Ilene Graff in "Castle"

Aaaand I'm BACK! Sorry for being away so long. The BIG JOB has been pretty demanding of late. Hopefully I can squeeze in time here and there to update this blog, specially since my Season 4 of the Mr. Belvedere DVD is finally on it's way! YEAH!

It got hard for me to order when they went Shout Factory! Direct. I really can't blame them, though. In fact, I think they're awesome for continuing to release the DVDs in spite of the numbers, which have since discouraged the big online retailers from picking it up. Boo Amazon! Boo everyone of you online retailer companies you! I'll be back posting detailed reviews of Mr. Belvedere episodes soon enough!

What brought me back? Well, I saw Ilene Graff in Castle! Actually, I'm quite embarrassed to admit that I saw the episode a long time ago (this is the 4th episode of Castle's second season) but Ilene Graff completely flew below my radar. I was staring at her all that time and I didn't even notice. My Belvedere cred has taken a serious hit, folks!

I only noticed it when I saw Castle listed among Ilene's IMDB credits and I was shocked to realize she had been in that episode. I saw it again and now I realize why I didn't notice her. She didn't smile at all, except slightly and briefly in the entire episode. I guess I'm just used to seeing Ilene smile all the time.

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Oh yeah, Geocities has finally gone down. So my Mr. Belvedere site there has finally gone kaput. But I have it all saved in my hard drive so I'll be transferring info from the site to this blog slowly.

Be back soon!

Ilene Graff at Magic Castle Anniversary

(Isn't that just an awesome photo of Ilene? Photo courtesy of Broadwayworld.com)

Ilene Graff To Appear In Celebration Of The 100th Anniversary Of The Magic Castle, Celebration To Take Place 9/14-15

Cabaret at the Castle (www.magiccastle.com) has chosen Grammy-nominated recording artist, television and Broadway star, Ilene Graff (www.ilenegraff.com), to appear in celebration of 100th anniversary of the structure known today as the Magic Castle. Accompanied by her Musical Director-husband Ben Lanzarone, Graff performs songs from Broadway, the movies and the pop world with completely unique interpretations and arrangements.

For the full article, click here.

Ilene Graff Blog Talk Radio Interview

Check out this thirty minute interview with Ilene Graff for Blog Talk Radio. It's available as both streaming and for download.

Thanks to Adrian for the tip!

Ilene Graff sings at the Metropolitan Room

From: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125973.html
By Andrew Gans
05 Feb 2009
Singer-actress Ilene Graff, who is best known for her work as the mom on the long-running ABC comedy "Mr. Belvedere," will return to the Metropolitan Room in Manhattan March 1.

Graff's show, entitled First You Dream, is scheduled to begin at 4 PM at the intimate cabaret. The actress will be accompanied by her husband, musical director Ben Lanzarone.

Among the songs Graff will interpret are "Where or When," "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," "Out of This World," "Little Things," "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," "First You Dream," "A Quiet Thing," "The Impossible Dream" and a Grease medley, among others.

Ilene Graff has been seen on Broadway in Promises, Promises; Grease; Truckload; and I Love My Wife.

The Metropolitan Room is located in Manhattan at 34 West 22nd Street. There is a $20 music charge and a two-drink minimum. For reservations visit www.metropolitanroom.com or call (212) 206-0440.

Merry Christmas from Mr. Belvedere!

In attendance at the Alex Theater's "It's a Fabulous Life" on December 20, 2008 was Ilene Graff (Marsha Owens). Photo by by Bill Dow.



That's Alison Arngrim on the left, who was "Nellie" on Little House on the Prairie.

More photos of Ilene from the event here.