuller’s 19 Recordings Limited and Sony BMG’s RCA Records.

McPhee’s debut single, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny” was released on June 27, 2006 by RCA Records. “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “My Destiny” peaked at #60.

Thirty-two weeks after its release, Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny had climbed to #4 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales charts. It was 2nd highest best-selling single of 2006 after Taylor Hicks’s “Do I Make You Proud?”. After 58 weeks, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny” continues to chart, #47, on Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart, the week of Sept 1, 2007.

McPhee toured with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, and performed duets, “Somos Novios” and “The Prayer” in three of his concerts during his tour in the United States from June 9 through June 11, 2006. She and Bocelli also performed and recorded duets, “Somos Novios” on the JC Penney Jam album and “Can’t Help Falling in Love” on Bocelli’s Under the Desert Sky album.

In June 2006, McPhee revealed to People magazine that she previously suffered from bulimia. After a period of about five years, she began treatment after qualifying for American Idol. During her run on American Idol, she lost 30 lbs.

McPhee missed the start of the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2006, due to severe bronchitis and laryngitis. McPhee commented on her illness in a public interview, saying “I just have to sing easily so I can get through the tour… I bruised [my vocal cords] because I was doing so much coughing”.

McPhee eventually joined the tour on July 28, in Washington, D.C. just in time for all ten finalists to visit the White House to meet President George W. Bush. The day prior to returning to the Idol’s tour, McPhee was a guest co-host on The View.

On July 21, 2006, Broadway World announced that McPhee is co-producing Michael Albanese’s play Red Herring along with Robert Hawk, Angelina Bruno, and Jeff Kasal. McPhee was quoted in the promo as describing a desire to become involved in theatre, stating that although “audiences know me best from American Idol… my passion has always been theatre.” The play will be a part of the 10th Annual New York International Fringe Festival.

McPhee and her sister appeared on debut of The Dr. Keith Ablow Show on September 18, 2006 to discuss her struggles with an eating disorder, bulimia, and her childhood fear of her father. On the show, McPhee stated that she was thought to have a learning disability during her middle school years but was finally diagnosed with a vision problem.

In October 2006, McPhee dedicated a performance of Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing” during the Carousel of Hope Ball which Whitney attended.

On November 22, 2007, McPhee sang the National Anthem before a national audience in Detroit before the Thanksgiving Day NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions.

McPhee was named one of the 100 Most Beautiful People of 2007 by People Magazine. She was voted #2 on FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in The World of 2007. Katharine was also #47 on Maxim’s Hot 100 Women of 2007. A People Magazine report, which emerged unconfirmed in November 2007, said McPhee was engaged to marry boyfriend Nick Cokas.

On December 3, 2007, McPhee and her mother Peisha McPhee performed ‘Silent Night’ at the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Sacramento, California. On January 3, 2008, McPhee sang the National Anthem before a national audience in Miami, FL at the FedEx Orange Bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Kansas Jayhawks.

On February 2, 2008, McPhee married boyfriend Nick Cokas in a Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church with a gospel choir. There were about 300 guest in attendence. Including I Know What Boys Like costar Rumer Willis.

McPhee’s self-titled debut album sold 116,000 copies its first week, debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. The first single from the album was the Top 30 hit, “Over It”.

“Over It”’s music video hit #1 on both TRL’s and VH1’s Top 20 countdown. “Over It” debuted at #1 on the VH1 top 20 countdown, and maintained the top position for three consecutive weeks. The song’s video also hit #1 on MTV Asia’s Pop 10 Chart for 12 consecutive weeks.

“Love Story” was the second single and music video from McPhee’s album. The video hit #1 on MTV Asia and stayed there for 5 consecutive weeks. It has peaked at #5 on TRL.

“Love Story”, “Not Ur Girl”, “Open Toes”, “Neglected”, “Each Other”, and “Home” were written by BMI’s Pop Songwriter of the Year, Kara DioGuardi. During a concert tribute for Neil Sedaka at the Lincoln Center in New York City on October 26, 2007, Grammy award winning producer/songwriter, David Foster, announced that he and Katharine McPhee will be doing an album together.

As of January 11, 2008, it has been reported by Billboard.com that McPhee has parted ways with RCA Records label. Direct from a BMG spokesperson: “Katharine McPhee has moved on to support her other entertainment activities.” a rep for RCA Records confirms that McPhee is no longer on the label’s roster, adding that, “Katharine is going to record her next album on her own.” McPhee’s self-titled debut charted at a promising No. 2 in February 2007, but it never reached gold status. Katharine McPhee is looking for new ways to make money now that she’s been dropped by her record label.

A magazine insider tells the ex-“American Idol” contender has been trying to sell photos from her upcoming February marriage to Nick Cokas and was looking for the immodest sum of $60,000.

American Idol star Katharine McPhee has married actor Nick Cokas in a lavish ceremony in Los Angeles. The 23-year-old singer-turned-actress has been dating Cokas–who is 19 years her senior–for over a year after they met on the set of a theater production.

And the couple, who got engaged last year, finally wed at Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church on Saturday, according to People.com.  McPhee wore a strapless ivory Manuel Mota gown to walk down the aisle at the ceremony, which was attended by 305 guests, including fellow American Idol contestants Kellie Pickler and Mandisa.

Stallone back in action with 2-film deal

Posted in Actors, Films and Movies, News on Feb 5th, 2008 | Comments Off

Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo in Lionsgate Films' Rambo - 2008Boxoffice comeback champ Sylvester Stallone has inked a lucrative deal to direct and star in two action films with “Rambo” producers Danny Dimbort,

Several scripts are being considered for follow-ups to his surprise hit sequels to “First Blood” and “Rocky.” With Nu Image/Millennium’s new Writers Guild of America interim deal speeding up the process, the first script is expected to be ready by the fall, with production set to begin shortly thereafter.

“The past year and a half of working with Avi, his partners Danny and Trevor and his film family has been nothing but a high point for me and my career and an extremely rewarding experience,” Stallone said. “Avi is a real gentleman and a man of his word.”

Stallone will produce the films with Kevin King-Templeton and Lerner. Dimbort, Short and Boaz Davidson will serve as executive producers.

It’s a deal few would have expected just a few years ago, when Stallone followed up his role in “Spy Kids 3D: Game Over” with a failed network boxing reality TV series, “The Contender.” But in 2006, Stallone wrote, directed and starred in “Rocky Balboa,” the sixth “Rocky” film, 16 years after the previous sequel in the franchise. The MGM release grossed $70 million on an estimated $24 million budget.

The second part of Stallone’s one-two punch came with the current release “Rambo,” which he also stars in, wrote and directed. The film, distributed by Lionsgate, made $18.2 million in its opening weekend and earned an estimated $25 million in its first 10 days of release.

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Ashton Kutcher Wallpapers and Photos

Posted in Actors on Feb 4th, 2008 | Comments Off

Christopher Ashton Kutcher (born February 7, 1978) is an American actor and producer best known for playing Michael Kelso in the television series That ’70s Show and for being the creator, executive producer, and host of the MTV celebrity prank show Punk’d.

He is also well known for his roles in films such as Dude, Where’s My Car?, Just Married, The Butterfly Effect , and The Guardian. He is currently married to actress Demi Moore.

Kutcher was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of factory workers Diane and Larry Kutcher. He has an older sister, Tausha, and a fraternal twin, Michael, who has cerebral palsy.

Michael had an emergency heart transplant at the age of thirteen that was necessitated by cardiomyopathy, a virus-induced illness that weakened and perforated his heart muscle.

Kutcher’s childhood was that of a rugged, outdoorsy Midwesterner, and he had various odd jobs, including carpentry, hay-baling and livestock castration.

Kutcher attended Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for about a year when his family moved to Tiffin, Iowa where he attended the Clear Creek-Amana High School. In addition to being a student, he played on the football team as wide receiver and appeared in school plays. Meanwhile, his home life was stressful. He has stated that “I didn’t want to come home and find more bad news about my brother” and “kept myself so busy that I didn’t allow myself to feel.”

Kutcher stated that as a teen, he contemplated committing suicide. At thirteen, he attempted to jump from a hospital balcony, but his father intervened at the last minute. At around this time, his parents divorced. During his senior year, he broke into the high school at night with his cousin in an attempt to steal money; he was caught leaving the scene.

Kutcher was convicted of third-degree burglary and sentenced to three years’ probation and 180 hours of community service. Kutcher stated that though the experience “straightened him out,” he lost his girlfriend and anticipated college scholarships, and he was ostracized at school and in his community.

Kutcher attended the University of Iowa, where he majored in biochemical engineering (but did not complete), motivated by the desire to find a cure for his brother’s heart ailment.

At the University of Iowa, Kutcher was kicked out of his apartment for being too “noisy” and “wild.” Kutcher stated, “I thought I knew everything but I didn’t have a clue. I was smoking a lot of weed and partying, and I woke up many mornings not knowing what I had done the night before. I played way too hard. I am amazed I am not dead.”

He was also a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. To make ends meet, Kutcher worked as a floor sweeper for a General Mills plant, and sometimes donated blood for money. Despite his studies, he secretly yearned to be an actor, and once packed up his belongings and headed (on foot) for the airport. Quickly exhausted, and without any plan, he called his mom, and she came and picked him up.

During his time at the University he was approached by a talent scout at a bar called The Airliner in Iowa City, Iowa, he was recruited to enter the “Fresh Faces of Iowa” modeling competition, and after placing first he won a trip to New York City to the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) Convention. After his stay in New York City Ashton returned home to Cedar Rapids, Iowa before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.

After participating as a modelling contestant in an IMTA competition (losing to Josh Duhamel) in 1997, Kutcher signed with the Next modeling agency in New York, appeared in ads for Calvin Klein, modeled in Paris and Milan, and appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial.

After some success in modeling, Kutcher moved to Los Angeles and, after his first audition, was cast as Michael Kelso in the television series That ’70s Show, which debuted in 1998 and ended in 2006.

Kutcher was cast in a series of film roles; although he auditioned but was not cast for the role of Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor (2001), he starred in several comedy films that performed well at the box office, including Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000), Just Married (2003), and Guess Who (2005).

In addition, he appeared in the family film Cheaper By The Dozen, playing a self-obsessed actor. His 2004 film The Butterfly Effect was an unusually dramatic role for Kutcher, playing a conflicted young man who fell in love with a girl called Kayleigh; the film received very mixed reviews, but was a box-office success.

In 2003, Kutcher produced and starred in his own series on MTV’s Punk’d. The series involves various hidden camera tricks performed on celebrities. Kutcher is also an executive producer of the reality television show Beauty and the Geek, which debuted in 2005, and will produce a reality show based around the rap group Three 6 Mafia, as well as another reality series entitled The Real Wedding Crashers. Kutcher’s most recent film role is in The Guardian, a film which opened on September 29, 2006.

The film co-stars Kevin Costner and Kutcher as United States Coast Guard rescue swimmers. The studio behind the film, Touchstone Pictures, initially hesitated in casting Kutcher in an action film because of his public image as a comic actor; Kutcher underwent eight months of physical training and quit smoking to prepare for the role.

Also, in order to be there for filming, Ashton was forced not to renew his contract for the eighth and final season of That 70s Show, though he did appear in the first four episodes of it (credited as a special-guest star) and returned for the show’s series finale.

Kutcher also voiced a leading character in the animated film Open Season, which opened on the same date as The Guardian. Kutcher is the first of two That 70s Show cast members to host a TV show on MTV (Punk’d), followed by best friend and co-star Wilmer Valderrama. (Yo Momma)

Kutcher has dated actresses January Jones (from 1998 to 2001), Ashley Scott (from 2001 to 2002), Monet Mazur (2002), and Brittany Murphy (from 2002 to 2003). Following his break-up with Murphy in early 2003, Kutcher began dating Demi Moore; reports in the media frequently commented on the fifteen-year age difference between the two.

Moore and Kutcher married on September 24, 2005 in a private ceremony conducted by a rabbi of the Kabbalah Centre; the wedding was attended by about 100 close friends and family of the couple, including Bruce Willis, Moore’s ex-husband. Kutcher has described the marriage as an “illogical decision, but one I couldn’t help making”. He also says, “Bruce and I have a friendship of our own.”

Both Kutcher and Moore are followers of the Kabbalah Centre, a controversial California-based organization which alleges that it teaches Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism.

As part of his involvement in the religion, Kutcher has toured Israel with Demi Moore, as well as taken time off from filming to observe traditional Jewish High Holy Days, and celebrated the Jewish holiday Purim. Kutcher also usually wears the traditional Kabbalah Red string.

Kutcher is best friends with his former That ’70s Show co-stars Danny Masterson and Wilmer Valderrama, as well as actor Seann William Scott whom he co-starred with in Dude, Where’s My Car. Kutcher has also invested in an Italian restaurant named Dolce (other owners include Masterson and Valderrama) and a Japanese-themed restaurant named Geisha House located in Atlanta and Los Angeles. Kutcher is a big Chicago Bears supporter.

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Hancock Film 2008 Trailers and Review

Posted in Films and Movies on Feb 3rd, 2008 | Comments Off

Hancock is an upcoming comedy superhero film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman and Charlize Theron. The story was originally written by Vincent Ngo in 1996 and had languished in Hollywood for some time.

The project has had various directors attached, including Tony Scott, Michael Mann, Jonathan Mostow, and Gabriele Muccino. Hancock was originally intended to be filmed before another Smith starrer, I Am Legend. Under Berg, Hancock was filmed in Los Angeles. The film is slated for release on July 2, 2008.

Will Smith portrays an alcoholic superhero despised by everyone. A publicist (Jason Bateman) helps rehabilitate him, and the superhero eventually begins an affair with the publicist’s wife (Charlize Theron).

Cast:

  • Will Smith as John Hancock, a down-and-out superhero. He is bulletproof, possesses superhuman strength and the power of super-sonic flight. He is also very sarcastic.
  • Jason Bateman as a corporate public relations consultant whose life is saved by Hancock. Bateman said, “[It] was a fun thing to play, a very idealistic guy that’s trying to build up this suicidal, homeless alcoholic that then ends up hitting on my wife. It was a fun thing. To play the victim is funny.”
  • Charlize Theron as the consultant’s wife.
  • Johnny Galecki as the consultant’s co-worker.

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Production:
Screenwriter Vincent Ngo wrote the spec script Tonight, He Comes in 1996. The draft, about a troubled 12-year-old and a fallen superhero, was initially picked up by director Tony Scott as a potential project. Producer Akiva Goldsman came across the script, which he had considered a favorite, and encouraged Richard Saperstein, then president of development and production at Artisan Entertainment, to acquire it.

Director Michael Mann was initially attached to direct Tonight, He Comes, but he instead opted to direct Miami Vice (2006). Eventually, Artisan placed the project in turnaround and was acquired by Goldsman. Screenwriter Vince Gilligan performed a rewrite of Ngo’s script, and Jonathan Mostow was attached to direct the film. Under Mostow’s supervision, a 10-page take was written to be pitched to actor Will Smith to portray the lead role in the film, since both had worked together on Hitch (2005).

Both Mostow and Smith were not yet committed to make the project an active priority at the time. Several studios pursued the opportunity to finance the film, and Columbia Pictures succeeded in acquiring the prospect in February 2005. A second draft was scripted by Gilligan following the finalization of the deal with Columbia. The film was initially slated for a holiday 2006 release.

In November 2005, Mostow and Smith committed to Tonight, He Comes, with production slated to begin in Los Angeles in summer 2006. Smith had set up a pay or play contract to film I Am Legend (2007) under Warner Bros. after completion of Tonight, He Comes.

Mostow eventually departed from the project due to creative differences. Director Gabriele Muccino filled Mostow’s vacancy in May 2006. Since Muccino was busy editing the Smith starrer The Pursuit of Happyness, which Muccino had directed, for its December 2006 release, Smith switched projects to film I Am Legend first, and then film Tonight, He Comes afterward.

Later in the month, Muccino left the project due to an incompatibility with filming the story. Since Muccino was preparing The Pursuit of Happyness, the studio had delayed the production start for Tonight, He Comes to summer 2007, enabling Warner Bros. to begin production of I Am Legend with Smith.

In October 2006, Peter Berg was attached to direct Tonight, He Comes with production slated to begin in May 2007 in Los Angeles, the story’s setting. Before filming began, Tonight, He Comes was retitled John Hancock. Filming began on John Hancock on July 3, 2007 in Los Angeles. The film title was eventually shortened to Hancock.

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Kim Raver Wallpapers and Photos

Posted in Celebrities on Feb 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off

Kimberly Jayne Raver (born March 15, 1969) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Kim Zambrano on the TV show Third Watch and Audrey Raines on 24.

Raver was born and raised in New York City. From the ages of six to nine, she had a regular role on the seminal children’s television series Sesame Street.

After Sesame Street, the young actress joined Off-Off-Broadway’s first all-children’s theater. A fine arts graduate of Boston University, Raver continues to study theater in New York with teacher and mentor Wynn Handman.

She is fluent in French and German, a language that she learned as a child from her German-born mother.

Together with husband Manuel Boyer she has two sons, Luke (b. 2002) and Leo (b. 2007). Leo Kipling Boyer was born on October 9, 2007, in New York City where Raver is filming her new show, Lipstick Jungle.

Watched by millions of diehard conspiracy fans, Kim Raver gained her first big national exposure as the conflicted Audrey Raines on Fox’s “24” (2001- ), but the New York native had been performing on stage and both the big and small screen since she was a child.

Born March 15, 1969 in New York City, NY, Raver was one of two sisters born to her German mother Tina Raver. She gravitated towards performing at a very early age, earning her first credit as “Kim” during a three-year stint on “Sesame Street” (PBS, 1969- ).

Soon after, Raver began honing her craft at an off-off-Broadway theater devoted to child performers.

A fine arts graduate from Boston University in 1991, Raver’s early credits included national commercials for Visa and Jeep (the latter directed by Ridley Scott); she also landed a supporting part in the TV-movie “Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills” (1994) and had a recurring role in Darren Star’s short-lived “Central Park West” (CBS, 1995-96).

Raver’s big break and first critical raves came with her appearance in the Broadway production of “Holiday,” opposite Laura Linney and Tony Goldwyn, from 1995 through 1996. Guest roles on “Law and Order” (NBC, 1990- , “The Practice” (ABC, 1997-2004), and “Spin City” (ABC, 1996-2002) soon followed, and Raver also logged time as a cast member of the drama series “Trinity” (NBC, 1998-99) for producer John Wells.

During this period, Raver also appeared in a summer production of Warren Leight’s play “The Glimmer Brothers” with David Schwimmer and the late John Spencer, at Williamstown. Impressed with her presence, Wells also cast Raver as paramedic Kim Zambrano in his police/firefighter drama “Third Watch” (NBC, 1999-2005).

Raver stayed with the series until 2004 – during which she appeared in a cross-over episode of another Wells’ production, “ER” (NBC, 1994- ).

A pair of independent features followed her departure from “Third Watch” – Eric Schaeffer’s comedy “Mind the Gap” (2004) and a horror film, “Prisoner” – before she joined “24” in 2005. As CTU member Audrey Raines – the daughter of Secretary of Defense James Heller (William Devane) – Raver struggled with her feelings for Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) – feelings that were complicated immeasurably when he indirectly allowed her husband to die.

She also found herself pawn to villainous agents who interrogated her with sodium pentothal, implicating her in terrorist attacks, and nearly leaving her to die. Naturally, Jack’s quick thinking rescued her from this fate.

Since joining “24,” Raver completed several films for television and theatrical release, including the psychological thriller “Keep Your Distance” (2005), and a supernatural film, “Haunting Sarah” (2005) for Lifetime.

At the beginning of her adult career, Raver acted in commercials for Visa and Jeep. Her big break came with her Broadway debut in the play “Holiday” in which she co-starred with Laura Linney and Tony Goldwyn. She also appeared in the feature film City Hall with Al Pacino.

She also co-starred with John Spencer (of NBC’s The West Wing) and David Schwimmer in “The Glimmer Brothers”, a production of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, written by Warren Leight. After her time on Third Watch, she was cast as Audrey Raines in the popular television series 24, and was a series regular for two seasons.

During the Fall 2006 television season, Raver starred in the ABC television series The Nine. Although the show received outstanding pre-season ratings, it did not take off, and was therefore canceled. She reprised her role in 24’s season 6 as Audrey Raines.

Although Audrey Raines was presumed to have been killed, it was later revealed that she is still alive and was being held captive by the Chinese. The character was in a comatose state at the end of the season. It has not been confirmed whether Raver will reprise the role or not for the seventh season. Raver will star in the new television series Lipstick Jungle set to premiere on NBC in 2008.

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