remember the kid in the Dick Tracy movie?

[OneBlueSky]

I caught a snippet of one of those "where are they now?" shows last night, and it seems that Charlie Korsmo is now on the staff of the House Homeland Security Committee . . . says he wants to run for office someday . . .

[JHB]

1. Republican or Democrat?

Despite all talk of "hollywood liberalism", it seems to me most actor/politicians are Republicans.

[peekaloo]

2. I caught that part, too.......don't think he revealed his leanings

but he has a degree in physics from M.I.T. and stated a couple of times he's always been interested in politics.

I would guess Repub though.

[MUAD_DIB]

3. It makes sense.

Like Fred Grandy (Gopher from the Love Boat) most failed and washed-up actors have nowhere else to go except to get into acting for those who will pay them full time: the Republican party.

Reagan: bad actor, bad president. Couldn't even read a telepromptor well.

Fred Grandy: well the obvious...

Sonny Bono: ahem...

Fred Thompson: better off as an actor.

Ahhh-nold: save your evaporating career and stay out of politics muscle-boy.

Think of this. If John Wilks Booth had gone into politics instead of assassinating Lincoln he could have done worse to this country.

[romantico]

4. This kid really looked up to Warren Beatty

He was in "What about Bob","Hook" & recently(in 1998) "Can't Hardly Wait". His first movie was a film w/ Chris O'Donnel & Jessica Lange (can't remember the title) The kid is VERY smart! He said in an interview when he was promoting 'Can't Hardly Wait' that he was interested in politcs & the reporter then asked what co-star he liked the best & he said WITHOUT A DOUBT, Warren Beatty. Warren has been such a positive role model & he mentioned how he still keeps in touch with him. He sang praise for Warren Beatty for sometime. Me being a big Beatty fan, this always stuck in my mind. That & "Dick Tracy" was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid!

[Brian Sweat]

5. There have been some Democratic actor/politicians as well.

Sonny Shroyer (Enos from The Dukes of Hazard) represented Virginia in congress.

Nancy Kulp (Jane Hathaway from The Beverly Hillbillies) ran for congress in California.