In Part 1 of our Q&A with Kristen Bell, the Veronica Mars star dished on her decision to dabble in big-screen horror (with Pulse, which opened at No. 5 this past weekend) as well as the (equally scary?) prospect of real-life marriage. Here in Part 2, the actress talks about Veronica Mars' own love life, hangin' out on the Gilmore Girls set, and making beautiful music.
TV Guide: Let's talk about Veronica Mars. What have you heard about how [series creator]
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Question: I know Johnny Depp is multitalented: He can paint, write poetry, act and play at least one instrument. But can he sing? I'm asking because I recently watched Cry-Baby and wondered whether that was him performing the songs.
Answer:
Although I've seen countless references to Johnny Depp's singing in Cry-Baby (1990), the numbers his character performs in the film – "King Cry Baby," "Doin' Time for Bein' Young," "High School Hellcats" and "Teardrops Are Falling" — are sung by roots rocker James Intveld (billed as "John"), whose current credits include touring with the Blasters and costarring in the upcoming movie Chrystal with Billy Bob Thornton. Intveld released his first, self-titled album in 1996. The vocals for
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Before he played charming oddballs in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands and, well, insert most of his acting résumé here, Johnny Depp was your garden-variety teen idol on Fox's 21 Jump Street. Back in 1990, cult film director John Waters gave Depp his big-screen break — and a chance to send up his Tiger Beat image — in Cry-Baby. And since the Cry-Baby Director's Cut DVD is out today, TVGuide.com has a chance to touch base with Waters, for some "I knew Depp when" reminiscing and chatter about the rest of his freaky film exploits.
TVGuide.com: Cry-Baby was perhaps the most mainstream or "ready for prime time," of all your many wacky movies.John Waters: I disagree. Pecker is probably my nicest movie. Just 'cause Cry-Baby is a musical, people forget that I have a very dysfunctional, disturbed family in it. I have an ingenue who drinks her own tears becaus
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