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TVGEN: Welcome to the TVGEN/Yahoo! Chat Auditorium. Our guest tonight is Melrose Place's Linden Ashby.
Please join us Thursday, March5, when Wortham Krimmer, Andrew on One Life to Live, joins us at 8p.m./ET, 5p.m./PT.
| Ashby | This is Linden Ashby from Melrose Place. Let's get the questions rolling. |
| Jaymeguest_2d8d1805 | Do any of the girls on Melrose Place ever play practical jokes on the guys? |
| Ashby | Yeah, they pretend to like us. |
| Gwennabee311 | Hi, Linden. I saw you in New Orleans. Did you have fun? |
| Ashby | I had a great time in New Orleans. I wish I was there now. So you eat and drink. And by the second week, you're a fat drunk. Then you find the casino. And so by week three you're a fat, drunk loser. And, well, life doesn't get much better than that. |
| Snowlet24 | The NBC movie you did with Yasmine Bleeth-- is there going to be a sequel to it? I really think there should be a sequel or a better explanation. |
| Ashby | I think we are talking to NBC about a sequel. Or possibly a series. It's ah up in the air right now, though. |
| Wolfmanjp | Why didn?t the makers of Mortal Kombat put you back on in the sequel as Johnny Cage? |
| Ashby | Because they have s--- for brains. |
| Margo_gal | Do you like acting? |
| Ashby | Yes, love acting, hate show business. |
| Snowlet24: | Did you ask your wife to come on the show? |
| Ashby | No, I didn't. But I was very happy when she got the part. |
| Niki_27 | Is this the last season of Melrose Place? |
| Ashby | No, I think that Melrose will be back next year. |
| Goldie124 | Aren't you married to someone who is famous in her own right? |
| Ashby | Incredibly famous. |
| Goldie124 | Do you have an e-mail address that your fans could write you? |
| Ashby | Yes. But I don't know it. I?ll have it in a minute. |
| Wolfmanjp | Do you have any movies lined up where you can use your martial-at-is talent? |
| Ashby | No, but I'm looking for something right now. I feel deprived and depressed if I don?t get to hit or punch someone almost daily. |
| Candy_Kiss_2 | I love Melrose Place!! You have a really sweet smile and are such a cutie pie! |
| Ashby | Thank you. My mother told me never interrupt when someone is complimenting you. |
| Trillian___ | Do you ever go online? |
| Ashby | Yes. But not really chat rooms per se. |
| Aprettydowngirl | Linden, how long have you been acting? |
| Ashby | About 12 years. The word I'm getting here is that no one has set up an e-mail address for the show, which I can't believe. But you can send me fan mail, which I would really appreciate -- lots of fan mail! ? at Linden Ashby, c/o Melrose Place, 27420 Avenue Scott, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. And the more fan mail the better, 'cause we don't know what's happening next year. The job you save could be my own! |
| Hangmansjoke | How long did you study martial arts for Mortal Kombat? |
| Ashby | I've been studying martial arts on and off since I was 21, with a lot of off time. Mostly karate, with some tae kwan do. With some Chinese styles thrown into the mix. |
| Trillian__ | Who are your funniest costars on Melrose? |
| Ashby | Thomas Calabro. |
| Hangmans_joke | Do you think you will ever do another martial-arts movie? You were good in Mortal Kombat. |
| Ashby | Yes, I will. I really enjoy doing action movies. It's something that I feel I'm good at. |
| Trillian___ | What's the last book you read? |
| Ashby | A book called Familiar Heat. And T strongly recommend it. |
| Ghfg98 | Do you like being a movie star? |
| Ashby | Yes! |
| Trillian___ | What is your favorite beverage and why? |
| Ashby | Well, beer. And I can think of a trillian reasons why. |
| Vikigirl | Is the character Coop going to remarry Lexi for the money? |
| Ashby | Probably not, but you never know. |
| Pravda_l7 | Why aren't you watching the Grammy Awards? |
| Ashby | Well, I'm on the West Coast, so it hasn't started yet. But I think I know who's going to do well anyway. My bets are with Sarah MacLachlan, Fiona Apple, Smashing Pumpkins, just to name a few. |
| MelanieJChisolm | When you were in New Orleans, did you spot Anne Rice? |
| Ashby | No, I didn't. But I wish I had. |
| Niki_27 | Were you disappointed when they killed off your wife's character? |
| Ashby | Yes, I was. I love working with her. |
| Vikigirl | Is the rumor true that you are leaving Melrose after this season? |
| Ashby | Maybe. But maybe not. Write fan mail! |
| Firecube | Do you ever write back to your fans when the write you? |
| Ashby | Yes, I do. |
| Goldie124 | Do you have children? |
| Ashby | Yes, I do. Two girls. |
| Goldie124 | Whose character do you hate the most on Melrose? |
| Ashby | Me, or my characters? Linden or Coop hates? |
| Hangmans_joke | You look like you are in great shape. How long and how many days do you work out a week? |
| Ashby | Not as much as I should. But more than I want to. I work out two days a week, I run a couple of days a week. I work out on a heavy bag or take a martial-arts class. Try to do that a couple of times a week. And surf as much as possible. |
| John9000 | Did you ever wish to shun all your martial-arts discipline and concentration and just go kick someone's ass? |
| Ashby | Yes. About five times a day. |
| Hangmansjoke | I heard Brandon Lee was going to play Cage in Mortal Kombat but he died. Do you know if that is true? |
| Ashby | I don't think it is, but it could well be, and if it meant the difference of him being alive or dead, I gladly would have given up the part. |
| Vikigirl | Do you like working on Melrose Place? |
| Ashby | Yes, I do. It's a great job as far as a TV series go. I laugh a lot. I get to kiss beautiful women. And hang out with some pretty great people. And the paycheck ain't bad either. |
| Jwkw | Do you golf with Jack Wagner? |
| Ashby | No. I don't golf with Jack Wagner. I believe Jack feels that golfing with him is a supreme honor and privilege. I guess I just don?t rate. |
| Goldie124 | I've seen the Melrose Place web site and it sucks. Do you think you can pull some strings and fix it up? |
| Ashby | I can certainly bring it to someone's attention, and hopefully it can get better. |
| DieselJet | How come everyone is trying to kill everyone else on your show? You know, it gets pretty lame after a while! |
| Ashby | Tell me about it! Well, we all live in a tiny apartment building. And we're all fairly successful. Why we don't live in houses, I don't understand. So I imagine we just get on each other's nerves. So a death or two is inevitable. Helps clear the air, and everyone feels better afterwards. Kind of like a trip to the chiropractor. |
| Vikigirl | Is Coop going to get a life soon? |
| Ashby | I wish he would. In the past they didn't write for me as well as they've started to. So, yes, Coop is getting a life. However, Linden, on the other hand, could use some help. |
| Mustang1998_98 | What do you enjoy doing when you are not on Melrose? |
| Ashby | I drive my Camaro. No, just kidding! When I'm not on Melrose I do the things that everybody does. You know, the day in, day out of living. And I try to have as much fun as possible. |
| Goldie124 | Do you get along with everybody on the set? |
| Ashby | Yes. Mostly. Sort of. Almost everyone. |
| Mustang1998_98 | Are you planning on staying on Melrose? |
| Ashby | I hope so, yes. But if I don't, it's the nature of the beast. And I have a lot of other things that I look forward to doing. |
| Vikigirl | Do you have any new movies coming up that we your fans should know about? |
| Ashby | I did a movie called The Time of Her Time that hasn't been released yet. Pretty sexy, pretty cool, all around good film. Very smart. Based on a Norman Mailer novel. Actually a novella by the same name. |
| Goldie124 | Do you have any pets? |
| Ashby | Yes. A dog. Named Boo. He's a Rhodesian ridgeback, and he's a great dog. |
| Trillian _ | What kind of music do you like? |
| Ashby | I listen to a lot of alternative, I guess. And I like rock 'n' roll. But sometimes I get completely fried on the radio stations and wind up tuning into the country station just for a break. So I?ll pretty much listen to anything that's good. |
| Margo_gal | Are you afraid they will kill your character? |
| Ashby | No. I'm not afraid. |
| BoNd506 | How did you decide you wanted to become a actor? |
| Ashby | I don't think you decide to become an actor, at least I don?t think you should. T think it should be something that you need to do. That you won't be happy doing anything else. Because the reality of the business is too tough to do unless you have a passion for it and unless you can't be happy doing anything else. So I didn't choose it, it chose me. |
| Vikigirl | Is the Melrose set really like one big happy family, as reported? |
| Ashby | Yeah, for the most part it actually is. It's a cast with pretty much no egos or agendas, no bulls---, just a lot of people who really like their work. And we don't suffer fools very well.
I think that starts from the top down, meaning from Aaron Spelling's office all the way down to the security guards on the set. It's a great place to work. And I feel really lucky to be here. |
| Fox_racing | How did you get the role in Melrose Place,.. seeing that your last major role was in the smash hit film Mortal Kombat! |
| Ashby | Well, since Mortal Kombat I did about four or five independent films, and films for Showtime, and I did a series last year for ABC called SW Game, which was unfortunately kind of short-lived. So, when the offer came to do Melrose it was the right thing at the right time. |
| TobbeE | Do you have any favorite movie role or something that you'd really love to do? |
| Ashby | Yes. I want to do an adaptation of a short story by Dean Koontz called "Chase." It's a great story and I think it would be a great movie.
There's another book called The Dogs of Winter that I would like to make into a film, but these are all long, drawn-out processes. And you wind up banging your head against the wall quite a bit. But in the end, if it all works out, there is nothing better. |
| mary guest20b94401 | Do most people recognize you on the street? |
| Ashby | Yes, they do. It's funny because when I did Mortal Kombat I was recognized by a lot of young men or boys who were totally into martial arts and it was a whole different crowd than what I get from being recognized from Melrose. The Melrose crowd is more 20-something girls, which in my book, beats 9-year-old boys any day of the week! |
| Mustang1998_98 | Do you enjoy surfing? |
| Ashby | Love it. I've been surfing since I was 9 years old. I grew up on the beach in northeast Florida and have pretty much surfed my whole life. The waves here with El Ninio have been great this winter. Really big. |
| TobbeE | What kind of music do you like? Anything you can't stand? |
| Ashby | Music I can?t stand is crappy music. I can't stand generic music. Vanilla music. I can't stand music that panders anymore than I can stand books or films that pander. Or for that matter television that panders, which God knows there is no shortage of. Girls, on the other hand, who pander -- no problem. |
| Shaggy_for_prez | How long after you receive a letter will you respond, and is the signature yours or a secretary's? |
| Ashby | It's mine: I don't have a secretary, and I will respond as soon as possible. And for Shaggy, I'll even enclose a Scooby Snack. |
| Chodaskin | How many days do you work on Melrose? |
| Ashby | Five. |
| TobbeE | Would you like to have a role in Baywatch if you could? |
| Ashby | No. That would mean way too much working out. I'm too old and tired for that s---. |
| Sexyguest_3b94906 | Linden, I'd just have to ask, how old are you? |
| Ashby | 37. |
| _Bad_Ass | Did you play any sports in high school? |
| Ashby | I did, I played soccer, and I surfed. Actually competitively back then. I was invited to the East Coast championships three times. |
| TobbeE | Who's your favorite guitarist? |
| Ashby | My favorite guitarist -- that's a tough one. Drummers are easier. Kenny Arnot. There's so many great guitarists that it's tough to say. |
| John9000 | Have any Melrose gossip for us? I really need to know what's happening next week! |
| Ashby | Next week on Melrose Place... what will happen next week on Melrose Place... I think I'll work to get rid of Lexi. Maybe pawn her off on Peter. |
| John9000 | Do you actually watch Melrose Place on Mondays? |
| Ashby | Yeah, I think I'm like everybody else. I watch a lot more than I admit . |
| Sexyguest3b94906 | How is it working with Alyssa? |
| Ashby | Alyssa is a treat. If I wasn't married, I'd be knocking on her door. |
| SKG_21 | Where did you go to acting school? |
| Ashby | I went to the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, and studied with Sanford Meisner. |
| Short-stuff-99 | What was your favorite show that you have done this year? |
| Ashby | My favorite episode of Melrose Place this year was episode number 18, the second one that Thomas Colabro directed. |
| DieselJet | How come no one ever gets caught?? |
| Ashby | In life or on the show? That's the beauty of Hollywood! Trust me, pal, I've been caught! |
| Chodaskin | Do you like TV or movies better? |
| Ashby | I like good projects. I don't really care so much about the medium. However, I think there is a freedom in film that you can't get in television. |
| TobbeE | Who's your favorite actor? |
| Ashby | My favorite actor? I don't know. I like all the ones that everyone else likes. And I like them for a million different reasons. |
| Starlet4616 | What was it like to have your wife on the show? |
| Ashby | It was not as good as having Vikigirl on the show. |
| Goldie124 | Did you watch Melrose before you were on it? |
| Ashby | Once again, like everyone else, I watched a lot more than I admitted to. |
| Sweetj25 | Do you think you can bring the show back to life??? |
| Ashby | Well, I didn't know it was dead, and I think good writing is the key to successful television. And I think the shows are actually getting better and better. |
| John9000 | Dude, you rule so much on Melrose. I love your character. Hopefully he isn't planning to leave or kill anyone? |
| Ashby | Dude, you rule! Wherever you are. And I'm not planning on going anywhere. |
| Vikigirl | Do you like watching the shows that you star in? |
| Ashby | No. T don't like watching myself very much. I get really critical and really uncomfortable. It's actually a nasty kind of self-inflicted torture. |
| Bella26_ | Has anyone ever invited you to have cybersex? |
| Ashby | No. T'd like to try it. |
| Anastasia_Leigh | If you had to chose one actress you would like to work with, who would it be? |
| Ashby | I don't know. I like Lena Olin a lot. |
| Starlet4616 | Is Aaron Spelling as nice as everyone says? |
| Ashby | Aaron Spelling is as nice as everyone says. He is a true gentleman in a town sorely lacking in gentlemen. I would do anything for him. He is loyal to his actors and, I think, in turn it engenders loyalty to him. |
| TobbeE | Have you ever tried snowboarding? |
| Ashby | Yes, I have tried snowboarding. I'm actually a very good skier. I taught skiing in Colorado when I was in college, and I've surfed all my life, so T thought it would be second nature. Man, was I wrong. I've never fallen so many times in one day in my life. But I want to try it again. It's the backside turns that killed me. Any hints? |
| Starlet4616 | Who is the best kisser on Melrose? |
| Ashby | Me. And Kelly Rutherford ain't bad either, but that Susan Waiters girl is extraordinary, personally speaking. |
| Starlet4616 | Who is your dentist? You have great teeth. |
| Ashby | My dentist is Dr. Nick Luizzi.
That's all we have time for, the guys tell me. I wish that I could have answered more questions in a more in-depth manner. It's been a lot of fun, and I appreciate everyone's time and patience. And next time, let's ask the wild questions, the things you really want to know. Not that I?ll answer them, but it'll spice life up! And please, once more, write fan mail to Linden Ashby, c/o Melrose Place, 27420 Avenue Scott, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. And I swear I will write back! |
| TVGEN | Thanks for joining us this evening, Linden. Please come back and join us again. |