Birth information28 May 1964, New York City, New York, USA BioChrista Miller was introduced to the entertainment world at a very young age. As a toddler, she was photographed by the acclaimed Francesco Scavullo for an Ivory Snow ad with her mother, and, at the age of three, appeared on the cover of "Redbook". Miller was bitten by the acting bug as a child, but couldn't pursue her passion because her parents had other plans for her. Her father hoped she'd have a law career, while her mother, a 1960s supermodel, knew all too well how tough a career in entertainment could be. Despite her parents' concern and her rigorous studies at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, she pursued a modeling career. She appeared in national magazines while working steadily in Europe and Japan. She landed her first commercial (for Polaroid) at age 16. Her first prime-time television role was on "Kate & Allie" (1984), a part she auditioned for and landed without the help of her aunt, series co-star Susan Saint James. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 1990, Miller won a guest role in an episode of "Northern Exposure" (1990). Other television credits include guest roles on "Seinfeld" (1990), "Party of Five" (1994) and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990). Her film credits include Deceived (1991) and Love and Happiness (1995). She also starred with Kellie Martin in the acclaimed made-for-television movie A Friend to Die For (1994) (TV).

Cougar Town (ABC) Premiere: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 9:30-10 p.m. Competition: Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Svu, Glee, The Beautiful Life Cast: Courteney Cox, Busy Philipps, Christa Miller, Dan Byrd, Brian Van Holt, Josh Hopkins Status: We've seen the first episode. Should you watch Cougar Town? Read on... We're completely forgiving show runner Bill Lawrence for giving the show a title that has been overused since it's inception because Courteney Cox is lighting up the screen in one of fall's freshest comedies. Cougar Town is "a show about a woman who was married for 20 years, gets divorced and she's starting all over in Florida where it's... »

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What did Lance Armstrong do when thieves made off with his one-of-a-kind time trial bike? The seven-time Tour de France champ tweeted about it. Four days after posting a TwitPic of the bike, a reward offering, and a plea to his Facebook fans, the treasured set of wheels was escorted back to him by the Sacramento police.
Author and Brooklyn mom, Beth Harpaz, recovered her son's stolen bike in a similar way. "We tracked the perp down using email and Facebook, turning our big-city neighborhood into a nosy small town with a virtual front porch," she wrote in the Huffington post.
People like Harpaz have been taking matters into their own hands through social media platforms for some time now, but only now are police departments and prosecutors beginning to do the same--raising a host of questions about how best to utilize the tools available.
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Busy Phillips says she wants "Twilight" actors, British hunk Robert Pattinson is not an exception, to join her on "Cougar Town", her upcoming TV series on ABC. "Why don't we get the 'Twilight' guys. That would be awesome," the depicter of Laurie said in a recent interview with E! Online.
A moment after that, the comedy-drama series' leading star Courteney Cox chimed in, "We'll have to do that." Then, she continued telling E! Online, "If the show is a success I'm sure it will be easy to do. But we'll have to see how it goes first."
On "Cougar Town", Courteney Cox portrays a 40-year-old single mom who is interested in dating younger guys. She co-stars with some famous celebrities, like Christa Miller, Dan Byrd, Brian Van Holt, and Josh Hopkins, on the show, which will be premiered on September 23. »
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