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<h1 align="center"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">ANNIE
WOOD </font></b></font></h1>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFCC99"><i><b>Hollywood
Reporter</b></i><b> has called green-eyed, platinum-blonde Annie Wood, host
of <i>Tribune Entertainment'</i>s nationally syndicated show, <i>BZZZ!</i>,
"a real find." They liken her on-screen dazzle, impertinence and spunk to <i>Jean
Harlow</i>, <i>Mae West</i> and cinema comedienne, <i>Joan Davis</i>. Other
critics have called up memories of <i>Judy Holiday</i>, <i>Martha Raye</i>,
<i>Goldie Hawn</i> and <i>Lucille Ball</i>. </b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Her
husky, warm, likable voice and rapid fire diction have been declared among the
most memorable in the business today. Which explains why you will often here
her pitching something or other on the radio. After watching her on stage, one
industry executive concluded, "Annie is probably one of the most vivacious women
to hit the TV screen in a long, long time. She's a natural!" </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">All
across America, the public seems to concur, as Annie is regularly approached
by teenagers, college kids, parents and old folks, alike. Cross-country press
junkets for <i>BZZZ!</i> took Annie to public events in Boston, Dallas, Houston,
Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Portland and Kansas City
where she was met by happy fans of all ages. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Annie
receives hundreds of letters seeking autographs, pictures and even advice. Children
send her handmade bracelets, drawings and other gifts. Boys, girls and their
parents want their pictures taken with her. Often, in person, they simply want
to talk to her, or hug her - because they feel somehow that Annie Wood is their
friend. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Annie
openly boasts about being a tomboy. This seems to have garnered the 5'9" blonde
an immense measure of loyalty and acceptance among women of far-reaching ethnic,
demographic and economic strata. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In
point of fact, Annie Wood is a classically trained, serious actress who has
been in front of theatre audiences since the age of twelve. She studied Stanislavsky's
"the method" with <i>Kent Bateman</i> and <i>Vic Vallero</i> and the Meisner
technique with <i>Jovin Montinaro</i> and <i>Bob McAndrew</i>. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">She
expanded her comedic range with lengthy stints in improv groups, the <i>New
Barbarians</i> and <i>The Improv-ables</i>. Annie was also a dedicated member
of the <i>Theatre III Repertory Company</i>, <i>Metropole Theatre Group</i>
and <i>Actorworks</i> in Beverly Hills, where she also taught advanced Improvisation.
</font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">At
15 years old Annie was awarded the <i>"Outstanding Comedic Actress"</i> award
for her portrayal of the Nurse in <i>Romeo & Juliet</i> at the prestigious <i>Ahmanson
Theatre</i> in Los Angeles. Other Shakespearean performances by Annie include
<i>Twelfth Night</i>, <i>As You Like It</i> and <i>The Comedy of Errors</i>.
In contemporary theatre, Annie portrayed the lead in <i>Diary of Anne Frank</i>,
as well as major parts in William Saroyan's <i>Hello Out There</i>, Steven Tisch's
<i>The Carpenters</i>, Jane Martin's <i>Talking With...</i>, Peter Dee's <i>And
Stuff </i>and Earl Boen's long-running comedy, <i>Medium Murder</i>, to name
just a few. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Prior
to her stellar rise on <i>BZZZ!</i>, Annie had established herself for more
than a decade as a hardworking actress with diverse film and television credits
including HBO's <i>Rita Rudner Show</i>, NBC's <i>Fall From Grace</i> with <i>Kevin
Spacey</i>, ABC's <i>Lush Life</i>, Playboy's <i>Inside Out </i>and the forever
airing cult classic, <i>CellBlock Sisters</i>. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In
her body of work to date, Annie has successfully carried off a variety of dramatic
material from steamy love scenes (among them, playing <i>Jessica Hahn</i> opposite
to <i>Kevin Spacey</i>'s<i> Jim Baker</i>) to a comedically intimidating ex-girlfriend
with <i>Rita Rudner</i>, a teenage troublemaker and a streetwise, rough and
tumble motorcycle chick. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In
TV guest appearances, Annie has been seen verbally duking-it-out with guests
on <i>Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect</i>, kibitzing with <i>Jay Leno</i>
on <i>The Tonight Show</i>, conversing on compatibility with <i>Crook and Chase</i>,
debating decorum with <i>Marilyn and Carolyn</i>, tracking the truth about men
with <i>Dion Sanders</i> and creating Celebrity Love Matches on <i>Scoop with
Sam Rubin.</i> She was also a celebrity presenter at the <i>1997 BAMMIE Music
Awards</i> in San Francisco. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Annie's
unique voice has also been heard across the airwaves on poplar radio shows including,<i>
Battle of the Sexes with Rick Dees</i>, <i>The Mark & Bryan Show</i>, <i>Love
Lines </i>with <i>Dr. Drew</i>, <i>Rick Rachman</i>, <i>The Valentine Show</i>,
<i>Groove Radio w/Poorman</i>, <i>Fox Sports Radio</i> and the <i>Late, Late
Radio Hour with Steve Mason.</i></font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
In a whirlwind year of daily national prime-access visibility on Tribune's popular,
<i>BZZZ!</i> Annie still found time to serve as Grand Marshall of <i>North Hollywood
High's Homecoming Celebration</i> and was the Guest of Honor beside television
icon, <i>Ralph Edwards</i>, in New Mexico's <i>57th Annual Truth or Consequences
Parade</i>. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Annie's
accomplishments don't stop when she leaves the spotlight, either. She has written
several one-act plays: <i>Eavesdrop Cafe II</i> and <i>III</i>,<i> Practically
Perfect</i>, <i>Interview with Miss M</i> and her latest, <i>Hiatus</i>, a comedy
she produced, directed and starred in for a six week run in Los Angeles. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In
addition to playwriting, Annie has been a published poet since age 13, when
her first poem,<i> Perhaps We Will Marry</i> intrigued the editor of a national
poetry anthology. Other published works include her award winning poem, <i>Within</i>,
and the short story, <i>Claudio</i>, was included in <i>Illusions</i>, an anthology
featuring LA's finest new writers. Annie has also written a column for<i> Earth
News Newsletter</i> called <i>Ask Annie</i> and celebrity advice column in the
popular teen magazine, <i>All About You</i>. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Her
long awaited book of short stories entitled, <i>Where Would I Be Without Me?
stories, scenes and significant others</i>, has already garnered reviews liking
her style to "<i>Sex in the City</i>" and calling Annie a female <i>Bukowski</i>.
Her writings reveal a personality that has always "lived for the moment" and
been driven by an abiding curiosity about the world around her. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Over
the years, this curiosity has led Annie to a number of quirky odd-jobs, contributing
mightily to her whimsical outlook on life. She worked at a ball-bearing factory,
was a theatre critic for <i>The Beverly Review</i>, made margaritas at the <i>Gay
Pride Festivals</i>, marketed bonsai trees in shopping malls, recycled compact
discs by making them into earrings, cleaned up animal waste at a pet shop, sold
bee-pollen door-to-door, was a taste-tester for a fledgling frozen-pizza company,
was a live-in Nanny, distributed promotional flyers on car windshields, prepared
tax returns, was a street performer on Venice Boardwalk, was a dispatcher for
a mom and pop messenger service, drew maps for a local real estate office, was
a "mermaid" for a health spa, manufactured Aboriginal rain-sticks from bamboo,
did magic tricks as a real-life Barbie for children's birthday parties, and
read tea leaves to anyone who would listen. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Throughout
her life, Annie Wood has been an active supporter of nonprofit organizations,
contributing her time, financial support and celebrity endorsement whenever
and wherever needed. Among the organizations on whose behalf she has worked
are: <i>AIDS Project Los Angeles</i>;<i> All For The Love of Children</i>; <i>March
of Dimes</i>; <i>Wildlife Refuge</i>: <i>PETA</i>; <i>Earthsave LA</i>; <i>Alliance
For Survival</i>; <i>Second Chance</i>; <i>Amnesty International</i>; <i>Pet
Orphans Fund</i>; <i>Jewish Community Center</i>; T<i>he Democratic National
Committee</i>; <i>Project Angel Food</i>, <i>Haven House</i> and <i>Save the
Children</i>. </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFCC99"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Annie
Wood. Ring a ding ding. There's one talented human being!</font></b></font></p>
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