Oklahoman makes AOL’s Top 50 TV Hunks list

Oklahoman makes AOL's Top 50 TV Hunks list

James Garner in Maverick He rates higher than Johnny Depp and Mario Lopez on AOL’s countdown of TV’s hottest hunks of all time. He’s also ahead of these gorgeous guys: David Boreanaz, Luke Perry, Rob Lowe, Jimmy Smits, Dean Cain and John Schneider.
He is James Garner, who was born in Norman and went on to star in “Maverick” and “The Rockford Files.”
Garner ranks 16th on the list. The AOL editors picked Patrick Dempsey at No. 1.
Here are the 34 TV stars Garner topped in the poll, as well as the 15 picked ahead of him.

AOL’s Top 50 TV Hunks
◊50. Wentworth Miller (”Prison Break”)
◊49. Alex O’Laughlin (”Moonlight”)
◊48. Jack Wagner (”Melrose Place”)
◊47. David Boreanaz (”Bones”)
◊46. John Corbett (”Sex and the City”)
◊45. Jon Hamm (”Mad Men”)
◊44. Luke Perry (”Beverly Hills, 90210″)
◊43. Paul Michael Glaser (”Starsky & Hutch”)
◊42. Patrick Duffy (”Dallas”)
◊41. Mario Lopez (”Saved by the Bell”)
◊40. Chace Crawford (”Gossip Girl”)
◊39. David Duchovny (”The X-Files”)
◊38. David Hasselhoff (”Baywatch”)
◊37. James Denton (”Desperate Housewives”)
◊36. Michael Landon (”Bonanza”)
◊35. Rob Lowe (”Brothers & Sisters”)
◊34. Gary Dourdan (”CSI”)
◊33. Jonathan Rhys Meyers (”The Tudors”)
◊32. Lyle Waggoner (”The Carol Burnett Show”)
◊31. Jimmy Smits (”NYPD Blue”)
◊30. Dean Cain (”Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”)
◊29. Jared Leto (”My So-Called Life”)
◊28. Lee Majors (”The Six Million Dollar Man”)
◊27. Eric Dane (”Grey’s Anatomy”)
◊26. Chris Noth (”Sex and the City”)
◊25. Blair Underwood (”Dirty Sexy Money”)
◊24. Eddie Cibrian (”Third Watch”)
◊23. Johnny Depp (”21 Jump Street”)
◊22. John Schneider (”The Dukes of Hazzard”)
◊21. Harry Hamlin (”L.A. Law”)
◊20. Jason Lewis (”Sex and the City”)
◊19. Matthew Fox (”Lost”)
◊18. Jensen Ackles (”Supernatural”)
◊17. Benjamin Bratt (”The Cleaner”)
◊16. James Garner (”Maverick”)
◊15. Ashton Kutcher (”That ’70s Show”)
◊14. Erik Estrada (”CHiPs”)
◊13. Pierce Brosnan (”Remjington Steele”)
◊12. Chad Michael Murray (”One Tree Hill”)
◊11. Don Johnson (”Miami Vice”)
◊10. Tom Selleck (”Magnum. P.I.”)
◊◊9. Michael Vartan (”Alias”)
◊◊8. Mark Harmon (”NCIS”)
◊◊7. Taylor Kitsch (”Friday Night Lights”)
◊◊6. John Stamos (”Full House”)
◊◊5. Tom Welling (”Smallville”)
◊◊4. Taye Diggs (”Private Practice”)
◊◊3. Josh Holloway (”Lost”)
◊◊2. George Clooney (”ER”)
◊◊1. Patrick Dempsey (”Grey’s Anatomy”)

–Penny TV
Posted: 10 Dec, 2008 |
Categories: Oklahomans on TV By: television.

New Pictures of Jim

These pictures of Jim were taken at Efrem Zimbalist Jr's 90th birthday party in November. With great thanks to Jim's long time assistant, Mary Ann, and the Yahoo Rockford Files Group.

 

Here is Jim with Jane Russel. 

 

And here is Jim with the Birthday Boy, his old friend, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

As you can see, Jim looks just great. And many happy returns to Efrem Zimbalist Jr!

Gigi Garner's New Book Is Out!

Girl Talk: Celebrities and Other Extraordinay Women Share Their Secrets by Gigi Garner

Girl Talk by Gigi Garner

Something special happens when women get together and talk - confidences are shared, help and support given, all in the name of sisterhood and friendship. Women are compassionate listeners, knowing intuitively when to offer advice or merely a shoulder to lean on. Gigi Garner captured these intimate moments and compiled them with permission into a book for all women. Contributors include such stars as Naomi Judd, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Shari Belafonte, as well as other women, from a prison warden to an elementary school teacher. Beauty and health tips to advice on careers and relationships, this book covers them all.


$15.95 U.S. / Paperback / Nonfiction
ISBN: 1-58985-051-3
ISBN: 978-1-58985-052-1
www.GirlTalkBook.com
Published by Five Star Publications
P.O. Box 6698, Chandler AZ 85246-6698


© 2006 - 2008 Five Star Publications, Inc.

JAMES GARNER - GARNER'S DAUGHTER: 'DAD'S FINE'

08/06/2008 01:39:07 AM

The daughter of beloved actor JAMES GARNER has assured fans her father is "doing fine" after recent photographs of the frail star sparked concerns for his health.

Garner was snapped visiting a Beverly Hills, California hospital, looking gaunt and distant, but his author daughter Gigi insists the pictures are deceiving.
She says, "He had a stroke on May 9th but he's doing well. He's doing really well in fact. He's perfect."

The 80-year-old star, who spent three weeks in hospital after undergoing surgery following his stroke, was photographed clutching a cane as a nurse and his driver helped him into a wheelchair.

His representative says, "Jim was at the medical centre for a routine outpatient check up with his doctor."

Garner AIR Vette to be Auctioned

'68 L88 Racer Previously Driven by Guldstrand, Caplan | Corvette News Blog & Discussions at Vette Magazine

Garner AIR Vette to be Auctioned
'68 L88 Racer Previously Driven by Guldstrand, Caplan
Posted Today 10:43 AM by VETTE Mag
Filed under: Corvette News

No. 44 AIR Corvette

Bonhams & Butterfields is proud to announce that the ex-James Garner/American International Racing '68 Corvette L88 will be added to the epic roster of cars to be sold at their seminal Quail Lodge auction, held August 15th in Carmel, California.

The history of the three James Garner/American International Racing (AIR) cars is unique in automotive history, not simply because Garner's AIR team sponsored them under one banner, and not just because they were all-new L88 Corvettes, but mostly because of the high-profile role of Garner, a Hollywood movie star, semi-pro baseball player, and car fanatic.

Garner's long-standing fascination with cars undoubtedly reached its peak in 1968 when his AIR team purchased three brand-new factory-built L88s. These Le Mans Blue convertible Vettes were the first production models produced by the Central Production Office featuring the new L88 engine with first-generation closed-chamber aluminum heads. These cars, sold to the AIR team, were effectively part of GM's strategy to manage the release of its most powerful cars to a carefully controlled list of approved customers.

The drivers for the AIR team also represented the emerging stars of the day. Car #44 was driven by Dick Guldstrand and the late Ed Leslie, and car #45 was driven by Scooter Patrick, Dave Jordan and Herb Caplan, names that cause a stir even today.

The #44 car, offered by Bonhams, is a magnificent restoration of the original car that Dick Guldstrand first drove at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1968. Upon restoration, Guldstrand was again offered the opportunity to drive it at both the 1999 and 2002 Monterey Historics at Laguna Seca. Sitting in the car, he remarked that it was just as he remembered and that it was a thrill to be reunited with one of the very first cars he'd built. At the Historics Dick drove well, giving the Cobras a good run for their money. And why not? These cars are fast. When the AIR cars first appeared at Daytona in 1968 they set a new course record, neatly wrapping up the first row of the grid in their class. When Jim Herlinger ran the car in 1973, five years later, he set lap records at Willow Springs and Laguna Seca. And the car has apparently lost none of its oomph because today it runs laps faster than it did in '73.

In addition to being beautiful and fast, the historic #44 car is loud. It's one thing to say that the car has appeared (and placed well) in several historic races, but at the Wine Country Classic at Sears Point, where relief is granted from the normal noise limitations, the car tipped the scale at 123 DB. That's louder than a rock concert!

As offered, the car comes with a professionally built aluminum-head 454, built in the same manner as the 1973 engine. The original block and crank from 1968 are offered as part of the sale but are not in the car.

The ex-Garner/AIR racer will be offered alongside such astoundingly rare and historic cars as the '60 Jaguar E2A Prototype, a '39 Ecurie Nice Talbot-Lago T150 C SS, a '30 Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 Gran Sport, a '28 Streamlined Experimental Rolls-Royce Phantom I Torpedo, a '13 Isotta Fraschini Tipo KM, and an entire collection of Voisin, to name just a few. This remarkable line-up promises to be not only the star auction of this internationally prestigious car week but possibly the sale of the year as well.

The auction takes place Friday, August 15th at the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California, with a preview being hosted the day before. Discerning collectors interested in registering to bid, either in person or remotely, may call or e-mail the Motoring Department at 415-861-7500 or motors.us@bonhams.com. Please note that entry to the Bonhams & Butterfields preview and auction does not require a ticket to the Quail Motorsports Gathering.

For general information about Bonhams and its 50 specialist departments worldwide, visit www.Bonhams.com.