AJ Cook
Check one off the wish list for A.J. Cook. After seven seasons, the Criminal Minds star's dream has come true: She's getting beat up.
"My wish was granted! I was so excited when I got the script," she tells TVGuide.com. "It was like a kid in a candy store moment. I was just super giddy about it."
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Cook will show off her combat chops on Wednesday's episode (9/8c, CBS) when JJ faces off with an unsub who's been leaving dead bodies in lifeguard towers. And frankly, if you ask Cook, it's been a long time coming. After all, half the cast has been tortured and battered by the likes of C. Thomas Howell, James Van Der Beek and Luke Perry already.
"It started out as a joke. I guess there was a fan video put together with all the action and everyone getting beat up and shot, and we're like, 'JJ's done nothing but shoot a dog [in Season 2's "The Big Game"]. That was the most danger she's faced! It's her turn!'" Cook says. "It was that realization it's my ...
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Jonny Lee Miller
Jonny Lee Miller will play Sherlock Holmes in CBS' drama pilot Elementary.
A modern take on the legendary sleuth, the project will find Sherlock solving cases ...
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Whitney Houston
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will pay tribute to Whitney Houston by ordering flags to be flown at half-staff during her funeral service on Saturday.
"Obviously, Whitney Houston was an important part of the fabric — the cultural fabric of this state," Christie said at a press conference Tuesday, adding that Houston, a Newark native, is in the "pantheon of great New Jersey...
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Smash, Megan Hilty
The Voice hit another high note, leading NBC to a Monday night win, but Smash failed to live up to its title in its second outing.
Smash drew 8.1 million viewers and a 2.8 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demo, dropping 29 and 25 percent, respectively, from its series debut a week ago. The show, however, still ...
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Alana De La Garza
Law & Order alum Alana De La Garza is returning to NBC in the medical drama pilot Do No Harm, Deadline reports.
The Jekyll and Hyde-themed project follows Jeffrey Kohn, a brilliant neurosurgeon who wrestles ...
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Katie Cazorla
TV Guide Network has renewed Nail Files for an eight-episode second season.
"Nail Files quickly found a loyal viewing audience on TV Guide Network and became one of the most talked about new reality shows last summer among women," Allen Shapiro, TV Guide Network Chairman, said in a statement. "We are pleased to bring back the series with even more Hollywood celebrities, reality drama and intriguing characters."
VIDEO: Vanessa Hudgens names a nail polish for Katie on Nail Files
Produced by Sally Ann Salsano and 495 Productions, the team behind Jersey Shore, the reality series stars Katie Cazorla, the owner of Hollywood ...
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