Thanks to Stacy for sending this in!<\/p>\n
\nMeet Roswell’s Shiri Appleby!<\/strong>
\n16, March 2000
\nBy: Mary Jekielek Insprucker<\/p>\nShiri Appleby has fame and fortune. But what she is probably most envied for
\nis her relationship with TV’s hot hunk Jason Behr. Every week, via WB’s
\nshow, Roswell, Shiri gets up close and personal with him.<\/p>\n“I’d like to stress that although Jason and I are friends, we are NOT
\nboyfriend and girlfriend,” says the actress. This is where a lot of you go,
\n“Whew!” In fact, Shiri doesn’t know of any current flame for Behr. What she
\npersonally likes about her co-star is how much he helps her. “Once when we
\nhad to do this publicity appearance, I was really nervous,” continues Shiri.
\n“Jason was fantastic! He helped me with all the ins and outs of the
\ninterviewing. If the interviewer threw me a difficult question, Jason would
\nfield and handle it. He is just such a good person off camera.”<\/p>\nDuring her audition for the part of Liz Parker, Shiri had to read with Behr.
\nAlthough it was her chemistry with him that got her the part, she gets along
\nwell with the entire cast. “We all support each other,” she says. “We’ll
\nhang out on birthdays, or go to the movies or bowling.”<\/p>\nBy the time she tried out for Roswell, Shiri was used to auditioning. She
\nstarted at the age of four when “…it was all fun and games.” “I was never
\nathletic,” she explains. “I wasn’t into soccer or other sports or hobbies
\nlike most kids, so my mom would take me on these fun auditions. At the time,
\nI didn’t really care if I got the part or not, it was just something to do
\nfor fun.<\/p>\nThat fun turned into a career for Shiri. She auditioned and got numerous
\ncommercials, including those for Cheerios, Taco Bell and M & Ms. That lead
\nto parts as a gang member in trouble on The WB’s 7th Heaven, and appearances
\non thirtysomething, ER, Xena:Warrior Princess and Doogie Howser, M.D. She
\nalso starred in Perfect Family, Family Prayers and Sunday Dinner. Shiri made
\nher big screen debut in the black comeddy I Love You To Death with Kevin
\nKline, River Phoenix and Tracey Ullman.<\/p>\nCurrently, on Roswell Shiri portrays Liz Parker, friend and love interest of
\nMax, an extraterrestrial. She, along with her friends, experiences firsthand
\nall the emotions that come with life and adolescence. “I am very proud of my
\nwork on the show, and very excited. However, I am nothing like my
\ncharacter,” she assures. Although she plays a sixteen-year-old on Roswell,
\nShiri is really twenty-one. Still young enough to handle all the stress of a
\nhigh profile TV show and the 12 to 17-hour work days. How does she do it?
\n“I lean on my family and friends,” she says, noting, “My parents have been
\nthe biggest influence in my life.”<\/p>\nShiri was attending the University of Southern California, where she was
\nmajoring in English, when she got the part of Liz. However, she says, “I had
\nto take a leave of absense from school. With this heavy work schedule there
\nwas no way I could do both. But I hope to one day return to become an
\nEnglish professor.” Currently, Shiri lives with a roommate, hangs with
\nfriends, enjoys every day, and lists sleeping as her favorite hobby. Her
\nadvice to others: “Be true to yourself!” Sound advice from a young woman who
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