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Date Posted: 20:22:05 06/22/03 Sun
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's message, "More on Mark Derwin - NY Daily News" on 20:28:41 06/21/02 Fri
>With New Gig,
>He's a Whirling Derwin
>
>
>By CAROLYN HINSEY
>
>Mark Derwin, who plays Ben on "One Life to Live," has
>nabbed the role of Bonnie Hunt's husband in her new
>ABC prime-time series launching this fall, "Life With
>Bonnie."
>
>
>Mark Derwin
>"I'm under contract to ABC to both shows now," Derwin
>says. "As of now, I'm going out to Los Angeles to do
>13 shows with Bonnie. When that's over, someone is
>going to tell me where to go. Literally."
>
>Derwin played Hunt's boss on her last prime-time
>effort in 1995, "The Bonnie Hunt Show," and they
>stayed in touch.
>
>"She is very loyal to the people she's worked with
>before," Derwin says. "A lot of people working on this
>show were on the last show. It's an ensemble cast, and
>she wants people that work well in an ensemble. That
>would define me. I've never had a problem talking
>about story line or shooting a cover, but I'm not into
>promoting myself. I think she was looking for those
>kind of actors."
>
>Derwin is leaving "OLTL" at a critical point in the
>story line. Ben's beloved wife, Viki, who long has
>battled multiple-personality disorder, has secretly
>become bad girl Niki and will try to kill him next
>week.
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>"I don't want to leave anyone hanging," Derwin says.
>"We're going to figure out a way to work this out so
>that Ben and Viki will be together again. A lot of
>viewers like us together, and they've been very
>supportive through my 3 1/2 years here. Often when you
>do a sitcom, you do three shows and then get a week
>off. If ["OLTL"] says, 'We need you in New York,' I'm
>on a plane."
>
>Derwin will be one of the many soap stars at the
>Celebrity Bartending Benefit for Engine 40/Ladder 35
>and Engine 74 at Blondies Sports Bar on Thursday at 7
>p.m.
>
>"Anything for the cause," he says. "Anything to help
>the Police Department and the Fire Department. And
>I'll recruit as many actors as I can to come with me."
>
>Susan Lucci is expected. And author David Halberstam
>will also be on hand to sign his new book,
>"Firehouse," which tells the story of the firefighters
>from Engine 40/Ladder 35 killed on Sept. 11.
>
>Beck's donated beer for the event, and Hyperion Books
>donated 50 copies of Halberstam's book.
>
>Comings and Goings: Chris Robinson is returning to
>"General Hospital" to reprise the role of Laura's
>stepfather, Rick Webber, for the summer. … Robin
>Strasser is going back to "Passions" to play wacky
>witch Hecuba. … Look for some of "GH's" newer players
>to be let go soon, now that former head writer Bob
>Guza is back in charge.
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