Ask American Profile 9/14/2008

Little Big Man, Kirk Cameron and Seth MacFarlane

Q I remember a movie from the early ’70s that starred Dustin Hoffman and was called Little Big Man. It seems to have disappeared. Was there some kind of controversy about it?
—Bob Baughman, Hillards, Pa.

Dustin Hoffman was 33 and had much more of his movie career ahead of him when he starred in Little Big Man in 1970. The fictitious story of a white man raised by Indians in the late 1800s rubbed a few people the wrong way at the time—the height of the Vietnam War—for its depiction of reckless American imperialism and its portrayal of U.S. Gen. George Custer as a raving lunatic. It’s available on DVD.

Q Whatever happened to Kirk Cameron? Does he have any new movies coming out?
—Danny Fish, Middleton, Tenn.

The former teen-idol star of TV’s Growing Pains has the leading role in Fireproof, a new movie coming this fall from the creative team behind the inspirational Facing The Giants. “It’s about a firefighter running around, being a hero in the community, putting out fires, but at home, his marriage is going up in flames,” explains Cameron, 37, who had to put on 15 pounds of muscle for the role. “It’s a wonderful story about love and commitment and relationships.” He lives in Los Angeles with his wife of 17 years, Chelsea Noble (who played his girlfriend, Kate MacDonald, on Growing Pains) and their six children.

Q I love watching Family Guy. Who does the voices for Stewie and Brian?
—Annette Kernes, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Family Guy’s creator, Seth MacFarlane, provides the voices of the characters Stewie, Brian, Peter and Quagmire. (A persistent rumor that Frasier’s David Hyde Pierce is the voice of Stewie is not true.) MacFarlane worked for Hanna-Barbera as a writer and artist before making the move to the Fox network and developing Family Guy. He also is the creator of American Dad. The voice he uses for Brian is his “real” voice.

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