QUESTION: I love the new television series "The Middle," especially the young son character they call Brick. Can you tell me more about him? He's certainly an interesting, refreshingly different character.ANSWER: Californian Atticus Shaffer plays Brick, the younger son in the family comedy starring Patricia Heaton. According to ABC, he began acting in 2006 and has appeared on "The Class," "My Name Is Earl," "Days of Our Lives," "Carpoolers," "Out of Jimmy's Head" and "Human Giant"— as well as sharing a bus stop with Will Smith in "Hancock" and doing commercials. Other films include "The Unborn" and "An American Carol." He is home-schooled, a Boy Scout and an avid Yu-Gi-Oh player. And he does all those things while dealing with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease,

QUESTION: Could I please have an address for Ellen DeGeneres? I would like to write to her.ANSWER: Write to her at The Ellen DeGeneres Show, P.O. Box 7788, Burbank, CA 91522, Attn: Fan Mail.

QUESTION: Can one purchase a video of the short story of "Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet," hats who end up on the heads of horses that pulled the milk wagon? I believe the story was told in music.ANSWER: The animated production was part of "Make Mine Music," a Disney film consisting of several animated musical pieces, like Disney's "Fantasia"; "Johnnie Fedora" was sung by the Andrews Sisters. "Make Mine Music" has been released on DVD. If you just want to see "Johnnie Fedora" again, it's on YouTube.

QUESTION: When the heck will "Curb Your Enthusiasm's" seventh season be released on DVD?ANSWER: I do not know. But it is in the works, since several vendors, including HBO.com and Amazon.com, already have a price for it and are taking prerelease purchase orders.Send questions or comments about movies, TV and other popular culture to rheldenfelsthebeaconjournal.com or the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, Ohio 44309. Please mark the note for Mailbag. Letters may be edited. Individual replies cannot be guaranteed.