Word: famed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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TROY GARITY's name probably doesn't ring a bell. That was the intent of his parents--Jane Fonda and current California state senator TOM HAYDEN--when they gave it to him. As a fame shield, it didn't work too well. On one of his first days at school, he says, a kid came up to him and said, "Guess what? Jane Fonda's son is here!" Garity's anonymity will be further shattered when he appears as his dad in the film Abbie!, based on the life of Abbie Hoffman. Has his dad sucked...
...about the suburbs," he says. "If I taught college in the Midwest, would I be a better writer? Would the world be a better place? I don't think so. Somebody's got to do what I do. It might as well be me." Continuing to complain about his fame, he adds, "I wish it could be like it is in France" (CTRL, Europe...
...Chance for Fame...
Some thought Boston lost its claim to television fame when the long-running series "Cheers," filmed at the downtown Bull and Finch Pub, aired its last episode...
They see a mortal hero--white, ungraceful in his 6'4" frame--who has successfully overcome his natural shortcomings and attained fame by preparation and persistence...