May 18, 2013

Loretta Devine Says ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ was Tough

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*Looking just as good as she did years ago, a fine as wine 63-year-old Loretta Devine has made her mark in Hollywood with her signature smile and unique laugh. She spoke with AARP The Magazine recently about some of her more memorable roles, including her most recent part as an owner at a massage parlor [...]




‘The Game’s’ Charles Michael Davis Joins ‘Vampire Diaries’ Spinoff

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*Charles Michael Davis (“The Game”) is set to co-star opposite “The Vampire Diaries’” Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies and Phoebe Tonkin in the potential spinoff “The Originals,” which will be introduced in the April 25 episode of the CW drama, reports Deadline.com. “The Originals” follows the Original family of vampires, as Klaus (Morgan) returns to the [...]




Shonda Rhimes Says ‘Scandal’ is Not a Guilty Pleasure, But Pleasurable TV

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*Shonda Rhimes isn’t worried about the controversy her creations attract. All she does is “make the shows.” The writer/producer recently shared in an interview with Deadline.com, that she believes the success of “Grey’s Anatomy” allowed producers the opportunity to take a risk with hit show “Scandal.” And she doesn’t care that the show features a [...]




Isaiah Washington Talks About Upcoming Projects

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*Now here’s a name we haven’t heard in a while. In an interview with Masha Dowell for the online magazine, Shadow and Act, actor Isaiah Washington stops in to talk about his latest projects; the book he wrote last year,” Man From Another Land,” which talks about his journey—why he became an actor; the school [...]




Shonda Rhimes Developing FBI Drama for NBC

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*Shonda Rhimes has made her first sale of the 2012-13 development season. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to The Hollywood Reporter, the producer is reteaming with “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Peter Nowalk for the FBI drama “Under the Gun,” which has landed at NBC with a script commitment. Nowalk will pen the script and executive [...]




Jesse Williams of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Ties Knot with Longtime Love

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*Ladies, as the famous saying goes, “fuggitaboutit,” the doctor is in love. “Seattle Grace has one less single doctor, in real life that is. “Grey’s Anatomy“ heartthrob Jesse Williams, who plays surgeon Jackson Avery on the hit ABC drama, tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, real estate broker Aryn Drake-Lee, in Los Angeles on [...]




Loretta Devine to Play Ced the Entertainer’s Mom on ‘Soul Man’

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*Loretta Devine, the hardest working woman in show business, has just booked a part on the TV Land series “The Soul Man.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to TVGuide.com, the “Grey’s Anatomy” star will play a two-episode arc as Della, the mother of Cedric the Entertainer’s Reverend Boyce. Della is called to St. Louis [...]




Debbie Allen Back to Direct and Star in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

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*Debbie Allen is not only returning to “Grey’s Anatomy” in the fall, she’ll be in the director’s chair for the third episode, according to TV Guide. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Allen plays Jackson Avery’s (Jesse Williams) mother Catherine on the ABC drama (pictured above), which returns for its ninth season on Thursday, Sept. 27 [...]




Shonda Rhimes Adopts Another Little Girl

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*Shonda Rhimes, creator of Grey’s Anatomy, confirmed that she adopted a little girl in February through a domestic adoption. She brought home Emerson Pearl to join her big sister Harper. Friends and others found the news a surprise. RELATED: Washington, Rhimes Clean Up DC’s Hot Messes in ABC’s ‘Scandal’ “I’ve been writing adoption into story [...]




Chandra Wilson Reveals the Upside to Directing ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

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*Chandra Wilson loves her job and has no problem saying it. As part of the ensemble cast of ABC’s long running hit drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” it’s easy to see how she could enjoy her work. Couple that with time behind the camera as a director and life beyond “Grey’s” looks pretty good. “It’s never gets [...]




Loretta Devine’s Crazy TV Hustle: 3 Shows in 3 Weeks

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It can never be said enough – Loretta Devine is THE hardest working woman in show business. Who else can say they have acted in major roles on three different television shows in the past three weeks?  She guest starred as Tasha’s mother on the April 3 episode of BET’s “The Game,” on April 8 [...]




Jackie Robinson Biopic Adds Grey’s Anatomy Vet T.R. Knight

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*T.R. Knight, the Emmy-nominated “Grey’s Anatomy” actor at the center of the Isaiah Washington drama, has joined the cast of “42,” Legendary Pictures’ Jackie Robinson biopic. Chadwick Boseman is portraying Robinson, the baseball legend who broke the color barrier, while Harrison Ford is playing Branch Rickey, the man who signed Robinson. Knight will play Harold [...]




‘Grey’s Anatomy’s’ Chandra Wilson to Direct her 6th Episode

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*”Grey’s Anatomy” star Chandra Wilson will get behind the camera again for one of the remaining episodes of the current season 8. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wilson and co-star Kevin McKidd will each take their turn in the director’s chair. Wilson, who plays Dr. Miranda Bailey, will mark her sixth time at the helm [...]




Sunday’s Super Bowl Most Watched US TV Program Ever

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*With the time-adjusted ratings in, last night’s Super Bowl XLVI squeaked past last year’s game to rank as the most watched U.S. TV program in history, reports Deadline.com. The tight New York Giants-New England Patriots contest, won by the Giants, averaged 111.3 million viewers vs. 111 million who tuned in last January for the Green [...]




‘Rescue Me’s’ Daniel Sunjata Books Lead in USA Pilot

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*Rescue Me veteran Daniel Sunjata is set for a starring role in USA Network’s untitled drama pilot from White Collar creator Jeff Eastin, reports Deadline.com. The project, from Fox TV Studios, follows four agents from various federal and local agencies (DEA, FBI, LAPD) who live at a former ganglord’s mansion-turned-safe house for undercover agents in [...]