The Life of a Character Actor - by Rose Liebowitz

The Life of a Character Actor - by Rose Liebowitz: "I was spending quality time with my 10-year-old niece, Nicole, the way quality time is defined these days � by watching TV - and there on �Zach and Cody� was the lovable geek from �Boston Common,� D.C. I remembered his tag line in one episode was �just like the city, without all the traffic.� Having been born in Washington D.C. the quote inevitably stayed in my head as did the skinny guy with the booming voice. In fact, it was the voice that triggered the memory, as the man himself now on the tube in front of me seemed to have grown into his voice. Older, of course (only women don�t age in Hollywood, because they aren�t allowed to), but the hair close-cropped instead of flowing like the early nineties look I first saw him in and the frame filled out like anyone should be after 15 years. And as a pompous elementary school dean, he was funny. Fun-ee. Even Nicole laughed out loud as he berated Zach (or was it Cody? Is there a difference?) with a mop in a dream sequence. This might sound silly, but it was nice to see him again."