Andrea Bogart: A star is born

Thirty-two years ago, a 29-year-old blonde beauty named Farrah Fawcett was doing television commercials for Noxema shaving cream and Wella Balsam shampoo and you could see a star being born. This woman, whom I knew as a beehive hairdo sporting Tri Delt at the University of Texas, had it. A short time after filming those TV spots, freelance photographer Bruce McBroom shot some pictures of Farrah by the side of her pool at her California home, using a Indian blanket that covered his car seat as the backdrop. The resulting poster made Farrah an icon.

I was reminded of Farrah Fawcett and her exposure in those TV commercials as I watched Andrea Bogart, the blonde in the Taco Bell commercial in which her friend attracts men with the scent of bacon. Unlike Farrah at this stage, Andrea has already appeared in a number of television shows, including "Monk," "Crossing Jordan" and "CSI: New York." She also had some revealing (i.e., nude) scenes in a movie called "Dark Ride." But I have the feeling it's going to be the Taco Bell spot that is going to launch a successful career for the nearly 31-year-old Ms. Bogart.

I'll tell you this much: If she makes a poster, I'm buying.