“Rhymes with push-koo; I always say it sounds like a breakfast cereal.”

—  Eliza Dushku

SHE&#x27;S A GOOD GIRL AT HEART by Terry Lawson (Detroit Free Press) http://www.elizadushkuonline.com/html_articles/2002/05_detroit-free-press.html <br class="br">Explaining how to pronounce her name.

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