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Date Posted: 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.
"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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