Built to Cast: Molly Shannon, Ving Rhames and More
Some goodies in today's pilot-casting news!
" Former
SNL funny lady Molly Shannon (as in, from back when
SNL was funny) has been tapped to play Natasha Richardson's sister (and a possible murderess) in NBC's comedy soap,
The Mastersons of Manhattan.
" Big-screen bruiser Ving Rhames has joined the cast of ABC's Americanized version of
Footballers Wives, called
Football Wives, as the team's general manager.
"
O.C. cutie Samaire Armstrong has been tapped to play, in essence, Paris Hilton in ABC's
Dirty Money drama, with Peter Krause.
"
Boston Public principal Chi McBride can expect a bouquet from ABC for joining its drama,
Pushing Daisies; in it, he plays a private dick who goes into business with a guy who can make Lazarus of anyone.
" And finally, someday-star (trust me on this) Jennifer Esposito has been signed to ABC's amnesiac comedy,
Sam I Am, though unfortunately not as the amnesiac.
