June 19, 2013

Robin Givens Joins ABC Family’s ‘Twisted’

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*Robin Givens has joined the cast of ABC Family’s new drama “Twisted” in a recurring role. The series focuses on 16-year-old Danny Desai, who returns to his hometown after killing his aunt five years prior. While trying to rekindle old friendships and fit in with his judgmental peers, Danny becomes the prime suspect in the [...]




The Pulse of Entertainment: BET Set to Air UNCF Evening of Stars, an Explosive Night of Performances

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BET set to air UNCF Evening of Stars, an explosive night of performances *Multi-NAACP Image Award nominee Anthony Hamilton (NBC’s “Guys with Kids”) does a wonderful job hosting this year’s “UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Evening of Stars” televised scholarship fundraiser to air on BET Network January 26 and 27, 2013. Taped previously in December, [...]




‘Bunheads’ Creator Talks Diversity after Shonda Rhimes Criticism

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*Last summer, TV producer Shonda Rhimes (“Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice”) took to Twitter to call out the executive producer of ABC Family’s new hit series “Bunheads” for the cast’s lack of diversity. The show is set in a small-town ballet studio and run by “Gilmore Girls” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. The first of 8 new [...]




Sherri Saum Joins J.Lo’s ABC Family Pilot ‘The Fosters’

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*Sherri Saum (“In Treatment”) and Teri Polo (“Meet The Parents”) have been cast in the lead of ABC Family‘s drama pilot “The Fosters,” executive produced by Jennifer Lopez. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to Deadline.com, the project tells the story of Stef (Polo) and Lena (Saum) Foster, a mixed-race couple who are raising a [...]




Tahj Mowry: How Unclehood Prepared Him for ‘Baby Daddy’

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*While Tia and Tamera Mowry were whipping up a ratings firestorm on the Style network with their popular reality series “Tia & Tamera,” their little brother Tahj – who’s not so little any more at 26 – was quietly making his own noise on the freshman ABC Family series “Baby Daddy.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS [...]




She Asked You to do What? Justin of ‘Beverly Hills Nannies’ Dishes

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*Being a nanny requires a lot of patience, usually with both the kid and their parents. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] But being a nanny in Beverly Hills also at times requires a complete absence of dignity. Take Justin Sylvester, one of the nannies featured on ABC Family’s reality series “Beverly Hills Nannies.”  He counts [...]




Jennifer Lopez Developing Lesbian Drama for ABC Family

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*Jennifer Lopez is developing an hour-long drama for ABC Family, reports Deadline.com. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The as-yet-untitled series is about a lesbian couple who suddenly have their already child-heavy household turned upside down when a wayward teenage girl moves in. One mother is a cop, the other is a private school teacher. They [...]




The Pulse of Entertainment: Mayim Bialik’s New book on Child Rearing: ‘Beyond the Sling’

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*Mayim Bialik, PhD is best known as Pumkinhead in the ‘80s “Facts of Life”, as Blossom Russo in the ‘90s NBC sitcom “Blossom” and on the CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” as Amy Farrah Fowler, PhD. Well this veteran actress is now an author with the release of her parenting book “Beyond The Sling” [...]




Tia Mowry and Viola Davis Get New Films

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*Actress Tia Mowry and Oscar nominee Viola Davis have each booked new gigs. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mowry will star in “Mistletones,” an ABC Family movie set to air during the network’s annual “25 Days of Christmas” programming. Mowry stars as Holly, a singer who auditions for the Christmas-caroling group her mother founded 40 years [...]




Raven Symone and ‘State of Georgia’ Get the Axe from ABC

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*Well that didn’t take long to find out it wasn’t working. Yes, unfortunately, Raven-Symone’s ABC Family show “State of Georgia” was cancelled on Friday. If you missed it – and apparently you, us and a whole lotta folks did -Symone played an aspiring actress who leaves the South to become a big star. The cancellation, [...]




Christina Milian in Talks to Play a Maid on New ABC Family Series

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*ABC Family is developing a half-hour comedy vehicle for Christina Milian. From “Rita Rocks” creators Stan Zimmerman and James Berg and “Glee‘s” executive music producer Adam Anders comes “Maid In Miami,” where Milian would play a young maid who aspires to be a singer, reports Deadline.com. Milian is still in negotiations to star, while Zimmerman [...]




Exclusive: Loretta Devine on Secret to Staying Employed in Hollywood

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*Tonight, Loretta Devine adds yet another gig to her extensive resume of work with the premiere of ABC Family’s “State of Georgia.” As previously reported, the sitcom stars Raven-Symone as Georgia, a young woman from the south who moves to New York with her best friend Jo to live out their respective dreams. [Scroll down [...]




Audio Exclusive: Raven-Symone Will Not Tolerate Foolishness on her Set

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*Raven-Symone returns to series television next week in ABC Family’s “State of Georgia,” which stars the 25-year-old as an aspiring actress from the south who moves with her best friend Jo (Majandra Delfino) to New York City where they pursue their respective dreams. Loretta Devine stars at their New York landlord Aunt Honey. “It’s gonna [...]




ABC Family Books Raven-Symone Sitcom

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*ABC Family has picked up a sitcom starring Raven-Symone, and two hourlong dramas to premiere later this year, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “The Great State of Georgia,” toplined by the 25-year-old former Disney star, is a multicamera comedy centered on an aspiring actress with a larger-than-life personality who is joined by her science geek [...]




ABC Family Has ‘Huge’ Plans for Gina Torres

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*Gina Torres has joined the cast of an upcoming weight loss drama for the ABC Family network. “Huge,” an hourlong series set at a weight-loss camp for teens, follows the lives of both the campers and the staff, as they look beneath the surface to discover their true selves and the truth about each other. [...]