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Family TV Awards Honors 'Ugly Betty,' Actress Ferrera

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 30, 2007

America Ferrera has won another honor for her portrayal of the title character on ABC's "Ugly Betty."

She won the best actress award at the ninth Family Television Awards for her role as the sartorially challenged Betty Suarez trying to make it in the tough New York fashion world. The series won best comedy.

Ferrera, 23, has earned Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for playing Betty.

Zac Efron, 20, won the best actor award for his role as teen idol Troy Bolton in Disney's "High School Musical 2," which won the best movie musical award.

Best new series went to ABC's "Pushing Daisies."

The awards, presented Wednesday night, are given by the Family Friendly Programming Forum and recognize what it decides is outstanding programming for family viewing.

Hewitt In Love, Engaged

Jennifer Love Hewitt is engaged to her boyfriend, Scottish actor Ross McCall.

Hewitt, star of the CBS drama "Ghost Whisperer," became engaged last week, her publicist, Sarah Fuller, told The Associated Press on Thursday.

The engagement was reported Wednesday on Us Weekly's Web site.

Hewitt, 28, also starred in the TV series "Party of Five" and "Time of Your Life." Her film credits include "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "The Tuxedo."

McCall has appeared in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," "CSI:NY" and "Ghost Whisperer."

Drummer Not Properly Registered As Sex Offender

Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle has been arrested a second time after failing to properly register as a sex offender, St. Johns County sheriff's officials said.

The 59-year-old musician, whose real name is Thomas Delmer Pyle, was arrested Tuesday at one of three addresses he gave to authorities, Sgt. Chuck Mulligan said. He was being held Wednesday with bail set at $50,000, Mulligan told The Florida Times-Union.

Pyle had been released on $10,000 bail after being arrested on the same charge Nov. 19. He was arrested again after he still didn't register a new permanent address, officials said.

Pyle pleaded guilty in 1993 to charges of attempted capital sexual battery by an adult on a victim younger than 12 and being principal to lewd and lascivious behavior on a child younger than 16. He was sentenced to eight years of probation.

Actor Agrees To Pay Child Support

Goran Visnjic has agreed to pay child support for the infant daughter of a Croatian woman.

Mirela Rupic, 36, had sued Visnjic, claiming he is the father of her 8-month-old child.

At a hearing Tuesday before a court in the city of Zagreb in Croatia, Visnjic's attorney, Marijan Hanzekovic, said the 35-year-old actor had abandoned requests for a paternity test and recognized the child as his own. He agreed to pay $1,800 a month in child support.

Visnjic, who lives in Los Angeles, was granted visits once a month, said Rupic's attorney, Nenad Skare.

Today's Birthdays

Actor Robert Guillaume is 80. TV personality and producer Dick Clark is 78. Singer Billy Idol is 52. Former football and baseball player Bo Jackson is 45. Actor-director Ben Stiller is 42. Actress Sandra Oh is 37. Country singer Mindy McCready is 32. Singer Clay Aiken is 29. Actress Elisha Cuthbert is 25.

Source: The Associated Press

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