Luke Perry Comes In. 2/13/01. 7:55am
Actor Luke Perry came in to talk to Howard for a few minutes this morning. He has been appearing on HBO's ''Oz'' lately and Howard noticed that he shaved off the awful beard he had on that show. Howard started to complain about how his
TiVo has been erasing his ''Oz'' recordings because it's not set up correctly. Robin tried to explain to him how to fix it but it got too technical so he gave up on the conversation. Luke said his VCR still blinks 12:00 so all of that was going right over his head.
The guy who called in with the Jackie tape earlier in the show wanted to play the rest of the Hooters Girl Game that Howard started yesterday. Howard only had 3 questions left to play so he let this guy play along for a prize. Luke listened in while they played. The caller was playing for a $250 gift certificate to Buy.com.
Howard got back to Luke and tried to find out what it's like to lose a hit show like ''Beverly Hills 90210''. He asked Luke how bad it gets after that. Luke told Howard it's not that bad. He said he didn't mind the quiet after the storm. He said he wasn't into that whole celebrity thing so he doesn't mind it. He said some days he goes out and everyone recognizes him and some days no one does.
Howard asked Luke if he still has to work. Luke said that most actors have to work even after a hit series. Luke said he really doesn't have to work, he likes to work.
Howard read a rumor that Luke had broken up with his wife back in 1999 and started dating Jane Krakowski from ''Ally McBeal''. Luke said that's not true, he and Jane just share a birthday and they call each other once a year to wish each other happy birthday. Luke said he remains faithful to his wife and 2 kids.
Howard and Luke spent a short time talking about ''Oz'' and why Luke has never been raped in the show. Howard thought that perhaps he had it in his contract that he wouldn't be raped. Luke said that's not true and he'd be willing to have that happen in the show. He liked the show so much that he did it for scale which is about $622 per episode.
Howard also didn't understand why Luke got married so young. He wanted to know why he didn't enjoy his fame more. Luke said he doesn't care about that. He told Howard he had about 15 women before his wife and it was enough. Luke told Howard he started getting laid around the age of 14 which seemed to impress him.
Howard took some phone calls and one guy said that Luke did a nude scene with Ashley Judd in some movie. Luke said that was in the movie ''Normal Life'' and it was never released to theaters. It is on video though. He admitted that he got aroused during the scene. Robin asked if Ashley noticed the arousal. Luke said ''I hope so Robin''. Howard also read that Luke dated Yasmine Bleeth at one time. Luke said he did but they weren't all that famous at the time. He really didn't want to talk about that part of his life either. Howard wanted to know everything and Luke didn't want to tell him any of the details. He told Howard he had a head injury back in 1990 and he can't remember anything before then.
Mr. Skin was waiting in the green room so Howard had him come in to talk about where you can see some of these women nude. He has the Ashley Judd scene on his site so the E! crew brought it up on the screen for everyone to see. Luke said he never watches his own movies though. He didn't want to see that in there. Mr. Skin is the guy who knows every scene in every movie where women celebrities show skin. He said that you can see a Yasmine Bleeth nipple slip in the movie ''Heaven or Vegas'' but that's about all of the nudity you'll see of her. He also pointed out some possible Oscar nominees who show skin. He said in one frame in the movie ''Pretty Woman'' you can see Julia Roberts' breast but it's not really worth getting to see that. Luke had to get going so Howard took a break before talking to Mr. Skin anymore.