When a humble man receives a gift he never asked for, he is faced with a life-or-death decision of what to do with it. Eddie Cibrian and Lisa Sheridan star with "Dallas" and "Step By Step" favorite Patrick Duffy in "Healing Hands," a Hallmark Channel in HD Original Movie premiering Saturday, March 20 (9p.m. ET/PT ,8C). Buddy Hoyt (Cibrian) lives a simple life from the garage apartment of his adoptive parents, Aunt Beth (Meagan Fay) and Uncle Norman (Duffy). Buddy works thanklessly as a school janitor and is busy planning the next move for himself and his fiance, Alice (Sheridan), when suddenly, one wrong step sends him into a coma. When he finally comes to, his life changes in a way he can hardly believe. Buddy realizes he has the ability to heal others just by touching them, although he must drain his own energy to revitalize theirs. Almost overnight, the humble janitor becomes the talk of the town, and he finally feels appreciated as more people come to him for help. However, Buddy's gift begins to take its toll, on both his health and his relationship with Alice, and he realizes that helping others can't mean overlooking his own well-being. With the life he has waited for now on the line, Buddy must decide to what extent he is able to put others' futures ahead of his own.

"Healing Hands" is an LG Films Production in association with Larry Levinson Productions. Larry Levinson is the executive producer, Randy Pope and Michael Moran are the co-executive producers, and Erik Heiberg and Lincoln Lageson are the producers. Bradford May directed from a script by Steven H. Berman.

Visit the Multimedia Page to watch a Behind the Scenes video from the movie set.

11.4.09 - Patrick Duffy And The Crab: Discuss Losing Their Virginity!

Patrick Duffy And The Crab: Discuss Losing Their Virginity!, the sixth and final episode, is now on YouTube.com.

Patrick Duffy And The Crab: Watch America's Next Top Model, the fifth episode, is now on YouTube.com.

Patrick Duffy And The Crab: Watch American Idol, the fourth episode, is now on YouTube.com.

Patrick arriving at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, USA on 30 August 2009.

Patrick Duffy And The Crab: Discuss A Threesome, the third episode, is now on YouTube.com.

Patrick Duffy And The Crab: Eat A Dime, the second episode, is now on YouTube.com.

Patrick Duffy And The Crab: Discuss Facebook and Ringtones, the first episode, is now on YouTube.com.

Patrick Duffy And The Crab is also on Facebook - look up its page 'Shel Krab', or join the Group Facebook page 'Patrick Duffy and the Crag'.

Front row from left, Dick Van Patten, Dick Van Dyke, Michael Gross,
and back row from left, Bill Paxton, Jon Cryer, Patrick Duffy, Stephen Collins, and Reginald VelJohnson pose together during the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences'
"A Father's Day Salute to TV Dads"on June 18, 2009.

Dr. Seuss' Birthday was celebrated with the national Read Across America Program on Tuesday, March 3 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Shady Cove Branch Library, 22477 Highway 62.

The celebration began with volunteers reading their favorite Dr. Seuss books to children rotating between volunteer reading stations. At 4:00 p.m. Patrick Duffy, star of television's Dallas, read 'Hop on Pop' (his granddaughter's favorite book) to all the children. Refreshments were served, courtesy of the Friends of the Shady Cove Branch Library.

This event is sponsored by Jackson County Library Services and the Friends of the Shady Cove Branch Library.

When a frontier town is devastated by an unknown illness, a young woman must stand up for those who need her help the most, even if it means standing alone.  Patrick, along with Cloris Leachman, Sarah Jones, Haylie Duff and Kevin Richardson star in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Love Takes Wing,” premiering Saturday, April 4 (9/8c), with a repeat broadcast on April 10.  Lou Diamond Phillips costars in and directs the seventh entry into the film series based on the hugely popular Love Comes Softly novels by Janette Oke.

Synopsis: Wounded by the recent death of her husband, Dr. Belinda Simpson arrives in the tiny town of Sikeston to take up the post of town physician.  Once there, she discovers that many of the town’s residents, including children at an orphanage run by Miss Hattie Clarence, have fallen ill to or died from an unknown ailment.  Soon, Belinda begins to worry that she is in over her head, despite reassurances from her best friend, Annie, and the town blacksmith, Lee.
Unfortunately, the residents of Sikeston aren’t as trusting of Belinda’s abilities as a doctor – mainly because she’s a woman.  As well, many of them don’t even want her to help the orphans, who they blame for infecting the rest of the town.  Indeed, they would be happy to see the orphanage close altogether.  Opposed by what seems like the entire town, Belinda must trust in her abilities, her friends and her faith to guide her.

Love Takes Wing is a LG Films Production in association with Larry Levinson Productions and Faith and Family Entertainment.  Larry Levinson is the executive producer and the co-executive producers are Randy Pope, H. Daniel Gross and Michael Moran.  Kyle Clark and Stephen Niver are the producers. Lou Diamond Phillips directed from a script by Rachel Stuhler, based on the book Love Takes Wing by Janette Oke.
 

The television movie was released on home video on May 5, 2009 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Language: English Subtitles: English, Spanish Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada) Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number of discs: 1 Rating: NR (Not Rated) Run Time: 88 minutes