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'Shove It All To The Front': Actress Lisa Ann Walters Breaks Down Philly Accent On 'GMA'
Lisa Ann Walters has got the Philadelphia accent down pat.
The "Abbot Elementary" star broke down speech patterns on the Wednesday, April 12 airing of "Good Morning America."
Michael Strahan said she plays a tough character, Melissa.
"She's not, she's just, you know, she's getting the work done," said Walters, best known for her role as Chessy in "The Parent Trap," starring Lindsay Lohan.
Walters went on to explain how her Maryland roots lent themselves to the Philly accent.
"I'm from Maryland, so I've got that part of it," she said. "We're gonna go get crabs in Dundalk, come on, we're …
'Hill Street Blues' Actor, NJ Father Of 13, Taurean Blacque Dies: Reports
The father of 13 children, including his 11 adoptive children, and "Hill Street Blues'" Emmy-nominated actor Taurean Blacque, died in Atlanta, Georgie on Thursday, July 21, Deadline reports citing his family.
The Newark, New Jersey native, had suffered from a brief illness, prior to his passing at age 82, his family told the outlet.
Blaque is most now for his role as the toothpick-toting, behatted Detective Neal Washington starting in 1981, and recurring on the several of seven seasons.
He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 1982— the year "Hill Street…
