FRED FRED: Star of the Broadway stage and yummy birthday cakes.   Check out Fred with Bernadette Peters below! wo years ago, thanks to a friend at the Humane Society of New York, Chris and his wife hooked up with famed Broadway animal trainer Bill Berloni and adopted Fred. Fred, who was abandoned as a puppy and discovered running around in the Bronx was placed on Death Row in a kill shelter. Fortunately, he was soon rescued by Bill and trained to star in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG on Broadway. (All of Mr. Berloni's animal stars are rescues, including all the Sandies in ANNIE). When CHITTY closed, FRED moved up to Connecticut and lived with the trainer's 15 other dogs (including several Sandy's from ANNIE road companies, a couple Totos, and the Chihuahuas currently starring in the new Broadway musical LEGALLY BLONDE). Now FRED lives in Manhattan (with three cats, two humans). Four days a week, Fred runs around Central Park with Chris and has come up with several ideas for new books. To see a video of Fred in action on Broadway in the "Toot Sweet" number from CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and to learn more about Bill Berloni, the animal trainer who first rescued him, click here to go to a CBS News "48 Hours" Story. Chris's book WHACK A MOLE is dedicated to Fred and his first dog, the late Buster—"One man's best four-legged writing partners." FRED, by the way, has his own book coming out next summer: Broadway Tails: Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars by William Berloni and James Hanrahan. Check it out here. Lots more Fred pics below but first a little about the Felines! FRED'S FELINE FRIENDS Parker is ready in case anybody wins another writing award! Tiger Lilly is auditioning for a role in Chris's next book! Jeanette, the oldest of the cats, enjoys the view from her box seat. Jeanette edits yet another manuscript...   MORE FRED! Fred goes to the Book Launch party for BROADWAY TAILS at New York's Public Theatre. Bernadette Peters insists on getting her picture taken with him! Fred on stage in the Broadway Production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang during the song "Toot Sweet." The character being greeted by Fred and his costars was most likely named Mr. Snausages Pockets. Can you find Fred? Chris and Fred do Eyewitness News!