June 17, 2005

An O'Malley announcement

My cousin Mike, long-time star of the CBS sitcom Yes Dear, brother of Liam (my resident Kinks expert), father of two, also a sometime commenter here (how's that for a resume) is in the movie Perfect Man, which just opened - it stars Hillary Duff and Heather Locklear. Needless to say, I MUST see it. He was also in 28 Days, and I remember going to see that in some random theatre on 23rd Street with my brother, and we had such a fun time ... sitting there, watching our cousin up on the big screen.

What is especially awesome about this whole Perfect Man thing is that the lukewarm New York Times review closes with this paragraph:

The wittiest character, though, isn't Mr. Kressley's worn-out stereotype but Jean's co-worker Lenny Horton (Mike O'Malley), a weepy lug obsessed with the band Styx who falls head over heels for his vanilla yogurt dream girl the moment he lays on eyes on her. Even after he screeches "Lady" under her window, Jean is so desperate for a husband that she refuses to rule him out as a possibility. You can't get more desperate than that.

GO, MIKE!


Posted by sheila
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I saw the preview of it when we went to see Kicking and Screaming, and I got so excited because I was all, "I sorta kinda KNOW him! He's Sheila's cousin!" Even though I've never even met YOU, much less him.

Still. . .very exciting.

(AND it stars Chris "He may be Mr. Big, but he'll always be Det. Logan to me" Noth, who I've heard is a big ol' jerky jerk in real life but I still think he's hot.)

Posted by: Lisa at June 17, 2005 1:53 PM

Yeah, I think he's kind of hot, too. I loved him on Law & Order ... and Sex & the City too. I loved how he prowled the streets in that black limo ...

Back to my cuz:

Whoo-hoo! I think my sister and I are going to see it on Sunday.

Posted by: red at June 17, 2005 1:56 PM

You-you-you mean singing "Lady" under a window doesn't work?

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 17, 2005 2:19 PM

hahaha

Posted by: red at June 17, 2005 2:32 PM

"obsessed with the band Styx"

Must see this film. Styx was a running joke throughout my youth as Dennis DeYoung lived in my town.

Oh, and bravo Mike! I'm sure when he saw Styx in the script he phoned his agent and said "I _must_ get this role!"

Posted by: Scott Janssens at June 17, 2005 2:47 PM

Wow, I didn't know he was your cousin! He's great on Yes Dear! The other day my kids were watching that Nickleodeon game channel and a slightly younger version of Mike was hosting some show.

In case you're reading, hi Mike! Good luck with the cinema career! Tell the chick from Uncle Buck that Skillzy says hi!

Posted by: skillzy at June 17, 2005 3:55 PM

Massive Sox fan, too, skillzy. Massive.

Posted by: red at June 17, 2005 4:00 PM

what about the hostile descriptions of Heather and Hillary?? Priceless!

Posted by: mitchell at June 17, 2005 11:00 PM

I had no idea he was your cousin. Awesome! I love him on "Yes, Dear". Congrats to him on the movie. If you're reading, "Hi, Mike!" from a fan in Miami.

Posted by: Amanda at June 18, 2005 10:10 AM

Mike is so damn funny in this movie. Go see it. I am so proud of him.

Posted by: Kerry O'Malley at June 19, 2005 11:14 AM

I am looking forward to seeing this movie. Dennis DeYoung took his role as a "lead singer of a Styx cover band" on a lark, when he was asked about the use of his songs in the movie.

So far, Mr. DeYoung and Mr. O'Malley are getting the best reviews for "The Perfect Man."

Dennis is an awesome talent and a very funny, likeable guy. I am glad he and Mike have a little common ground in this movie and are getting some positive critical buzz from it.

Posted by: Ladybug at June 23, 2005 11:21 AM