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Zachary Levi had a simple reason for taking the role as the caretaker for the furry singers in "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel." He wanted to work. The filming of the second season of Levi's NBC series "Chuck" was coming to an end earlier this year, and NBC executives hadn't said if it would be back. We now know the show will return Jan. 10, but at the time Levi wasn't sure. "My agent called and said, ' "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2." What do you think?' I said, 'Let's go!

An Orange County high school history teacher and former baseball coach has been charged with allegedly creating a fake Facebook account and posing as a blond girl to get underage boys to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves. Zachary Joshua Reeder, 30, allegedly established online relationships with at least 106 boys, some of them students he knew through teaching and coaching. Reeder, an instructor at Servite High School and previously a teacher and coach in Irvine, is set to be arraigned Friday on more than 60 felony charges, according to the Orange County district attorney's office.

It looks as if Ken Starr is getting his advice from Ross Perot! ZACHARY A. CHARLES Burbank

A rising star in Hollywood, Zachary Quinto may be best known for his dramatic turns in the TV shows "Heroes" and "American Horror Story" as well as recent movies like "Margin Call" and "Star Trek. " But in the short film "Before After" he shows something different to audiences in playing an overconfident matador, priest and clown in a series of hilarious vignettes. "I am not really known for my work in comedy, so it's great to be able to step outside the zone of expectation in a short film," he said.

Comedian and actor Robin Williams has married Marsha Garces, the former nanny of Williams' son, Zachary. Williams and Garces wed in Lake Tahoe on Sunday in a ceremony attended by a few friends, according to Williams' publicist Mark Rutenberg. Garces was hired by Williams, 36, and his former wife, dancer Valerie Velardi, five years ago to care for Zachary, Rutenberg said. Williams and his former wife, who filed for divorce last year, share custody of Zachary.

America seems to have evolved into a new form of government--"investigative government," with an occasional timeout for legislation! ZACHARY A. CHARLES Burbank

If David Duke is elected governor of Louisiana, can we rescind the Louisiana Purchase? ZACHARY A. CHARLES Burbank

An arrest warrant has been issued for the wife of Washington Redskins star Doug Williams of Zachary after the quarterback accused her of cashing a $75,000 check and taking off with the money. Lisa Kai Robinson Williams, 27, allegedly cashed a check issued to Doug Williams for advertisements in Ebony Magazine, according to the arrest warrant and an East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office spokesman. Neither Williams nor his wife answered the telephone today at their home. Williams accused his wife of forging his name to the check on May 16 at the Bank of Zachary and cashing it without his consent.

Some top Republicans call the probe into the ethics of Newt Gingrich's fund-raising practices a "fishing expedition" (Sept. 27). Is that Whitewater fishing? ZACHARY A. CHARLES Burbank

Mike Tyson says that Francois Botha will suffer the same fate as his previous opponents. Does that suggest that Botha should wear earmuffs when he steps into the ring? ZACHARY A. CHARLES Burbank

Compared to the traditional protagonists of summer movies, Greg Heffley really doesn't measure up. He's a skinny little thing, is no pillar of rectitude and doesn't have much in the way of friends. But to countless young boys, Greg feels like a real superhero, even as he's becoming better behaved on screen than he is in print. Opening Friday,"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days"is the third entry in what has been a small but modestly successful series. Adapted from Jeff Kinney's wildly popular illustrated books, the films chronicle the everyday struggles of middle-school student Greg.

A Maine man says he lied when he accused former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting him. Zachary Tomaselli of Lewiston said Friday that he fabricated the allegations and took pride in his ability to convince people his claims were true. He told the Associated Press he's a "habitual liar and sociopath" who lacks feelings for others. Two other men made accusations against Fine but prosecutors say too much time had passed to consider charges related to their allegations.

In late 2008, "Margin Call" looked like the kind of film project that could languish indefinitely: an unfinanced script from a first-time writer-director on a wonkish subject — the math behind Wall Street's recent collapse. Then Spock beamed in. Zachary Quinto had just wrapped filming on J.J. Abrams' reboot of "Star Trek," playing the pointy-eared young Starfleet Academy commander, and his NBC show "Heroes" had a cult following. He had formed a production company with two drama school friends and was looking for projects, so he met "Margin Call" writer-director J.C. Chandor at the Fairfax Farmers Market on the recommendation of a mutual friend.

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Monday: "Star Trek" and "Heroes" star Zachary Quinto comes out as a gay man. ( Los Angeles Times ) Racing wife Ashley Judd mourns the death of Indy 500 champion Dan Wheldon. ( USA Today ) "Real Steel" still packs a punch. The robot boxing movie beat out "Footloose" and "The Thing" at the box office. ( Los Angeles Times ) "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," "The Dark Knight Rises," Darth Vader and "Doctor Who" all take Scream Awards.

Thomas Finchum and Drew Livingston scored three perfect 10s on their way to winning the AT&T National Diving Championship synchronized men's platform gold medal Friday night at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center. But 12-year-old Jordan Windle and his 13-year-old partner Zachary Cooper drew smiles with a fifth-place finish that might have signaled their arrival as a team to be watched. Finchum and Livingston, who were diving together in a meet for the first time, finished with 452.22 points and dominated the competition with their final two dives, for which the perfect scores were given by three judges.

As it enters its third season, NBC's "Chuck" is the little spy comedy that could, saved from cancellation by fan protest, Subway and the sheer force of creators Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak's wills. If only any episode of the actual show were as tense and intriguing as the struggle to keep it alive. I say this with love, because I like "Chuck," in no small part because it is one of a handful of shows I can watch with my children. In many ways "Chuck" is precisely the show many Americans say they want.

I read in Newswire [Sept. 28] that the last boxing show at the Forum drew a "crowd" of 891. At what point does a group become a crowd? ZACHARY A. CHARLES Burbank

In his article "Bullish or Bearish, It's Herd Behavior" (Oct. 29), Terence Monmaney may have hit the nail on the head. It was the "herd shot round the world!" ZACHARY A. CHARLES Burbank

Zachary Levi had a simple reason for taking the role as the caretaker for the furry singers in "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel." He wanted to work. The filming of the second season of Levi's NBC series "Chuck" was coming to an end earlier this year, and NBC executives hadn't said if it would be back. We now know the show will return Jan. 10, but at the time Levi wasn't sure. "My agent called and said, ' "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2." What do you think?' I said, 'Let's go!

Designer Brogan Lane has listed her 1924 Spanish-style boutique hotel and rental property in Hollywood at $1,098,100. Villa Delle Stelle, meaning the House of the Stars, has five themed residential quarters in about 4,400 square feet. Lane, former wife of the late actor Dudley Moore, bought the property in 2004 for $995,000 and renovated it into an all-suites hotel, designing each one with a Hollywood legend in mind. The Parisian Suite was inspired by Grace Kelly and was the home of actress Abby Brammell of "The Unit" (2006-09)