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Las Vegas<br />
By: Beverly Washburn / Hollywood Memories<br />
had the good fortune of working on the pilot TV<br />
I show called “Las Vegas” It ran for 4 seasons<br />
from 2003-2008. It<br />
starred James Caan and Josh Duhamel<br />
(pronounced DUMELL).<br />
I played the role of “Mrs. Johnson”, a<br />
tourist who was celebrating her anniversary<br />
with her husband but every time you see<br />
them, they’re arguing! Mr. Johnson was<br />
played by a wonderful Vegas actor named<br />
Frank DeAngelo.<br />
We filmed for a few days at Mandalay<br />
Bay. The TV hotel/casino name was called<br />
“The Montecito.”<br />
In the last scene, we are stopped by Danny<br />
McCoy ( Josh’s character) and he tells us how we should be nicer to<br />
each other and appreciate the fact that we are celebrating, since not<br />
everyone gets to do that.<br />
On the first day of the shoot, Frank and I were having lunch in the<br />
hotel employee cafeteria, when Josh walked over to our table and asked<br />
if he could join us. We were so surprised as we hadn’t even met yet.<br />
He was one of the sweetest people I had ever met. Josh was so excited<br />
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about doing the pilot and told us he was hoping it would sell.<br />
I really wasn’t familiar with him even though he had done a couple<br />
of soap operas. He also had done some modeling and was Male Model<br />
of the year in 1997. By the way the runner up<br />
that year was Ashton Kutcher.<br />
He had also won an Emmy in 2002 for<br />
his supporting role in the soap “All My<br />
Children.” He was so down to earth and<br />
humble, that Frankie and I didn’t even know<br />
who he was at first and were so surprised<br />
(and happy) that he wanted to sit with us.<br />
Most of the cast and crew were from Los<br />
Angeles and everyone was hoping that the<br />
show would sell and then be filmed here.<br />
The good news was that it was picked up<br />
as a TV series, but the bad news was they<br />
decided to only come to Vegas occasionally.<br />
I’m happy to see that Josh is a big star now and it couldn’t have<br />
happened to a nicer guy.<br />
Lucky me to have had the pleasure to work with him. I am truly<br />
grateful .<br />
Until next time remember…Faith is holding on tight when the<br />
going gets windy.<br />
Beverly Washburn graced the silver screen as a child actress and<br />
is the author of Reel Tears. You can contact Beverly at: bjradell@<br />
hotmail.com.<br />
T<br />
hat’s our Beverly Washburn with child star Mimi Gibson<br />
getting ready for our Vegas Voice podcast and Hollywood Memories<br />
video..<br />
What’s it like being a (very young) calendar girl? Or working with<br />
Cary Grant and Sophia Loren?<br />
Find out by watching her Vegas Voice/Hollywood Memories YouTube<br />
segment. Our interview is also on our sister website: vegasvoicetv.net.<br />
10890 S EASTERN #108<br />
BEHIND THE VILLAGE PUB in ANTHEM<br />
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<strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
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