Reality-TV uberproducer Mark Burnett tied the knot with Roma Downey on Saturday at their Malibu home, in a ceremony officiated by Downey's ordained Touch by an Angel costar, Della Reese. The union is Burnett's second and Downey's third.... Also per People: Whale Rider's Keisha Castle-Hughes, 17, and her 20-year-old boyfriend, Bradley Hull, welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Felicity-Amore, on April 25, while Cary Elwes' wife, Lisa Marie, delivered their own firstborn, a daughter named Buttercup Dominique, on April 24.
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A few highlights culled from NBC's 14-page (!) February-sweeps-preview press release: Feb. 2: 1 vs 100 features an all-kids "mob."Feb. 5: Heroes' Sylar makes a shocking move against H.R.G.Feb. 8: My Name Is Earl's Joy meets her half sister — played by Tamala Jones; romance blooms for 30 Rock's Kenneth and engaged Cerie. (Cue blatant plug for my 30 Rock preview.)Feb. 9: 24's Edgar (that is, Louis Lombardi) makes an indecent proposal to Las Vegas' Sam.Feb. 11: Vegas' Josh Duhamel and Molly Sims cross over to Crossing Jordan.Feb. 12: Studio 60's Matt flashes back to when he and Harriet first met.Feb. 13: Inconceivable! Cary Elwes guests on Law & Order: SVU.Feb. 14: The black Panthers demand that Mac be fired for making racial comments on Friday Night Lights.Feb. 15: Beau Bridges reprises his role as Earl's dad; The Office's Ryan invites Michael to be a guest speaker at his business school.Feb. 16: 1 vs 100's mob is populated by "people you hate," including IRS auditors, DMV em...
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Question: Any news on what the cast of Everwood is up to now that the show is over? If I can no longer watch them on one of the best shows on TV, I'd like to follow their careers.
Answer: Compiling a list like that seems really tedious and time-consuming. In other words, it's the perfect job for TV Guide's summer intern, Northwestern senior Laura Moore! Here's what she found out:
Emily VanCamp: According to her publicist, "Emily's moving to Los Angeles for the first time since she started acting. Her experience on the show was an incredible journey and, though she’s very sad to leave her Everwood family, she is excited about the opportunities ahead and is ready for a new challenge." Last summer, Em shot the coming-of-age indie film Black Irish, starring Will & Grace's
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Citing personal reasons, Ian Holm (The Lord of the Rings, Chariots of Fire) has asked to be released from his commitment to play the lead in CBS' forthcoming John Paul II miniseries; in his stead, Jon Voigt (Anaconda, Deliverance) will portray the elder pontiff, Variety reports. Cary Elwes still will play the younger Karol Wojtyla, which again I say is great, because brother absolutely killed in The Princess Bride
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At the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., CBS teased an upcoming miniseries about Pope John Paul II, from the producers of the net's 2000 Jesus. "I read the first night [script] and it's like a papal page-turner," says CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler. "It's a very exciting story. He's a great character." Pope John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyla, will be played by Cary Elwes — who was an absolute riot in The Princess Bride, so I'm psyched! — and, in his later years, by Ian Holm (The Lord of the Rings).
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