Sunday, January 04, 2009

O.C.B. (Organized Crime Babe)



In 1989, Debbie Harry played a struggling singer named Diana Price on CBS's underrated mob drama "Wiseguy." Here she performs "I Only Have Eyes for You" before segueing into a piano version of "Brite Side" with the show's hunky star, Ken Wahl (aka Vinnie Terranova), looking on (in French!).



In this scene, Johnny Medley, Diana's longtime producer -- played by Paul McCrane, who was Montgomery, the gay guy, in "Fame" -- begs her to record another album.


But then Johnny loses his cool -- a la Phil Spector -- during recording sessions 



The full-on version was quite the crowd-pleaser.



And in this scene, Diana admits she can't resist an ex-lover named Winston, played by Tim Curry(!). Her acting is pretty good, as is seeing her up close with the late Glenn Frey. (Mick Fleetwood was also on the episode, as I recall.)


But this wasn't Deb's first role hanging out with wiseguys


. You may recall she played a mob boss's scorned girlfriend, Bambi, opposite sexy Anthony Denison (who would go on to play Joey Buttafuoco in the Drew Barrymore incarnation of the Amy Fisher story) on "Crime Story" back in 1987.



His cheatin' heart.


Bambi witnessed Ray Luca's arrest.



Not surprisingly, Tony Denison also appeared on "Wiseguy," playing John Henry Raglin.

1 comment:

Richard Wall said...

You are NOT permitted a whole weekend off regardless!! I have missed you. Richard :+) xxoo