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Archive for the ‘Casting’ Category

July 16th, 2008

Amy Poehler Heading to ‘The Office’ Spinoff?

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The latest word on the Internets is that Saturday Night Live player Amy Poehler may be joining the cast of NBC’s Office spinoff if negotiations work out favorably.
According to reports, all involved are playing hard to get with details about anything under discussion. Still, rumor […]

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June 20th, 2008

‘Cupid’ Lead Cast Nearly Complete

With the addition of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip alum Sarah Paulson just last week, it looks like the main cast of ABC’s remake of the Rob Thomas sitcom Cupid is almost complete.
Emmy-winning Will & Grace guest star Bobby Cannavale was previously cast in the lead role of Trevor Hale, a recent patient in […]

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June 20th, 2008

Ayda Field Cast in New Sitcom Pilot

Many are still lamenting Fox’s hasty decision to ax the rookie newsroom sitcom Back to You, which starred TV-comedy heavyweights Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton. The situation isn’t all that bad for another former cast member who, like Grammer, has already lined up another comedy series.
Ayda Field, better known to Back to You fans […]

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June 14th, 2008

Michael Rady Has a New Gig Called ‘Greek’

Fans of Greek can look forward to a new character when everybody’s favorite college dramedy returns for Round Two.
According to TV Guide, actor Michael Rady, who currently appears as high school teacher Doug Stephens on CBS’ misguided rookie series Swingtown, will arrive on campus as a character who’ll come into conflict with Spencer Grammer’s Casey […]

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June 13th, 2008

‘The Office’ Spinoff Chatter: Aziz Ansari and Rashida Jones

There are two breaking developments on the Office spinoff front, one confirmed, another still basically grist for the rumor mill.
This week, the first official cast member was hired for the new sitcom, and he is Human Giant star and Flight of the Conchords guest star Aziz Ansari. Says spinoff co-executive producer Greg Daniels, “We […]

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May 29th, 2008

Eddie Murphy Back to ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ and Rainn Wilson Set for ‘Transformers 2’

Movie news, movie news, movie news!
First up: The Beverly Hills Cop trilogy is gearing up for a fourth installment starring original star Eddie Murphy in his original role of Detroit cop Axel Foley (I’ll never stop loving that oddball name).
According to Variety, Paramount is reportedly ready to make the movie after watching the fourth installment […]

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May 27th, 2008

Beau Bridges Is Alyssa Milano’s Daddy

Comedy casting news out of the TV entertainment industry has veteran actor Beau Bridges (Stargate SG-1, Into the West) playing Alyssa Milano’s father on her forthcoming untitled ABC sitcom written by Kristin Newman.
Most recently seen as the recurring character Billie on the last season of My Name Is Earl, Milano portrays a woman struggling to […]

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May 25th, 2008

Brad Garrett and Robert Loggia Join ‘Monk’

Don’t worry, ‘Til Death fans, Brad Garrett’s appearance is just a guest-star gig.
According to TV Guide, the super tall current star of the Fox married-life sitcom ‘Til Death will join USA Network’s hit crime dramedy Monk this summer for the seventh-season premiere on July 18. Garrett’s role is as a handyman summoned to help […]

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May 25th, 2008

Kelsey Grammer Has a New Sitcom!

Whew! That was fast!
Not two weeks after Fox canceled his latest sitcom, the entertaining broadcast-news series Back to You, star Kelsey Grammer has already lined up another comedy-TV gig.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Grammer has just joined the cast of ABC’s Roman’s Empire … as the lead title character! Talent like Grammer’s cannot […]

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May 24th, 2008

Bow Wow Joining ‘Entourage’

Rapper Bow Wow, also known as 21-year-old Shad Moss and Lil’ Bow Wow, is joining the cast of Entourage next season, the show’s fifth. The budding actor, who’s already starred in several movies and guest starred on TV’s Smallville, reportedly wants to become “the next Will Smith.” That’s a pretty big goal, so […]

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