TOUCH BY AN ANGEL

ED BEGLEY JR
ACTOR ED BEGELY JR STARRED IN THE MEDIACAL DRAMA ST ELSE WHERE RECEIVING AN EMMY NOMINATION DURING EACH VIEWING SESSION HE HAS NUMEROUS TELEVISON CREDITS AND HAS APPEARED ON BROADWAY AND IN FEATURRE FILMS INCLUDING BATMAN FOREVER HE STARRED IN THE EPISODE ENTITLED TILL WE MEET AGAIN IT WAS A PLEASURE TO APPEAR ON THE SHOW THAT HAS SUCH A POSITIVE IMPACT ON PRIME TIME WE NEED MORE PROGRAMINING OF THIS NATURE

KATHIE LEE GIFFORD
ENTERTAIMER BUSINESS WOMAN WIFE AND MOTHER KATHIE LEE GIFFORD IS THE COHOST OF THE POPULAR MORNIN TALK SHOW LIVE WITH REGIS AND KATHIE LEE SHE PORTRAYED A SURROGATE MOTHER IN THE EPISODE ENTITLED BIRTHMARKS I'LL NEVER FORGET TWO OF THE LONGEST PROFFESIONAL DAYS OF MY CAREER THE FIRST DAY BEING FIFTEEN HOURS AND THE SECOND BEING EIGHTEEN HOURS ALL THE WHILE DOING NOTHING BUT CRYING OR GIVING BIRTH THE AMAZING THING IS I'VE NEVER HAD SO MUCH FUN IN MY ENTIRE LOFE MARTHA THE CAST AND THE CREW WERE WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH AND I TREASURE MY MEMORIES WITH THEM

JASMINE GUY
JASMINE GUY PORTRAYED KATHLEEN A FALLEN ANGEL IN TWO EPISODES SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL AND LOST AND FOUND SHE HAS APPEARED IN FEATURED FILMS AND IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER ROLE ON A DIFERENT WORLD OTHER TELVISION SERIES INCLUDE MELROSE PLACE AND TALK OF THE TOWN EVERYTHING WAS COOL UNTIL THE LAST SCENE THE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL MONICA VERSUS KATHLEEN ROMA VERSUS JAZ NOW IN THE PRECEEDING I KNEW WHAT TO PLAY IT WAS OBVIOUS MY INTENTIONS MOTIVATION AND PURPOSE BUT I WAS PRETENDING TO BE A PERSON COME SHOWDOWN TIME I WAS AN ANGEL HMMM WHAT EXCATLY DOES AN ANGEL DO ESPECIALLY A MESSENGER OF SATAN HERE COMES THE PHILOSOPHICAL PART THE STORY NEVER TOLD TO THE AUDIENCE BUT ONLY SEEN AT WORK I MUST SAY THAT ROMA HAS THE ANGEL PART DOWN PAT I CAN ALMOST SEE WINGS SPROUTING FROM HER BACK SO TO CONFRONT HER INTENSE FORCE OF GOODNESS I DREW FROM ALL THE EVILS I'VE SEEN AT WORK IN HUMAN NATURE INSECURITY SELFISHNESS DEFENSIVENESS ND PAIN THEN I MASKED WITH A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE DUTY AND HUMOR VOILA INSTANT DEVIL I REALIZE WE ARE CONSTANTALY IN THE BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL O REMEMBER EVERY SHOWDOWN I'VE EVER WITNESSED I REALIZED HOW PROFOUNDLY UNVIERSAL THE THEME AND THEREFORE THE APPEAL OF THIS SHOW I'M PROUD TO HAVE BEEN PART OF ITS TWOY YEAR RUN EVEN IF MY ANGEL IS BAD

VALERIE HARPER
TELVISON AUDIENCES MET VALERIE HARPER AS THE BEST FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR OF MARY RICHARDS ON THE LONG RUNNING MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW SHE LATER STARRED IN RHODA AND VALERIE AND NUMEROUS TELEVISON AND FEATURE FILMS ON TOUCH BY AN ANGEL SHE PLAYED THE MOTHER OFA TEENAGE SON ACCUSED OF AN HEINOUS CRIME IN A EPISODE ENTITLED FLESH AND BLOOD THE WHOLE SET WAS TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL IT WAS AN WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE ESPECIALLY BEING IN SALT LAKE CITY WITH THE MOUNTAINS AND FRESH AIR I LOVED THE FEELING OF BEING ON LOCATION AWAY FROM HOLLYWOOD OR NEW YOUR IT WAS LIKE THE SET OF A FEATURE FILMS THE SCRIPT WAS SO GOOD AND SO WAS EVERY CREW MEMBER THIS IS NOT A SOFT SHOW THE SCRIPT ARE ABOUT CRUCIAL HUMAN ISSUES AND PASSIONS IT'S A VERY DEEP SHOW THAT MARTHA IS WRITING BUT WITH A LIGHT TOUCH DURING FILMING I HAD THE WEEKEND OFF AND MET A SWEET YOUNG LADY IN A SHOP AT THE MALL SHE WAS TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR HER CHOIR TO TAKE A TRIP TO WASHIINGTON D.C TO COMPETE IN A NATIONAL COMPETION I GAVE HERE ALL THE CASH I HAD FIVE DOLLARS AND SHE SAID YOU'RRE AN ANGEL THEN I TOLD HER I WAS IN SALT LAKE CITY TO DO TOUCH BY AN ANGEL AND SHE TOLD ME IT'S ONE OF THE FEW SHOWS HER PARENTS ALLOWED HER TO WATCHED BECAUSE IT'S SO POSITIVE HER CHOIR WAS DOING EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO GET TO THE COMPETION WASHING CARS SELLING CAKES DOING CHORES TTO TRY TO HELP THEM THE PRODUCERS INVITED THE CHOIR TO SING ON THE SET WHERE THE MARVEOUS CREW DONATED SEVERAL THOUSAND OF DOLLARS AND THE LOCAL PRESS COVERED THE STORY RECENTLY WHEN I CAME BACK INTO TOWN TO WORK ON A EPISODE OF PROMISED LAND I RAN INTO THAT SAME YOUNG LADY WHO TOLD ME HER CHOIR HAD NOT ONLY RECIEVED AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 DOLLARS AS A RESULT OF THE NEWSTORIES BUT THEY WON THE COMPETION I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE WARTMTH OF THIS CAST AND CREW AND HOW THEY ENABLED THIS YOUNG PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR DREAM

RANDY TRAVIS
SINGER RANDY TRAVIS IS A FAVORITE OF COUNTRY MUSIC FANS EVERYWHERE HE MADE SPECIAL GUEST STAR APPEARENCES ON TWO CHRISTMAS THEMED EPISODES FEAR NOT AND THE FEATHER TRAVIS PLAY A CYNICAL AND OVER PROTECTIVE OLDER BROHER OF A DISABLED TEEN I'VE WORKED WITH THE CAST AND CREW OF TOUCH BY AN ANGEL TWICE AND HAVE SOME GREAT MEMORIES AND SOME NEW FRIENDSHIP THAT WILL LAST THE REST OF MY LIFE I THINK THE SHOW IS AN INSPIRATION TO EVERYONE WHO WATCHES IT'S THE KIND OF SHOW WE NEED A LOT MORE ON TV

JO VAN ARK MAY BE BEST KNOWN TOTELEVISONS AUDIENCES AS VALENE EWING ON THE DRAMA KNOTS LANDING BUT THE VERSATILE ACTRESS'S STAGE AD VOICE OVER CREDITED ARE CONSIDERABLE SHE COSTARRED WITH ED BEGGLEY JR PLAYING HIS SISTER IN THE EPISODE TILL WE MEET AGAIN I CANNOT SAY EENOUGH ABOUT THE SHOW I TALK ABOUT IT IN EVERY INTERVIEW I DO THIS IS NOT A SOUND BITE QUOTE BUT I FEEL SUCH GENUINE DEPTH OF EMOTION ABOUT THIS SHOW EVERYHTING IS DONE WITH SUCH SUBTLETY HUMOR AND WARMTH THIS COMING SEASON IT WILL BE THE SHOW TO WATCH THE KIND OF SPIRTUALITY THAT TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL OFFERS IS A REAL BELLWEATHER FOR OTHER SHOW I TOOK THE SCRIPT INTO A CONFERENCE ROOM AND KNOWING THAT ED BEGLEY JR WOULD PLAY MY BROTHER I WAS READY TO GO AFTER I READ THE FIRST TWENTY PAGES I THOUGHT HIS IS A MOVIE SUCH A POWERFUL STORY AND SO WELL CAST AS A PERSON IT WAS A RELIGIOUS LIFE ALTERING EXPERINCE FOR ME THEIR IS A SPIRIT ON THE SET AND IT'S WONDERFUL THAT IT ISN'T FILM IN LOS ANGLES THE FEELING OF SPACE AND SOLITUDE FEEDS THE WORK IT WAS A VERY EMOTINAL EPISODE AND WE NEEDED ALL THE SPACE WE COULD GET MARTHA WILLAMSON IS A STRONG FORCE OF POSITIVE ENERGY BUT NEVER HOVERS OR INTIMIDATES THAT WAS AN EXTRA GRACE NOTE