Tom Arnold
Comic actor Tom Arnold, who plays a child molester in the new movie Gardens of the Night, says he was molested by a male babysitter as a child.
Arnold told People the abuse occurred when he was between the ages of 4 and 7, and that he...
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CMT has granted an eight-episode order to My Big Redneck Wedding, an unscripted series hosted by Tom Arnold. According to the Reporter, each episode will feature a different wedding of the "most down-home country couples," highlighting the "rustic eccentricities" of each nuptials. (How do the newlyweds drive away in a car that's on blocks?) Look for a Jan. 11 premiere.
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Jon Heder and his wife Kirsten recently welcomed their first child, a daughter named Evan Jane, says People.... Court TV's Ashleigh Banfield welcomed her and husband Howard Gould's second child, a spectator-glasses-wearing son named Ridley, on Monday.... 24's Kim Raver is expecting; see the TV Guide News Report for details.... Dennis Quaid and his wife of nearly three years, Kimberly, are expecting twins via a surrogate, says the AP.... Idol alum Kellie Pickler tells Us she has been fielding the passes of Nashville Predators hockey star Jordin Tootoo since January.... Tom Arnold has filed for divorce from his third wife, Shelby Roos, after five years of marriage, says the AP.
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I was a little worried that Criminal Intent would get too political with this reality-based preacher-murder case, but I should have known better. While some series function as tools designed to shove their creators’ political beliefs down viewers’ throats (a brief kick to Aaron Sorkin while he’s already down), the guys behind the Law & Order family know better than to talk down to the faithful. So while this episode raised complex questions about the adequacy of science, faith, even God, to fix what’s wrong with the world and its inhabitants, it didn’t offer any easy answers.For those who didn’t make the real-life connection (which was surprisingly not trumpeted in the previews), this episode’s case was based on the recent scandal that tarnished the National Association of Evangelicals when a male prostitute claimed he provided organization president Rev. Ted Haggard with some “booty bumps” of his own. (Side note: If you don’t kn...
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Vincent D'Onofrio and Rita Moreno, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
It started with a drive around Lower Manhattan last June. On the eve of the sixth season of NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Tuesdays at 9 pm/ET), star Vincent D'Onofrio told the executive producer he wanted the drama to be "more than just a straight procedural." After 100 episodes spent profiling coldhearted killers, "Vince said, 'Give me something personal to chew on. I want Detective Goren to face deep human emotions,'" says Warren Leight, the producer in the passenger seat that day.
This season, D'Onofrio got his wish. Oscar winner Rita Moreno was cast as Frances Goren, the detective's strong-willed, mentally ill mother who had been a crucial but unseen presence in Rober
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NBC has unveiled the cast for Celebrity Cooking Showdown, premiering April 17. Working the stoves in tandem with the likes of Wolfgang Puck and Cat Cora will be supermodel Naomi Campbell, Days of our Lives' Alison Sweeney, country crooner Big Kenny, Tom Arnold, the Kansas City Chiefs' Tony Gonzales, rapper Ja Rule, volleyball stunner Gabrielle Reese and Miss USA 2005, Chelsea Cooley. Um, do any of those ladies even eat?
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A star is scorned: Roseanne
Question: I've seen you cover behind-the-scenes problems with stars and producers before and wondered why you never wrote anything about the mother of all "difficult" actresses, Roseanne. Was she as bad as so many people said? Thanks.Answer: Why didn't I? Because nobody asked, Laurel. But since you just did, here you go.
"Bad" is a relative term, and no more so than in Hollywood, where condemning someone for bad behavior is like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500. Was Roseanne truly bad? It depends on who you ask and when you ask them. Certainly she had her detractors — and she sure could call attention to herself.
When the show launched on ABC in 1988, Roseanne Barr's story was already a good one. A poor girl who found her true calling in stand-up comedy with routines built on being a mother and housewife, her series was solidly in the
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Just Legal
Just six years ago Jonathan Shapiro was working as an assistant to the lieutenant governor of California and thinking about running for statewide office. But he underwent a major career shift after he wrote a script for The Practice and was hired by producer David E. Kelley. On Sept. 19, Shapiro's own creation, Just Legal, will premiere on WB. Based on Shapiro's family experiences, the show stars Jay Baruchel as an 18-year-old prodigy who passes the California bar exam but can't get a job with a decent law firm. He gets his break when he's hired by an ambulance chaser with an alcohol problem (Don Johnson). The Biz recently spoke with Shapiro about his new show and about how TV may have saved him from a life of unsuccessful political fundraising.
TVGuide.com: Before you got into television, you were counting on having a career in politics.
Jonathan Shapiro: I planned my entire life to run for office. I was a speechwriter fo
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