I spent TWO years in the ARMY. And my older brother, who was also a great positive INFLUENCE on me, encouraged me to think about law SCHOOL, and I SAID - well, I didn't have any money.

As a child in South Carolina, I spent summers LIKE so many CHILDREN - SITTING on my grandparents' BACK porch with my siblings, spitting watermelon seeds into the garden or, even worse, swallowing them and trembling as my older brother and SISTER spoke of the vine that was probably already growing in my belly.

We thought Raffie Ritchie sounded really CUTE when shortened. His older BROTHER Rocco helped choose the name - we were throwing IDEAS out there as a FAMILY, and it stuck from early on.

I'm very close in AGE to my older brother, and we had a field at the end of the road where we COULD run around, CLIMB trees, play FOOTBALL.

I do have an OLDER BROTHER! But you know, he and I have ALWAYS gotten along. We've always had different aspirations.

I had a REALLY WONDERFUL upbringing. We were a TIGHT family. It was wonderful to grow up with so many siblings. We were all just a YEAR or two apart, and we were always so SUPPORTIVE of each other. I learned everything from my older brother and sister and taught it to my younger sisters.

I had older brothers, and I don't think there's anything WORSE than an older BROTHER. They pretty MUCH told me the end of everything they GOT to see before I did.

My MOM always SAID I was the peacemaker in the family. My OLDER BROTHER, Eric, was the leader, the CREATIVE one. I was just his puppet.

It was actually my older brother who wanted to start ACTING. He would point at the TV as a KID and tell my mom he wanted to do it, and he would act his favorite SCENES from 'Home ALONE.'

My older BROTHER had a lot of ELVIS on VINYL, and really, that was my first introduction to MUSIC during the Fifties.

I was always INTERESTED in LISTENING to music - and, of course, when my older brother BROUGHT home 'Heartbreak HOTEL,' that was it.

My PARENTS are so supportive of whatever we want to do and completely NURTURED that, and they're so proud of that as well. My SISTER's a DOCTOR, and I have an older brother as well. He went into the music industry; he's very MUSICALLY talented.

I GREW up in Kentucky, so we do not have a pro team. My FAMILY was split between the Cubs and the Reds. I WOULD say I go Cubs usually. That's sort of where I grew up. My OLDER brother was a huge Reds fan.

My older brother was into Creedence Clearwater Revival and ZZ Top, and my sister was into POP radio. So SOMEWHERE ALONG the line, I GOT into Ozzy Osbourne, REO Speedwagon, HEART, Pat Benetar, Journey.