“Even when I got the audition, which was only a page, it was just a character that I’ve never played before. It’s this overt sexuality that I’ve never had the opportunity to explore as an actor, so that was what I was really excited about. And then I read the script and I about sh-t myself.”
The 53-year-old actor hopes a role in legendary director Woody Allen’s latest Broadway production will put him back in the spotlight.
Lisa Edelstein played Dr. Lisa Cuddy on House for seven years, but as she tells in a recent interview, it was time to leave her starring role on Fox’s popular medical drama.
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The star of J.J. Abrams’ latest small screen venture, Person Of Interest, doesn’t deny he has what it takes to pull of those creepy and sinister roles he so often plays.
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Parks and Recreation star Rob Lowe has called his casting in the Amy Poehler comedy “kismet”.
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With a new character, a person that is completely opposite of her, the actress had to find inspiration and create the personality of Thorne from the “ground up.”
Claire Danes didn’t hold back about Homeland, her parents and the aftermath of portraying the great Temple Grandin.
As Happy Endings star Casey Wilson explained in a recent interview, the ABC comedy almost didn’t have such a satisfying conclusion. Unable to blow the network brass with its first season ratings, the show hung in the balance for much of its initial run, but was eventually picked up for a second season last May.
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Hank Azaria must be having a tough week. Not only do ongoing pay disputes threaten the cancellation (or at the very least will leave him with a significant salary reduction) of The Simpsons, which Azaria has been a cast member of since the show’s inception, but Azaria’s new NBC sitcom, Free Agents, has been canceled by NBC because of low ratings.
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Every few years the core Simpsons voice actors find themselves in the middle of often tense negotiations for their next contract for the long-running animated series.
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Every year, GLAAD releases it’s “Where We Are on TV” list, as a check-up of how networks are doing with regards to the amount of LBGT characters they have on scripted shows. Though the percentages may seem minor, there has been a drop in gay and bisexual characters, down 3.9% for the 2011-2012 season, in comparison to 2 seasons ago.
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Glee’s Jane Lynch has given fans some insight when it comes to the roles she chooses to portray. Recently talking to the New York Post, Lynch, who plays the evil plotting, track suit wearing, Cheerios coach, Sue Sylvester on the Fox musical series, says she’s “fascinated with extremities.”
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“After people hear that we’ve written a movie, they’ll ask if it’s a comedy and we’re like no, it’s a dramedy,” Rash observed.
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“I wanted something upbeat that really felt like a theme song,” explained Deschanel
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“Comedy. What people find funny is so subjective”
Although 30 Rock’s Alec Baldwin is likely pulling a Steve Carrell and leaving his starring role once his contract is up after the show’s sixth season, the 53-year-old isn’t ruling out the possibility of coming back in a recurring role.
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Modern Family was the big winner at the 63rd annual Emmy Awards, taking home both supporting comedy acting awards (Ty Burell and Julie Bowen) and Outstanding Comedy Series.
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“I do love comedy. I’ve been a fan of it since I’ve been a little kid,” said the 40-year-old actor, who plays womanizing advertising executive Don Draper on the show that sparked AMC’s foray into original programming.
How does a television network “kill off” a program? That’s easy — put it in a terrible time slot.
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone went from being cable TV’s darlings to Broadway superstars after The Book of Mormon swept this year’s Tony Awards and has been sold out for every performance through the end of this year.
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