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Cindy Brady is at the center of controversy.  Child star Susan Olsen, who was working as a co-host for La Talk Radio's Two Chicks Talkin' Politics, first came under fire on Wednesday when actor Leon Acord-Whiting accused the Brady Brunch actress of spreading "outrageous information" following their on-air interview.  "It is wildly irresponsible for La Talk Radio to allow a Trump fanatic to co-host one of their programs, where she can spew her idiotic lies unchecked. (Being a liberal and a patriot are mutually exclusive? Hillary is causing the protests & hate crimes? The Koran is a political tract?) As much as I love Sheena Metal, I think La...

Susan Olsen, the actress who played Cindy on The Brady Bunch, was fired from her radio show after making homophobic remarks. Susan Olsen Fired from Radio Show Olsen, who co-hosts L.A. Talk Radio’s Two Chicks Talkin’ Politics show, hosted gay actor, activist, and producer Leon Acord-Whiting. Following the show, Acord-Whiting took to Facebook. He criticized La Talk radio […]

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Former “Brady Bunch” child star Susan Olsen was fired from her hosting gig on La Talk Radio after sending a homophobic-tinged message to one of her guests. The 55-year-old, known for playing Cindy Brady on the famed ’70s sitcom, co-hosted a radio talk show called “Two Chicks Talkin’ Politics” and went on a rant against openly gay actor Leon Acord-Whiting after the two debated various issues on the show. The actor publicized a private message Olsen sent to him on Facebook following the broadcast, which read, in part, “You are the biggest f—– in the world.” Also Read: Ad-Rock Leads Protest After.

Old Dogs & New Tricks, starring Leon Acord, Curt Bonnem, Jeffrey Patrick Olson and David Pevsner, debuted on Saturday night.

The show asks, in a place called Boystown, do gay men ever grow up? Or do we just grow old? Nathan, Brad, Muscles and Ross stumble through middle age in an alternate universe called West Hollywood.

In the premiere episode, West Hollywood agent Nathan Adler (Acord, who is also the show's writer) recalls how he first met '80s rocker Brad King (Bonnem), personal trainer 'Muscles' Carter (Olson) and actor Ross Stein (Pevsner) as he begrudgingly prepares for his 50th birthday party.

Watch it below and let us know what you think.

For more on Old Dogs & New Tricks, visit www.olddogsnewtrickstheseries.com...

Allison Strong, Union City, N.J.I love September and all that it brings: the crunch of fall leaves under my sneakers, the smell of pumpkin spice singing in the air, and the taste of my birthday cake as I savor each forkful. Maybe I'm just a college-loving weirdo, but back-to-school time instantly cheers me up. In my mind it translates to back-to-questionable-dining-hall food, back-to-procrastinating-on-my-piano-homework time, and back-to-auditioning-for-school-productions excitement. Perhaps the only thing I don't love about September is the weather change. After a summer of sparkling health, I stepped off the plane from Colombia, only to be met by a throat infection that nearly sabotaged my audition for "Sweeney Todd" at Montclair State. I'd been half-anticipating, half-dreading this audition since May and had been preparing for the role of Johanna, Sweeney's yellow-haired daughter. The fact that I sounded like a drunken rooster every time I opened my mouth to...

Nick Martorelli, PhiladelphiaIf I had to estimate, I would say approximately 90 percent of my acting career is spent performing shows that someone, somewhere, has already done—starting in high school with the obligatory "Oklahoma!" and "Our Town," continuing all the way through to a recent run in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." In fact, 18 of the 22 shows on my résumé are not original productions. Thankfully, most of my on-camera work has been original, and I will not argue that point. But when it comes to live productions, I would guess a lot of actors are in the same boat. Which makes my January project even more interesting to me.Every Tuesday in January, I met with a talented group of artists to develop "The Golden Ladder," a new play by local playwright Quinn D. Eli. In the show, I play a character named Kit. He and his wife, Ginny, are preparing for a dinner party.

Beth Grant, Los AngelesThis is my last visit with you, and I wish I could give you every last piece of my experience, my joy, my successes, my ups and downs, so that you will have an easier time of it. I want you to know that if I can do it, you can do it. But these last few thoughts will have to do."Slow and steady wins the race" is my motto. I thought I was a sprinter; turns out I'm a long-distance runner. I just keep showing up, doing what's in front of me, what is indicated. It really is all good. We can have a life, we can breathe; we are artists, not machines. Last year, when my mother was dying, I was overcome with guilt about all the things I hadn't done for her, all the times I "set my boundaries" in a mean way,...

As the year comes to a close on these Take Fivers' adventures, Back Stage seeks five working actors to take their places and write monthly about their 2010 experiences. If you are interested, contact Back Stage Executive Editor Dany Margolies at dmargolies@backstage.com, with "Take Five" in the subject line. Let us know a bit about you and your interest in writing, and include a headshot and résumé. We are seeking working actors from anywhere in the country.Beth Grant, Los AngelesOn the plane, headed back to L.A. from the Austin Film Festival, where the movie I helped produce, the sweet-hearted "Herpes Boy," the kid with a birthmark and an unfortunate nickname, had its world premiere. Our modestly budgeted, truly independent little movie was a great big fat hit. We sold out both screenings, sadly having to turn people away. We got great reviews and did many press interviews,...

Beth Grant, Los AngelesLine-Item BudgetingI am in the throes of readying for a "personal appearance" trip for the Human Rights Campaign in Cleveland. Then on to the Wilmington, N.C., Azalea Festival; East Carolina University; and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. As soon as I return, I leave for San Diego to begin rehearsals for Mark V. Olsen's new play, Cornelia, at the Old Globe. While preparing for my trip, I am writing this column and my speech for Hrc, rewriting my script, continuing to have business appointments, and consulting with the filmmakers of Herpes Boy, the independent comedy I helped produce last summer. We now have a website, Herpes Boy; a terrific trailer; and a film. We are submitting to festivals and looking for the perfect salesperson.I am also helping my daughter pack for her camping trip and attempting to eat well and exercise,...

Beth Grant, Los AngelesRewrites and PrivilegesI've been writing almost daily on my multimedia extravaganza, The New York Way. I am shocked to say that my writing partner, Judy Nagy, and I have actually been working on it for almost 12 years. It all started when I was working on a movie called Dance With Me, starring Vanessa L. Williams, Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson, Jane Krakowski, and Joan Plowright. It's a wonderful romantic movie about competition ballroom dancing, a bit ahead of its time.One night Jane and I were having dinner with Lora Kennedy, our casting director, who is now senior vice president of features casting at Warner Bros. We were laughing and telling stories, and I told them the story of my first New York audition, which was pretty bizarre and very funny. Lora suggested I write the story as a short film script, saying she might direct it. Jane thought she might play the heroine.

New Attitudes, Old ProjectsBeth Grant, Los Angeles Passion Play My 16-year-old daughter, Mary, a self-described musical theatre geek, is in the kitchen, dancing and singing wildly to Godspell. Mary is just under 6 feet tall and in 10th grade. Alas and alack, she wants to be an actor like her mom and dad. I have mixed emotions. We went to the closing night of Wicked at the Pantages. It was Mary's 10th time seeing the show as a paying audience member, but last year she got a job ushering so she could study the performances. It is her dream to play Elphaba. She has my strong angular features, a natural four-octave range, and huge passion. That's what I need, that’s what I'm looking to rekindle this year: passion. How do we keep the passion going? I'm lucky in that I almost always have passion in the moment of the work.