Veteran comedy director James Burrows, who helmed the pilot for Fox's upcoming comedy series Back to You, has come aboard the show as an executive producer and house director.
Back to You, from 20th Century Fox Television and Levitan/Lloyd Prods., stars Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as co-anchors who reunite at a Buffalo, N.Y., television station. Fred Willard and Aimee Garcia co-star.
Burrows joins Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd as executive producers on the series. He will direct most of this season's episodes.
Burrows is an Emmy- and DGA-winning director-producer whose numerous credits include Will & Grace, Frasier, Cheers, Laverne & Shirley and Mary Tyler Moore.
More recently, he was director and executive producer on CBS' The Class. He also directed the comedy pilots Traveling in Packs for ABC and The Mastersons of Manhattan for NBC, both of which were in contention for the 2007-08 season.
He is repped by ICM.
Back to You, from 20th Century Fox Television and Levitan/Lloyd Prods., stars Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as co-anchors who reunite at a Buffalo, N.Y., television station. Fred Willard and Aimee Garcia co-star.
Burrows joins Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd as executive producers on the series. He will direct most of this season's episodes.
Burrows is an Emmy- and DGA-winning director-producer whose numerous credits include Will & Grace, Frasier, Cheers, Laverne & Shirley and Mary Tyler Moore.
More recently, he was director and executive producer on CBS' The Class. He also directed the comedy pilots Traveling in Packs for ABC and The Mastersons of Manhattan for NBC, both of which were in contention for the 2007-08 season.
He is repped by ICM.
- 6/13/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Carrie-Anne Moss has signed on to star on ABC's drama pilot "Suspect".
Meanwhile, Marissa Jeret Winokur has been tapped to star on CBS' comedy pilot "Fugly", William Baldwin has joined ABC's drama pilot "Dirty Sexy Money", Christopher Titus has landed one of the leads on ABC's untitled Jon Feldman drama pilot, Madchen Amick is set as the female lead on CBS' one-hour pilot "Viva Laughlin!" and Eric Christian Olsen will play the male lead on ABC's untitled D.C. comedy pilot.
Additionally, Leslie Hope has come aboard Fox's drama pilot "The Apostles", Brian Benben has been cast in NBC's comedy pilot "The Mastersons of Manhattan", Swoosie Kurtz has joined ABC's drama pilot "Pushing Daisies", while David Alan Basche, Julian Sands and David Norona have joined NBC's "Lipstick Jungle".
"Suspect", from Sony Pictures TV and 25 C Prods., is a fast-paced procedural drama uncovering a crime's perpetrator by tracing the suspects in a lineup. In the pilot directed by Guy Ritchie, Moss will play a police lieutenant, the boss of the department who is tough on the outside and warm and caring on the inside. Moss, star of such films as the "Matrix" trilogy and "Memento", will next be seen in "Disturbia" and "Fido" and is slated to begin production on "Fireflies in the Garden" in March. She is repped by WMA, Manager Elizabeth Hodgson and attorney Robert Lange.
Also cast in "Suspect" are Erik Palladino and Kathleen Munroe. "ER" alum Palladino will play a detective who grew up in the streets. Munroe ("Beautiful People") will play the squad baby.
"Fugly", from 20th TV and Greg Garcia, revolves around three siblings -- identical twin sisters and a brother -- who buy one sister an extreme makeover and move to Hollywood to cash in on her good looks.
Meanwhile, Marissa Jeret Winokur has been tapped to star on CBS' comedy pilot "Fugly", William Baldwin has joined ABC's drama pilot "Dirty Sexy Money", Christopher Titus has landed one of the leads on ABC's untitled Jon Feldman drama pilot, Madchen Amick is set as the female lead on CBS' one-hour pilot "Viva Laughlin!" and Eric Christian Olsen will play the male lead on ABC's untitled D.C. comedy pilot.
Additionally, Leslie Hope has come aboard Fox's drama pilot "The Apostles", Brian Benben has been cast in NBC's comedy pilot "The Mastersons of Manhattan", Swoosie Kurtz has joined ABC's drama pilot "Pushing Daisies", while David Alan Basche, Julian Sands and David Norona have joined NBC's "Lipstick Jungle".
"Suspect", from Sony Pictures TV and 25 C Prods., is a fast-paced procedural drama uncovering a crime's perpetrator by tracing the suspects in a lineup. In the pilot directed by Guy Ritchie, Moss will play a police lieutenant, the boss of the department who is tough on the outside and warm and caring on the inside. Moss, star of such films as the "Matrix" trilogy and "Memento", will next be seen in "Disturbia" and "Fido" and is slated to begin production on "Fireflies in the Garden" in March. She is repped by WMA, Manager Elizabeth Hodgson and attorney Robert Lange.
Also cast in "Suspect" are Erik Palladino and Kathleen Munroe. "ER" alum Palladino will play a detective who grew up in the streets. Munroe ("Beautiful People") will play the squad baby.
"Fugly", from 20th TV and Greg Garcia, revolves around three siblings -- identical twin sisters and a brother -- who buy one sister an extreme makeover and move to Hollywood to cash in on her good looks.
- 2/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Molly Shannon has been tapped to star on NBC's comedy pilot The Mastersons of Manhattan, while Ving Rhames is set for ABC's one-hour pilot Football Wives.
Additionally, Jayma Mays has landed the lead on ABC's comedy pilot Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, Samaire Armstrong and Zoe McLellan have joined ABC's drama pilot Dirty Sexy Money, Chi McBride is set to co-star in ABC's drama pilot Pushing Daisies, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe has landed a lead in ABC's comedy pilot The Call, Nestor Carbonell has been cast in CBS' untitled Cynthia Cidre drama pilot, Yara Martinez has come aboard Fox's drama pilot The Apostles and Jennifer Esposito has been cast in ABC's comedy pilot Sam I Am
Mastersons, from NBC Universal TV Studio, is a serialized soap revolving around two socialite sisters (Shannon, Natasha Richardson). Shannon will play the younger sister who is on trial for murder.
Shannon next will be seen in the feature Grey Matters. She also stars in Mike White's Year of the Dog, which premiered at last month's Sundance Film Festival and is slated to open in April.
She is repped by ICM and manager Steven Levy.
Wives, from ABC TV Studio, focuses on the wives of professional football players. In the pilot, directed by Bryan Singer, Rhames will play the GM of a football team.
Additionally, Jayma Mays has landed the lead on ABC's comedy pilot Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, Samaire Armstrong and Zoe McLellan have joined ABC's drama pilot Dirty Sexy Money, Chi McBride is set to co-star in ABC's drama pilot Pushing Daisies, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe has landed a lead in ABC's comedy pilot The Call, Nestor Carbonell has been cast in CBS' untitled Cynthia Cidre drama pilot, Yara Martinez has come aboard Fox's drama pilot The Apostles and Jennifer Esposito has been cast in ABC's comedy pilot Sam I Am
Mastersons, from NBC Universal TV Studio, is a serialized soap revolving around two socialite sisters (Shannon, Natasha Richardson). Shannon will play the younger sister who is on trial for murder.
Shannon next will be seen in the feature Grey Matters. She also stars in Mike White's Year of the Dog, which premiered at last month's Sundance Film Festival and is slated to open in April.
She is repped by ICM and manager Steven Levy.
Wives, from ABC TV Studio, focuses on the wives of professional football players. In the pilot, directed by Bryan Singer, Rhames will play the GM of a football team.
- 2/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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