*Brian Bonsall, 25, who played Andy Keaton in “Family Ties,” pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree assault in a case involving his girlfriend and was sentenced to probation, Boulder, Colo., prosecutors said.
*Barack Obama has the aura of a rock star, says George Clooney. “You’ve been in a room once in a while with a rock star,” Clooney said Friday at the Venice Film Festival. “He walks into the world, and he takes your breath away. I’d love him to be president, quite honestly.” The actor also had kind words for Hillary Clinton and John Edwards.
*The Fox thriller “24” has added John Billingsley and Jeffrey Nordling for the upcoming seventh season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nordling will play an FBI agent named Larry and Billingsley will play somebody named Latham.
*Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed Cristina Ortiz as the chief designer of its women’s ready-to-wear line, replacing Graeme Black, who recently left the company.
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Personals was compiled by Alan Leo from Tribune news services and staff reports..
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Personals was compiled by Alan Leo from Tribune news services and staff reports.




