What would appear to be one prerequisite for scoring a membership in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences? Working with Judd Apatow.
Frequent Apatow collaborators Seth Rogen, James Franco, Michael Cera, Paul Rudd and Jane Lynch are among the 134 industry names invited to join the elite Hollywood club this year. As members, they would enjoy voting privileges for all future Oscar ceremonies. (Apatow himself was invited to join AMPAS last year.)
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From one ABC legal drama to another. Taraji Henson, who last season played Carl Sack's New York office colleague on Boston Legal, has been booked for a three-episode arc on Eli Stone, TVGuide.com has learned. Henson will be playing Angela, the daughter of Loretta Devine's Patti.The actress' previous credits include the acclaimed 2005 film Hustle & Flow (in which she played Shug, earning several awards nominations). Later this year, she can be seen in Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys (in theaters Sept. 12) and the Christmas Day releases The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (starring Brad Pitt) and Hurricane Season. — Matt MitovichRelated:• Sigourney Weaver Puts Eli Stone on the Couch • Eli Stone Producers Put Their "Faith" in Katie Holmes
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Crane, Poole & Schmidt's semi-extreme makeover continues. Joining John Larroquette and Tara Summers as new additions to the Boston Legal cast this season are Circle of Friends' Saffron Burrows (as a sexy 'n' sophisticated litigator/former lover of James Spader's Alan) and Hustle & Flow's Taraji Henson (arriving mid-season as a New York office cohort of Larroquette's). The Reporter is also reporting that Mark Valley and Rene Auberjonois, half of last month's surprising cast purge, will return for multiple appearances, while Gail O'Grady is set to reprise her role of Judge Weldon for several episodes.
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