Articles for June, 2013

Oprah Winfrey Sits Down With the Voice Cast on Oprah’s Next Chapter
Oprah Winfrey is about to take a seat in the judges' chairs (so to speak). The media mogul is sitting down with Voice judges Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira and Usher for an...
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‘Arrested Development,’ ‘Archer’ actress Judy Greer joins Nat Faxon in FX comedy pilot

Greer poses at the premiere of "Jeff, Who Lives at Home" at the Directors Guild of America theatre in Los AngelesBy Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - FX is doubling down on Judy Greer. Greer, who plays assistant Kitty Sanchez on "Arrested Development," has signed on for the as-yet-untitled comedy pilot from Andrew Gurland, FX's executive vice president of original programming and development Nick Grad said Friday. The pilot, which begins production this summer in Los Angeles, also stars "Ben and Kate" alum Nat Faxon. In addition to her "Arrested Development" role -- which she reprised for the Netflix revival of the series - Greer also voices the Cheryl Tunt character on FX's "Archer. ...


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‘GMA’ beats ‘Today’ in May sweeps for first time in 19 years
By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - ABC's "Good Morning America" notched another victory over NBC's "Today" with Friday's announcement that it had won May sweeps in both the key demo and total viewers for the first time in 19 years. During th...
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How Jenna Fischer’s theater project helped her get over ‘The Office’ ending

Actress Jenna Fischer of the tv comedy "The Office" arrives at the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los AngelesBy Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jenna Fischer just wrapped the ninth and final season of "The Office," but instead of kicking back and letting the summer become one endless wrap party, she's taking on one of her most daunting acting challenges yet. The Emmy-nominated actress, best known for playing sweet-natured receptionist Pam Halpert on the long-running workplace sitcom, is headlining the world premiere of "Reasons to Be Happy," a new play by the always controversial Neil LaBute. ...


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Tracy Morgan to star in FX war-vet comedy pilot ‘Death Pact’

Host Tracy Morgan speaks onstage during the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las VegasBy Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Tracy Morgan has lined up something to keep himself busy with after saying goodbye to "30 Rock." Morgan will star in the upcoming FX comedy pilot "Death Pact," the network's executive vice president of original development and programming Nick Grad said Thursday. The pilot, which is being executive produced and written by co-creators Rob Long ("Cheers") and Tad Safran ("The Long Weekend"), stars Morgan as a formerly lazy, pot-dealing assistant high school coach who returns to his hometown as a decorated war hero. ...


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