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Dorian Harewood Returns on
the Action Series “Viper”
e’s not a h o u se o f
; client ros
beon o f personaliti
ing O » d out o f A rthur B
workrooms. Wheal
ent grows for Greek
se s o r desigining
fosbioiis for a parade ofD isney stars,
p roper proportion by
H B u g p r iy o f seam-
l ^ o d fitters in Feld
pt’s new est skating pro-
fey on R epresents Hap-
i featuring Hercules
key kndlviiniii'
/ s m ost popular ani­
mated classics, including Snow White
and the S even D w arfs, A laddin,
Cinderella, and the production's main
feature,, the classic o f the classics,
m h i W i « w W u .
hercules.
M ore than 150 costum es, ranging
from hum ble to heroic, otherwordly
to outageous, are show cased in this
star-studded spectacular. However,
ie ice in attire befitting an
I -ground cult figure. A n irides-
f l n a a i n feature Hercult
e r in g T ita n s th a t
:cia’s greatest creative challenge,
a id in g an impressive 10 to 12 ffeet
ll, the T itans’ imposing heights are
enhanced by three-to four-foot stilts
w om by the perform ers The cos­
tumes are m ade oforthopedic foam, a
lightweight yet durable material that
can be sculpted into various shapes.
The basis o f each costum e is a wire
form. T hen the foam body parts are
added and covered with fabric, painted J j
and finely detailed. The process takes^g
three to four weeks.
In contrast, H ercules’ earthbound®
hum ans, the hunky hero him self and "
his feisty female friend, Meg, were
the easiest to costume. Both wear
exquisitely proportioned tunics. (No,
the G reeks did not w ear togas; Greeks
w ore tunics.) The couple’s costumes
w ere designed after extensive histori­
cal research and a perusal o f G reek
mythology.
H ercules’ archrival, Hades, storms
it cape underline in brillant reds,
oranges and yellow ttis used to ac­
cenniate his liery temper. A t the
other end o f universe. Zeus, king o f
the gods, is,really outfitted. The
exceptional hand-em broidery o n h isj
tunic to o k tw o people cwo-and-a-
h a lfw e e k s to c o m p le w ^ s E '
Stories are also told in design
details,” said Boccia, who has cre­
ated the costumes fornumerousFeld
Entertainment spectaculars. “The
characters’ costumes - the colors,
the choice o f fabrics, the accesso­
ries, the jewlery - help to convey
their personalities.”
W heather it’s a p air o f chiffon
harem pants that w ork equally w ell
for travels aboard a m agic carp et, a
g ravity-defying skating d eath sp i­
ral, o r a b ea u tifu lly b ead ed ball
gow n for M innie M ouse, B o c cia’s
design b rin g s m agical, m em orable
m ovie m om ents to life o n ice in
vivid color.
M en."
R ounding o u t H arew o o d ’s v a r­
ied p erfo rm in g b ack g ro u n d are a
num ber o f live theater p ro d u ctio n s
He has starred in the T ony A w ard ­
w inning m usical "K iss o f the Spider
W o m an ,” “T w o G e n tle m e n o f
V ero n a,” “ Jesus C h rist S u p erstar,”
“ O v er h ere” and m o st re c e n tly
“C rum bs From T he T able o f Jo y ,’’
for w hich he w on his th ird N A A C P
placed in charge o f the pow erful car
consists o f w orld-class driv er Joe
A sto r (Jam es M cC affrey), d etec­
tive C am eron W estlake (H eather
M edw ay), m echanic F rankie W a­
ters (Joe N ipote) and FBI agent
S herm an C atlett (J D ow ning).
In the ep isode "S em in ar From
H ell,” Julian W ilkes (H arew ood) re­
turns to host a p riv ate presentation
to a convention o f m ayors from
across the country on the car s in­
credible abilities, unaw are o f the
trouble that awaits him. In “Hell Hath
N o Fury,” W ilkes is caught in the
m iddle w hen m em bers o f a secret
experim ental p ro ject he w orked on
in the past start d isap p earin g one
D orian H arew o o d retu rn s to the
aw ard -w in n in g , w eek ly , one-hour,
hit action series, V iper, for a special
g u est-starrin g ro le in the upcom ing
episodes, “S em inar From H ell," air­
ing in sy n d icatio n the w eek o f F eb ­
ruary 1, and “ H ell H ath N o F u ry ,”
scheduled to air the w eek o f A pril 26
(check local listin g s). H e reprises
his role as D r. Ju lian W ilk es, the
brilliant engineer who originally cre­
ated the am azing crim e-fighting Vi-
p er/D efen d er autom obile.
V iper, cu rren tly in its th ird sea­
son, ch ro n icles the ad v en tu res o f
the top secret task force k now n as
the V ip er P roject. D isp atch ed by
the g o v ern m en t to com bat crim e,
the V ip er P ro je ct p o ssesses a stu n ­
ning w eapon: a su p er h ig h -tech au ­
tom obile that m orphs from a D odge
V iper into a fu lly -lo ad ed , h eav ily
arm o red m a ch in e k now n as the
“ D e f e n d e r .” T h e tr u s te d te a m
by one.
H arew ood is in stan tly reco g n iz­
able to fans as a resu lt o f his m any
appearances in telev isio n and m o­
tion pictures. H e is perhaps best
know n for this role as S im on H aley
(fa th er o f author A lex H aley) in the
classic m in iseries “ R o o ts," as w ell
as his aw ard -w in n in g portrayal o f
O lym pic C ham pion Jesse O w ens in
“ T h e J e s s e O w e n s S to r y .”
H arw o o d ’s o th e r television work
has included app earan ces on "S ev ­
enth H eav en ,” T he T rials o f Rosie
O ’N eil,” Strike Force” and the highly
ac claim ed N B C series “ I’ll Fly
A w a y ,” fo r w h ich he w on the
N A A CP Im age A w ard for Best A c­
to r in a D ram atic Series.
In addition to his im pressive tele­
vision credits, H arew ood has also
graced the b ig screen in feature
film s including S tanley K u b rick ’s
“ F u ll M e ta l J a c k e t,” “ S u d d e n
D e a th ” w ith je a n - C la u d e V an
D am m e,” A g ain st A ll O dds,” “The
F alcon and the S now m an” and "P a­
cific H eights.” He also recently
appeared in the prestigious rem ake
o f the 1957 classic “ T w elve A ngry
Im age A w ard.
V iper is created by lo n g -tim e
collaborators and executive p ro d u c­
ers D anny B ilson and Paul D eM eo
(“ The S en tin el,” “ R o ck eteer” and
“T he F lash” ). V iper is a Pet fly P ro ­
duction in asso ciatio n w ith P ara­
m ount N etw ork T elev isio n . T he
Param ount T elevision G roup is part
o f the en tertain m en t o p eratio n s o f
Viacom Inc.
10 H ottest Couples
SupeijockT om Joyner and fitness
ex p e rt/au th o r D onna R ich ard so n
share their sizzling love story as they
are featured am ong the “ 10 H ottest
C ouples for 1999“ in the February
EBONY
“There were fireworks outside, but
more inside,” says Richardson. Joyner
and R ichardson first m et on the Tom
Joyner M orning Show. Richardson
designed a fitness program for him
and during their long fitness w alks,
they sta rted sharing and caring.
Joyner says Richardson “inspires and
m otivates” him and that she is sexy
and m akes him laugh. V alentine's
D ay 2000 is the wedding date.
O ther hot couples in E B O N Y ’S
p o p u la r an n u a l p rese n tatio n are
T e r r y M c M illian and J o n a th a n
P lu m m e r, S ean (Puffy) C o m b s and
K im P o rte r, V ivica A. Fox and Sixx
-N in e , and actress J a s m in e G u y
and investm ent broker T e r r a n c e
D uckett.
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