William H. Macy

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William H. Macy: TV Guide News

Upfronts: TBS Feels More Payne, More Less | Today's News: Our Take | 5/14/2008
TBS' half of Turner's Wednesday upfronts presentation kicked off with renewal news for Tyler Perry's House of Payne (returning in June) and 10 Items or Less. The laugh-centric cabler then announced a development slate featuring:• National Banana Already in Progress, a late-night sketch show exec-produced by Jerry Zucker (Airplane!).• A scripted comedy produced by Def Jam's Russell Simmons and starring Run DMC's "Run."• A half-hour laffer exec-produced by and starring William H.... read more
"Big" Sexy and the City Scoop, and More Movie News | Today's News: Our Take | 10/2/2007
Lest any aspect of this film not be leaked out before it's anywhere close to the Cineplex, Page Six reports that Sex and the City: The Movie today is lensing (Spoiler alert) Carrie and Big's wedding — at St. Patrick's Cathedral.... Rome's James Purefoy has been cast as 16th-century Puritan swordsman Solomon Kane in a pic of the same name.... British scribe Steven Moffat (Doctor Who) is taking a first crack at Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's Tintin trilogy.... William H. Macy and... read more
Casting: Annie Potts Bags Felicity Huffman's Husband | Today's News: Our Take | 9/18/2007
Oh, don't go calling The Star. The Designing Woman has just been cast as William H. Macy's missus in his upcoming TNT show Family Man, about a closet burglar. That is, he's secretly a burglar, he doesn't only burgle closets. In other casting news, Tony-winning Jersey Boy Christian Hoff has joined the Fox pilot Hackett as a foil for Donal Logue's wacky schoolteacher. read more
ER Invites Old Favorites to Scrub Back In | TV Guide News Report | 8/21/2007
There's no series finale written and producers and cast aren't yet ready to sign off for good but if, as many predict, ER's County General closes its doors at the end of its upcoming 14th season, the NBC drama wants to lure back as many of its cast as it can. Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter), who's popped in and out of the show for a number of years, is returning for multiple episodes, and there will be no running around in Africa this time. "He'll be in Chicago in the ER, interacting with all our... read more
Short Takes: Spider-Man, Stevie Wonder and More! | Today's News: Our Take | 8/3/2007
Come Oct. 30, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 will be available on Blu-ray HD in the Spider-Man High Definition Trilogy Set. Spider-Man 3 will also be available as a stand-alone. Living legend Stevie Wonder is going to tour the U.S. for the first time in decades starting Aug. 23. At present, the Wonder Summer's Night tour is set to include 13 cities, but he may still add a few dates. TNT has OK'd a pilot for Family Man, an hour drama starring William H. Macy as an everyday dad by day, criminal... read more
Emmy Nominations: TV-Movies and Miniseries Races | Today's News: Our Take | 7/19/2007
Nominations for the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, to be broadcast Sept. 16 on Fox, were announced Thursday morning. Here are the major races in the miniseries or TV-movie field.Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV-movie:Queen Latifah (Life Support)Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect: The Final Act)Mary-Louise Parker (The Robber Bride)Debra Messing (The Starter Wife)Gena Rowlands (What If God Were the Sun)Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV-movie:Robert Duvall (Broken Trail)Tom Selleck (Jesse Stone: Sea... read more
William H. Macy Is in a Family Way | Today's News: Our Take | 5/16/2007
William H. Macy is set to topline Family Man, a TNT drama series now in development that concerns a conflicted criminal who (as Variety puts it) "organizes charity drives by day and cracks the safes of major corporations by night." Heh-heh, sounds like my modus operandi, minus, of course, all that charity nonsense. [Polishing stethoscope] read more
Happy New Year! | Regina Taylor's The Unit Blog | 1/16/2007
CBS' The Unit is back from holiday hiatus with a new episode [airing this Tuesday at 9 pm/ET]. In "The Broom Cupboard," the unit is assigned to protect a Texas senator who is touring in a hostile country. And Jonas is given a secret assignment by the president, played by William H. Macy, while Molly, Kim and Tiffy plan a surprise for Crystal.I spent the holidays back in Dallas. I love taking long walks every day through my neighborhood. Rolling hills and wide open sky. I think that limitless... read more
At the Movies: Carrey and Carell Hear a Who | Today's News: Our Take | 9/13/2006
Turning a blind eye to the horror that was The Grinch, Jim Carrey again will give life to a Dr. Seuss character, this time voicing the titular elephant in a CGI-animated take on Horton Hears a Who, Variety reports. The Office's Steve Carell will voice the Mayor of Whoville.... Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Christopher Lloyd ("Marty!!"), William H. Macy and Sigourney Weaver are among the voice cast of The Tale of Despereaux, an animated adaptation of the award-winning children's book about a... read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/14/2006
Over the last few weeks, TV Guide correspondent Robert Edelstein previewed a spate of new programs for preschool audienc read more
Today's News: My Take | 4/12/2006
TNT revealed its new slate of programming on Tuesday, including Saved, a character-driven drama starring read more
Today's News: My Take | 3/17/2006
Whale Rider's Keisha Castle-Hughes has been cast as Mary in Nativity, a look at the Virgin Mary's life bef read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 1/17/2006
After the shell-shocked winners step off stage at the Golden Globe Awards, they go backstage to meet the press. When the read more
Roush Dispatch | 9/19/2005
A Very Retro EmmysIf it weren't for Lost, you might never have known what year was being honored at S read more
The Watercooler | 11/22/2004
SUNDAY Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Pass the tissues. It's another heart-tugging episode filled with amazing peop read more
The Watercooler | 11/22/2004
SUNDAY Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Pass the tissues. It's another heart-tugging episode filled with amazing peop read more
Don Rickles Sounds Off | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 11/22/2004
Don Rickles was tearing into celebrities before Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was even a pup. The caustic comic's appearances on The Tonight Show and Dean Martin's Celebrity Roast are legendary, and his role voicing Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story films introduced his acidic attitude to the Disney crowd. TNT's holiday TV-movie The Wool Cap, in which Rickles plays a kindly neighbor to William H. Macy's down-on-his-luck mute, lets him show off a sweeter side. But never fear: The 78-year-old can... read more
William H. Macy Shuts Up | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 11/18/2004
Despite his scene-stealing roles in films like Seabiscuit and Fargo, William H. Macy is currently in danger of becoming known as Mr. Felicity Huffman. The amiable 54-year-old actor couldn't be happier for his spouse's success on ABC's Desperate Housewives, though. Here, he discusses life as one half of a Hollywood power couple, as well as his leading role in TNT's holiday tearjerker, The Wool Cap (Sunday, 8 pm/ET). It's a follow-up to his 2002 TNT drama, Door to Door, which scooped up six ... read more
The Watercooler | 8/17/2004
Random Olympics Note No. 1 If I owe anything to this year's Olympics coverage, it's a bit of gratitude for prompting my read more
Ask Matt | 7/26/2004
Question: I am not here to question who got what Emmy nomination (I have long given up on the Emmys doing anything more read more