Carice van Houten Guest Stars on THE SIMPSONS! Los Angeles, CA —It was no secret that my favorite actress, Carice van Houten loves The Simpsons ! I knew she made a stop on her last visit to L.A. to the Pico Ave Fox Studios to the Simpsons sound stage.   Van Houten left proudly sporting a Simpson’s souvenir jacket. Carice van Houten is probably best known as the Red Witch, Melisandre in the wildly popular HBO series, Game of Thrones .    She’s also the winner of five, Golden Calf awards (The Dutch equivalent of our Oscar Award).    Van Houten’s amazing talent first blew me away as the star of my all time favorite dramatic film, Paul Verhoeven’s, Black Book .    Now van Houten has found herself as guest star on the Simpsons.     Her character named Anneke van Houten will debut on the May 3rd episode. This incredibly talented actress comes from a gifted Dutch family that’s deeply routed in in art, music, television and the...

Sam Simon and his family Okay, I must confess to being a fan of The Simpsons... Los Angeles, CA —One of the fathers of the Simpson family has left us too soon at age 59.    Award winning writer Sam Simon died here from colon cancer. Simon was a writer and being a writer is a lonely occupation.   A writer’s only companion is his computer while he struggles to put significant words on paper.   Sam Simon was an amazing and talented man.   He was also legendary philanthropist that enjoyed sharing his substantial wealth. Simon was a true friend of animals, funding veterinary care for critters in need.   Simon also funded a vegetarian food bank for the needy.   He constantly donated money to a long line of very deserving causes through his Sam Simon Foundation . After being diagnosed with cancer in 2012, Simon started buying zoos and circuses just to free their animals. Simon went public with his cancer fight and battled it as nobly as a...