Barb Oates, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Rex Lee’s Life On “Entourage”

June 16, 2007 Barb Oates

They are the Odd Couple of modern TV — Ari (Jeremy Piven), Hollywood’s power-hungry, egomaniac talent agent, and Lloyd (Rex Lee), his subservient assistant. Both are back for Season 4 of HBO’s Entourage, along with the rest of the boys. When we caught up with Rex Lee, he wasn’t budging when it came to disclosing storylines, but we did find out the following: Ari and Lloyd’s relationship deepens. OK, you ask, so what does that mean? “What I’m willing to say to you [is] their relationship deepens and becomes richer — I’m not going to tell you how,” Lee says. […]

Howie Mandel: The Real Deal

November 6, 2006 Barb Oates

“I was the last one on board the idea train,” says Howie Mandel of the national phenomenon Deal or No Deal. “I thought I’d be the laughing stock. I thought it would be the last nail in the coffin for my career.” Far from the case (no pun intended), for Deal or No Deal is ratings gold, and Mandel’s a big reason why. The 51-year-old comedian, who’s starred in several hit TV series (most notably St. Elsewhere and Bobby’s World), hosted his own talk show and still performs stand-up acts worldwide, gives us the inside scoop on the show, the […]

Megan Mullally Gets Her Very Own Talk Show

September 15, 2006 Barb Oates

After eight seasons as the wisecracking socialite Karen Walker on NBC’s Will & Grace, Megan Mullally says it just “felt right” to be hosting her own daytime talk show. Filmed live to tape in Los Angeles, the NBC-syndicated The Megan Mullally Show (airing weekdays beginning Sept. 18) features celebrity and noncelebrity guests, comedy sketches and Mullally’s uncanny wit. Mullally explains that this is a daytime show with a late-night feel. “I’ve gone through and thought about all the shows that I’ve really loved over the years and what my favorite elements were, and then I’ve stolen them.” At age 47, […]