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  Mackenzie Phillips Photos - Mackenzie Phillips News - Mackenzie Phillips Information
Mackenzie Phillips, was known for her role in the 1973 megahit "American Graffiti".
The show was an instant hit, and everything was going well until the third season was launched, Mackenzie was arrested for cocaine possession, she lied about the incident on her appearance on the Dinah Shore show....
Mackenzie was the legal guardian of actor Patrick Levis until he turned 18.
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 obits.com, The Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for John Phillips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Phillips was married (the name of his first wife is suppressed frequently from public records) when he headed north to New York around 1957 as part of the "Beatnik" and folk music movement.
Phillips' songs were recorded by such artists as "The Beach Boys", Petula Clark, "The Grateful Dead" and his former band mate, Scott MacKenzie, whose rendition of Phillips's "San Francisco" became one of the most widely embraced anthems of the Vietnam War era.
Phillips also saw his musical torch carried by daughters Chynna, who scored chart hits as a third of the trio "Wilson Phillips" and as a solo artist and actress, and his daughter Bijou, a singer and model.
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 Mackenzie Phillips - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laura Mackenzie Phillips (born November 10, 1959 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American actress and singer.
She is the daughter of The Mamas and the Papas' lead singer John Phillips and Susan Adams (aka Suzy January), a socialite.
She was also the stepdaughter of group member Michelle Phillips, half-sister to Bijou Phillips and Chynna Phillips (all three have different mothers).
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 Musician John Phillips dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mackenzie Phillips became an actor and starred in the sitcom "One Day at a Time" in the 1970s until she was fired in 1982 because of cocaine addiction.
Phillips was married four times: to Susan Phillips, mother of Jeffrey and Mackenzie; to Michelle Phillips, mother of Chynna; to Genevieve Waite, mother of Tamerlane and Bijou; and to his wife at the time of his death, Farnaz, to whom he'd been married for six years.
Phillips is survived by his wife, Farnaz, daughters Mackenzie, Chynna and Bijou, sons Jeffrey and Tamerlane and stepdaughters Atoosa and Sanaz.
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 Speakers Plus - Presents Mackenzie Phillips
Mackenzie is best known for her role as Julie Cooper on "One Day at A Time" in which she costarred with Bonnie Franklin and Valerie Bertinelli.
Early in her life Mackenzie battled alcoholism and drug addiction and she now dedicates herself to raising awareness and educating the public on the issue of substance abuse.
Mackenzie is one of the very few child stars to have survived addiction and establish a second career.
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 John Phillips Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musician Directory
Mackenzie Phillips starred in the sitcom "One Day at a Time" in the 1970s until she was fired in 1982 because of cocaine addiction.
Phillips was born in Parris Island, S.C., and as a teenager was a fan of harmonizing mixed-sex vocal groups like the Modernaires with Paula Kelly.
Phillips is survived by his wife, Farnaz; three daughters, Mackenzie, Chynna and Bijou; two sons, Jeffrey and Tamerlane; and two stepdaughters, Atoosa and Sanaz.
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 Mackenzie Phillips Biography - Biography.com
Born Laura "Mackenzie" Phillips on November 10, 1959, in Alexandria, Virginia.
When Phillips was 12, she and three schoolmates formed a band and were spotted by a casting agent at the Troubadour.
Phillips resumed her acting career in the late 1990s, starring in the Disney Channel series So Weird as a veteran rock musician juggling motherhood and a career comeback.
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 USA WEEKEND Magazine
OR MACKENZIE PHILLIPS, her Hollywood comeback is both wonderful and weird.
As a child, she rolled joints for her dad, John Phillips, a founder of the Mamas and the Papas.
Phillips is raising her 12-year-old son with guitarist Shane Fontayne differently.
www.usaweekend.com /99_issues/991205/991205mackenzie.html   (615 words)

  
 Mackenzie Phillips
Her father was John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas, and her stepmother was Michelle Phillips, also in the band.
The biggest names in pop culture were frequent houseguests, and Phillips has said she started using marijuana and LSD when she was 12.
Phillips was a mess during much of the show's run.
www.nndb.com /people/651/000025576   (447 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
John Phillips, the leader of The Mamas & The Papas and the main musical propagandist for the California dream during the 1960s, died of heart failure at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles Sunday morning.
They were formed in 1965 by Phillips, a former member of folk group The Journeymen, and his first wife, Michelle, whom he married in 1962, plus folk singers Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot.
Phillips also wrote his autobiography, Papa John, and saw three daughters attain show-business success: Mackenzie with TV sitcom One Day at a Time (and later singing and acting roles), Chynna with '90s hitmakers Wilson Phillips, and Bijou with film roles and a 1999 album.
www.usatoday.com /life/2001-03-19-phillips-obit.htm   (576 words)

  
 "Mackenzie Phillips" Health care speaker - by Speakers on Healthcare
Mackenzie Phillips burst onto the acting scene at the age of twelve playing Carol, the outrageously-pushy hitchhiker in George Lucas' critically acclaimed film, "American Graffiti." While the film went on to become one of the most successful films in cinematic history, it also made Phillips an instant star.
Born into a legendary musical family, Phillips is also a talented singer and songwriter, gifts no doubt inherited from her father, John Phillips, who created the 60's vocal group, The Mamas and The Papas.
Early in her life, Phillips battled alcoholism and drug addiction, and she now dedicates herself to raising awareness and educating the public on the issue of substance abuse.
www.speakersonhealthcare.com /speakers/Mackenzie_Phillips.php   (355 words)

  
 Bijou Phillips' news archive.
Phillips was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, and is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his then-wife Geneviève Waïte, a South African model.
She also is the half-sibling of Mackenzie Phillips, Jeffrey Phillips and Chynna Phillips.
Phillips had a tumultuous childhood, and began modelling at an early age.
bijou-phillips.starsarchive.com   (281 words)

  
 Zap2it - TV news - Phillips on Jagger
10:00 PM PT />Mackenzie Phillips, one-time star of "One Day at a Time" and daughter of Mamas and Papas frontman John Phillips says Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger seduced her when she was 18.
Phillips spent the night with the singer after her father returned and, unable to enter the locked trailer, left.
While Phillips has been AWOL from acting the last few years, her recent Disney Channel series "So Weird," which debuted in January, has already been picked up for a second season.
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|50742|1|,00.html   (162 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : "Papa" John Honored in L.A.
Shayne Fontayne, who played guitar in John Phillips' band, and was briefly married to Mackenzie Phillips (and is the father of John's grandson Shayne Phillips), told the audience he had recently visited the ailing musician in the hospital.
Phillips asked if he was available to record with him next week, Fontayne said, and he promised to be there, though he knew Phillips would not make it.
Mackenzie then gave a solo performance of "Fairytale Girl," an unrecorded song by her father, in a pleasantly throaty voice.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/5932626/papa_john_honored_in_la   (887 words)

  
 Mackenzie Phillips @ Filmbug
She is the daughter of The Mamas and the Papas lead singer John Phillips and Susan Mackenzie.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Mackenzie attempted and eventually succeeded in getting over her drug problem with the help of her father, who was also a recovering addict.
She was asked to play substance abuse counselors on Beverly Hills 90210 in 1994 (when Luke Perry's character was suffering from drug addiction) and on Guiding Light in 1996 (when she tried to help Cynthia Watros's character Annie Dutton through her drug problem).
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 Lifetimetv.com: Intimate Portrait
Somehow, it's not surprising that at first glance, the parents of Mackenzie Phillips seem like a mismatched pair: Her mother worked at the Pentagon; her father was in a rock and roll band.
The couple divorced before Phillips was two, and her dad, John Phillips, would send a limo to her mother's condo in Tarzana, outside of Los Angeles, to take the little girl for the weekend.
As a preteen, Phillips formed her own rock band, and the group strutted its stuff at The Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard on amateur night.
www.lifetimetv.com /shows/ip/portraits/9944/9944_bio.html   (364 words)

  
 Michelle Phillips
She became Michelle Phillips when she married her bandmate from a folk group called the New Journeymen, John Phillips.
After affairs with Doherty and The Byrds' Gene Clark, Phillips was booted from the band in 1966, and replaced by Jill Gibson, a former backup singer for Jan & Dean.
Phillips was married to actor Dennis Hopper for eight days in 1970, and called it "the best week of my life".
www.nndb.com /people/824/000092548   (411 words)

  
 Phillips / Sentenced (Studio) Father and Daughter John and Mackenzie Phillips Noted Former Drug Addicts As Well As ...
Phillips / Sentenced (Studio) Father and Daughter John and Mackenzie Phillips Noted Former Drug Addicts As Well As Relatives; John Phillips reported beginning his sentence today for drug pushing.
[Mackenzie PHILLIPS - discusses her experiences with drugs.] Her career and drug-related problems discussed; scenes from "American Graffiti" shown courtesy MCA TV.
[Mackenzie PHILLIPS - recalls firing from "One Day at a Time" and life in that period.] Her later marriage to her pusher said effort to maintain supply of drugs; estimated value of cocaine used by her last year mentioned.
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 John Phillips - Music Downloads - Online
Bio: John Phillips may easily be called one of the best pop songwriters of the later 20th century.
In the early '70s, Phillips wrote music for a few films (Myra Breckenridge, Brewster McCloud) and created a stage musical called {+Space}, as a vehicle for Waite.
However, control of the project was wrestled from him by the producers, who changed much of the material and the name of the show, to {+Man on the Moon}.
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 Mackenzie Phillips - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mackenzie Phillips, was known for her role in the 1973 hit movie American Graffiti (1973).
The show was an instant success, and everything was going well until the third season was launched, when she was arrested for cocaine possession and lied about the incident on her uncredited appearance on "Dinah and Her New Best Friends" (1976).
Mackenzie was named in honor of her dad's friend and songwriting/performing partner, Scott MacKenzie, whom he played with prior to The Mamas & The Papas in a band called The Journeymen.
imdb.com /name/nm0680603/bio   (617 words)

  
 Mackenzie Phillips Biography, Filmography, News, Trailers,
Born November 10, 1959 - MacKenzie Phillips is the daughter of "The Mamas the Papas" lead singer John Phillips, the stepdaughter of actress Michelle Phillips,and the half-sister of another film performer, Chynna Phillips.
MacKenzie was 13 years old when she essayed her first film role as underaged "cruiser" Carol in American Graffiti (1973).
Discuss Mackenzie Phillips with Starpulse members in the forums...
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 Letra de Músicas de Mackenzie Phillips - (Letra de Música) www.letrademusica.net
Letra de Músicas de Mackenzie Phillips - (Letra de Música) www.letrademusica.net
Mackenzie Phillips - Cause You Are Watching Over Me (lida 2x)
Mackenzie Phillips - In The Darkness (lida 0x)
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 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on So Weird at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mackenzie Phillips has found a wonderful vehicle for her pleasant vocal skills, and the talented cast and interesting premise explains the show's popularity.
Her psi powers are purported to come from her deceased father, Jack Phillips, though her brothers and his friends scoff at this premise, casting Fi, (and in the 3rd season, Fi morphs into Annie, another decent singer, played by Alexz Johnson), into the role of a modern day Cassandra.
For those few who may not know, Mackenzie Phillips is the real life daughter of Mamas and Papas alumnae and co-founders John and Michelle Phillips.
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 Amazon.com: Biography - Mackenzie Phillips: Nine Lives: Video: Mackenzie Phillips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
She grew up surrounded by celebrity and the arts: her father was the founder of the Mamas and the Papas and her mother a former ballerina and Baltimore socialite.
Laura "Mackenzie" Phillips was familiar with both the allure and pitfalls of stardom at a very young age.
We'll follow Mackenzie from her earliest days to the long stints in rehab clinics and her current comeback on the Disney Channel series So Weird.
www.amazon.com /Biography-Mackenzie-Phillips-Nine-Lives/dp/B000050Y7P   (406 words)

  
 News-Leader.com | Entertainment | 'Hit Parade' a musical excursion into TV past
People are hungry for the good old days, says Phillips, daughter of the late John Phillips, founder of the 1960s group the Mamas and the Papas.
She was only a teenager when she appeared in "American Graffiti." Soon after, she landed the role of Julie on the top-rated "One Day at a Time," which began its run in 1975.
Phillips happily embraces the show that made her famous and doesn't understand actors who don't do that same.
entertainment.news-leader.com /today/20050401-HitParadeamusic.html   (605 words)

  
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Mackenzie starred in the sitcom “One Day at a Time” in the 1970s.
The Phillips briefly reformed the band in 1982 with Doherty, John’s daughter Mackenzie and Elaine “Spanky” McFarland, and the foursome toured playing oldies and new John’s originals songs.
John was married four times; to Susan Phillips, mother of Jeffrey and Mackenzie; to Michelle Phillips, mother of Chynna; to Geevieve Waite, mother of Tamerland and Bijou; and to his wife at the time of his death, Farnaz, to whom he’d been married for six years before his death.
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