Lauren Ambrose is set to star opposite Parker Posey in Fox's comedy pilot The Return of Jezebel James, while James Van Der Beek has joined ABC's drama pilot Football Wives.
Additionally, Charles Esten will topline ABC's comedy pilot American Family, Scott Wolf has landed the lead in ABC's untitled Sachs/Judah project, and Fred Goss, Jerry Minor and Jerry O'Connell have been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot Carpoolers. Ray Stevenson is set for a lead role on CBS' Babylon Fields, Molly Parker and Josh Hopkins have joined CBS' drama pilot Swingtown, and Kathryn Hahn, Flex Alexander, Matthew Morrison and Jayma Mays have come aboard ABC's comedy pilot Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office.
Jezebel, from Regency TV, centers on a single book editor (Posey) who can't conceive and asks her estranged younger sister (Ambrose) to carry her baby. Ambrose, who co-starred on HBO's Six Feet Under as Claire Fisher, is repped by UTA, manager Michael Garnett and attorney Harris Hartman.
Wives, from ABC TV Studio, follows the wives of professional football players.
Additionally, Charles Esten will topline ABC's comedy pilot American Family, Scott Wolf has landed the lead in ABC's untitled Sachs/Judah project, and Fred Goss, Jerry Minor and Jerry O'Connell have been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot Carpoolers. Ray Stevenson is set for a lead role on CBS' Babylon Fields, Molly Parker and Josh Hopkins have joined CBS' drama pilot Swingtown, and Kathryn Hahn, Flex Alexander, Matthew Morrison and Jayma Mays have come aboard ABC's comedy pilot Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office.
Jezebel, from Regency TV, centers on a single book editor (Posey) who can't conceive and asks her estranged younger sister (Ambrose) to carry her baby. Ambrose, who co-starred on HBO's Six Feet Under as Claire Fisher, is repped by UTA, manager Michael Garnett and attorney Harris Hartman.
Wives, from ABC TV Studio, follows the wives of professional football players.
Samuel L. Jackson will serve as honorary chair of the ninth annual American Film Institute Golf Classic, set for Sept. 25 at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. The event, presented by General Motors, will benefit AFI educational and cultural programs and include such celebrities as Greg Kinnear, Ray Romano, Dennis Hopper, Kevin Nealon and Scott Wolf. AFI trustees Mark Canton, Richard Frank and Robert Rehme, along with Rudy Durand, serve as tournament co-chairs.
- 8/29/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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