"You don't have to play the model minority.
Halston and his colleagues cozied up to the cameras, but they didn't mingle much with the Hollywood natives, recalls the actress Morgan Brittany, who played the model Liz Farrell, and who has acted in Spelling productions for almost four decades.
He acquired about 50 American pianos -- some donated, some bought -- intending to invite visitors to play the models on display.
As the Italian pianist Cesare Picco played, the models strolled around in layered outfits that combined finely tailored suiting with sportswear.
My 13-year-old daughter loves to play the starlet model, with me as her photographer, all in the name of a better Facebook profile picture.
When choral music started to play, the first model glided into the room gracefully in a short, deep-yellow dress with ruffles.
Jane Lynch, the veteran character actor ("Best in Show," "Role Models"), plays the cheerleading coach, the main foil for Schuester.
At one point, Paramount brought in another writer to replace Stiller, and wanted Brendan Fraser to play the male-model role that Stiller had dreamed up for himself.
Both Berkeley and San Francisco have played with the model, as have Hartford, Conn., Toronto and Portland, Ore.
"The piano I like to play is the Model B, the seven-foot Steinway, which is a really good piano for consistency," Mr. Joel told CHEVY CHASE.
