Exclusive Details! Vegas Star Braves the Jungle
James Lesure by Mitchell Haaseth/NBC Photo
It's a sad world where
Las Vegas' reliable Mike gets second billing behind Rosie Perez. Yet that's what happened last week at the TCA press tour, when NBC trumpeted the guest-casting of the sometimes polarizing Latina on
Lipstick Jungle, then virtually added, as an aside, "Oh, and
James Lesure, too."
How does the
Vegas vet fit into the
Jungle's sophomore season? Sources tell me Lesure will be playing the role of Griffin, boss to both Kim Raver's Nico and Brooke Shields' Wendy. I'm also hearing that over the course of Lesure's multi-episode run, Griffin might strike up a certain chemistry with Nico, though it might not necessarily lead to (her busy) boudoir.
What do you say, Vegas fans? With Josh off doing
Transformers 2 and the reunion movie pretty darn squashed, are you glad to see "Mike" back on TV? -
Matt Mitovich
