“Hottie of the Week”
May 9th, 2008


Did you watch the recent episodes of “Desperate Housewives” where Lynette (Felicity Huffman) is surprised when Rick Coletti (Jason Gedrick) shows up at the Scavo pizzeria? While he worked as a chef at their restaurant, Lynette enjoyed his attention. Now he’s back to give competition with his own restaurant except Lynette’s twin sons burned it down. They were afraid their parents would get divorced since Rick’s back.
Or did you catch “Wisegal” recently on Lifetime? I didn’t watch it because it was about the Mafia. I’ve never been interested in any movies about the mob. Jason Gedrick played the mob boss, Frank Russon.
More about Jason as an actor:
Jason Gedrick was just a teen when he broke into showbiz as a movie extra. His first acting break happened in his native Chicago in the film “Bad Boys,” starring Sean Penn. Leading roles followed in feature films including “Iron Eagle,” “Stacking” and “The Heavenly Kid.” Boyishly appealing and extremely determined, he quickly graduated to speaking roles, beginning with the soppy 1985 comedy Heavenly Kid.
In the ’90s he turned to the small screen, where his ruggedly handsome, working-class looks usually got him typecast as a cop or a criminal. He also co-starred with Meg Ryan and Kiefer Sutherland in “Promised Land,” Ron Howard’s “Backdraft” and “Crossing the Bridge.” Gedrick also starred in Stephen Bochco’s “Murder One” and then went on to star in the critically acclaimed CBS series “EZ Streets,” opposite Ken Olin and Joe Pantoliano. Gedrick’s television credits also include the highly rated miniseries “The Last Don,” with Danny Aiello and Joe Mantegna, “The Last Don II,” “Boomtown,” “LAX” and “Windfall.” In 2003, he starred in the Lifetime Original Movie, “A Date With Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster.”
More interesting facts:
Birth Name: Jason Michael Gedroic
Birth Place: Chicago, IL
Date of Birth: 02/07/1965
Parents divorced when he was young. Gedrick was raised by his mother in Chicago, while his older brother and sister lived with their father.
He auditioned six times for the role of a young pilot in 1986’s Iron Eagle before landing the part. He made his Broadway debut in 1989 opposite Helen Hunt, replacing Eric Stoltz in a revival of Our Town. He suffers from dyslexia. Gedrick has 3 sons.
CONGRATULATIONS TO JASON GEDRICK FOR BEING DIANE’S HOTTIE OF THE WEEK!
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I’ll post a recipe tomorrow for Mother’s Day! It’s a delicious blondie dessert.
I haven’t started Chapter Five. I’ve had too much going on this week but definitely want to write on my new wip today.







