Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss is gunning for an Emmy to match his Oscar. The actor has joined CBS's Happiness Isn't Everything, a comedy pilot also starring Jason Biggs, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Dreyfuss will play a ...
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Chevy Chase
Looks like Chevy Chase is finally ready for prime time.
The Emmy-winning comedian and Saturday Night Live alum has been cast in the NBC comedy pilot, Community, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Should it get picked up, the series will feature Chase's first regular prime-time role.
Community, described as "Stripes at a community college," stars Joel McHale as Jeff, a lawyer who returns to college after his degree is deemed invalid. Chase will play ...
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Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady
Tom Brady spent some quality time with the in-laws over the weekend. The New England Patriots quarterback and his new wife, Gisele Bundchen, journeyed to her hometown of Horizontina, Brazil, for her grandfather's 83rd birthday, local newspaper Zero Hora reports.
While there, the newlyweds toured ...
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The SyFy name and logo launches July 7.
The Sci Fi Channel has set a July 7 blast-off date for a new name — SyFy — citing a need to refresh the brand while securing an identity that's more ownable and less limiting.
The sleeker moniker (chosen from some 300 candidates) will be introduced Monday at the cabler's upfront presentation to advertisers, in tandem with a new slogan: "Imagine Greater."
One big reason behind the switch is that SyFy ...
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Kings
Sunday's ratings summery:
8 pm/ET
The Amazing Race led the pack with an audience of 10.43 million total viewers, up 210K week-to-week. Extreme Makeover followed with 9.48 mil. The first hour of NBC's Kings premiered to 6.4 mil, which was enough to best Fox's The Simpsons (5.97 mil) and King of the Hill (5.38 mil).
9 pm
Desperate Housewives' girl-on-girl action drew the prurient interest of 14.43 million viewers, up 930K. Cold Case claimed the No. 2 spot with 12.92 mil, gaining 360 thou week-to-week. In its second hour, NBC's Kings (5.6 mil) unfortunately got crowned by Fox's Family Guy (7.2 mil) and American Dad (5.82 mil).
10 pm
The Unit surged 16 percent to command first place with a season-high audience of 10.92 million viewers. Brothers & Sisters settled for second, with 10.58 mil. Celebrity Apprentice plunged another 12 percent, to 6.7 mil.
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Ron Silver
Tony-award winning actor Ron Silver, who went from endorsing liberal causes to becoming one of Hollywood's few advocates for the Bush administration, has died. He was 62.
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Don Imus
Talk-radio host Don Imus announced on the air that he has stage 2 prostate cancer, but predicted a complete recovery.
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MacGyver
Does MacGyver have all the right parts for a big-screen hit? New Line seems to think so.
The resourceful secret agent who favored brains over brawn is about to become a leading man in a movie adaptation of the classic ABC adventure series, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Raffaella De Laurentiis, daughter of Dino De Laurentiis, is producing alongside Martha De Laurentiis and original series creator Lee Zlotoff. The trio is currently in search of ...< br/>
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Dancing with the Stars
Never one to mince words, Maksim Chmerkovskiy has a few choice ones about Melissa Rycroft as Nancy O'Dell's last-minute replacement on Dancing with the Stars. Find out what he thinks of her casting, as well as his upcoming wedding to Dancing pro Karina Smirnoff — and if he really made Denise Richards cry.
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Top Model host and producer Tyra Banks
Three people were arrested and at least six others suffered minor injuries during a bit of mayhem at a Saturday afternoon casting call for America's Next Top Model.
Though the exact cause of the fracas has yet to be determined, witnesses blame a general lack of organization at the Season 13 tryout, as well as a panic that erupted when ...
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