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Apparently, he's still got it. John Bolaris dating former Playboy model

Fox 29's John Bolaris, 53, is now dating former Playboy model Erica Smitheman, 32. She appeared in several Playboy Special Editions publications from 1999 into 2002.

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Apparently, he's still got it. John Bolaris dating former Playboy model

POSTED: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 1:17 PM

It turns out John Bolaris is dating a Playboy model. Go figure. Monday, when we told you Playboy was writing about the Fox 29 meteorologist's Miami escapade in which he was drugged and scammed by two Eastern European women, we joked that usually he is chasing Playboy material, not that he is Playboy material himself.

We've since learned that Bolaris, 53, recently began dating Erica Smitheman, 32, who appeared in several Playboy Special Editions from 1999 into 2002.

Smitheman, a Camden County College grad who works in sales, appeared in "College Girls 1999," "Nude College Girls 2000," and the "Book of Lingerie" in 1999 and 2002.

Read more from our column in today's Daily News.

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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:55 AM, 07/27/2011
    Begrudging respect.
    Roger Podacter
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:59 AM, 07/27/2011
    He's 53? Maybe Miss November 1968 is available.
    Jeff West
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:12 AM, 07/27/2011
    I would classify her as a former Playboy model seeing how she hasn't appeared in the magazine in almost 10 years. The true test of her hotness is if she could still appear in Playboy. Picture #2 is a little blury, but I might have to say 'yes.' So what she is doing with Bodorkus is beyond me. Well, maybe he makes her laugh. I mean every time I see him I always chuckle. Just thinking about his Hunter Thompson lost weekend always brings a smile to my face.
    Professor Smart E. Pants, PhD.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:02 PM, 07/27/2011
    definitely was all over a brunette at Rogue Monday night.
    slean123
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:19 PM, 07/27/2011
    Only dating a girl in the magazine is impressive. You can find all the playboy "models" as Coors Light girls in area bars.
    Captain Terrific
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:05 PM, 07/27/2011
    Professor. Nice. Let's start calling him Gonzo; see if it catches on.
    Roger Podacter
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:28 PM, 07/27/2011
    Sorry Bolaris has NEVER been my favorite flavor.Her may be a good weather man but because of his private life leaks into the media I can not take anything he says or dies seriously. I have caught his act of self importance several times at several public events.He really has convinced himself that his is ice cream and everyone is running for a spoon
    vrb1955
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:32 PM, 07/27/2011
    Roger - I like it and it works on so many levels: the drugs / heavy drinking - stream of (un)consciousness, the nightly puppet-theatre aka weather reporting, and of course the fact that any chick who would want to get involved with him would have to be nuts. I have to admit that I am kind of looking foward to "More Fear and Loathing in Philadelphia." It's the gift that keeps on giving.
    Professor Smart E. Pants, PhD.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:36 PM, 07/27/2011
    Also, I am slowly trying to work the verb Bolaris into the American lexicon. Example sentence: Never leave your drink unattended because you don't want to get Bolarised.
    Professor Smart E. Pants, PhD.
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