Liz Ohanesian

Mari Iijima, an L.A. resident for more than 20 years, has released 21 pop albums, in both Japanese and English. She's worked with famed musicians Ryûichi Sakamoto and Van Dyke Parks. Yet in her native Japan, and to an extent in Los Angeles, she's still best known as the voice......

When Sarah Toon moved to L.A. in 1994, she knew only one person and "had no concept of what the city was about." "My only draw to the city was that I was obsessed with the movie Repo Man when I was a kid. I thought it would be like......

James Urbaniak says one of his friends calls him "Dr. Red Herring," a guest star whose appearance throws mystery-show investigations off course. Law and Order fans will recall what is perhaps his most memorable "red herring" role. He played the creepy brother of Amy Sedaris' tech-savvy character on SVU, a......

Not too many people in L.A., no matter how famous they are, can say there is a Hello Kitty doll patterned after their likeness. Yoshiki can. Yoshikitty, as the plush character is called, was a bit of an accident. As drummer and spokesman for the world-renowned Japanese rock band X......