EXCLUSIVE: CBS’ United States of Al has added The Big Bang Theory alum Brian Thomas Smith to its cast in a recurring role.
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Dean Norris’ memorable role as DEA Agent Hank Schrader on “Breaking Bad” led him, in a roundabout way, to Chuck Lorre’s new CBS sitcom “United States of Al.”“Chuck was a big fan of ‘Breaking Bad’ and he cast me in six episodes of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ as a colonel,” said Norris, 58, who also plays Uncle Daddy on TNT’s “Claws,” returning in June for its fourth and final season.
“‘Claws,’ like ‘United States of Al,’ is a Warner Brothers show, so when they announced the end of ‘Claws,’ within a
.EXCLUSIVE: CBS’ United States of Al has added The Big Bang Theory alum Brian Thomas Smith to its cast in a recurring role.
Ahead of the broadcast upfronts later this month, we are examining the chances of scripted series on the bubble whose renewal is in limbo. While ABC, NBC and Fox still have non-bubble series to pick up, including Grey’s Anatomy (pending cast deals), The Goldbergs, black-ish, The Rookie, Law & Order: Organized Crime, 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star and Call Me Kat, CBS has wrapped all of its obvious renewals, with the fate of the remaining six series uncertain.
EXCLUSIVE: Melvin Gregg (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Tale), Alice Braga (The Suicide Squad) and Danielle Campbell (Tell Me a Story) have signed on to star in Share, an innovative sci-fi pic from The Traveling Picture Show Company, Wavemaker Creative and award-winning commercial director Ira Rosensweig.
The CDC is providing a big update to protocol amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
American Idol alum Avalon Young is pleading for help as she battles brain cancer. The 26-year-old singer revealed in a message on GoFundMe that she already underwent a 16-hour surgery in February to remove the majority of a “peach-sized tumor” from her front left temporal lobe, but was told by doctors that a second surgery is necessary to get the rest of it. The surgery will be “followed by weeks of radiation and chemotherapy,” and she needs help paying for the pricey procedures.
The directors of Soul, the first Pixar film to feature an African-American protagonist, paid tribute to music and art teachers and jazz musicians after their Oscars win.
On Sunday night at the 93rd Academy Awards, when Andra Day is singled out as a best actress nominee for her performance as Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, veteran Oscar watchers might well experience a moment of déjà vu.Forty-eight years ago, another popular singer, Diana Ross, was sitting in that same seat, having been nominated for her breakthrough portrayal of Holiday in 1972’s Lady Sings the Blues.
Piers Morgan has taken a swipe at American singer Demi Lovato after she criticised a frozen yogurt shop for advertising sugar-free and diet products in their store. Demi took to Twitter over the weekend and urged company The Bigg Chill to 'do better' to support people who struggle with eating disorders.The 28-year-old went on to vow that she would start calling out companies that were using 'harmful messaging' and encourages 'disordered eating'.
It goes without saying that when performer lands the role of a cultural icon, there is a certain amount of pressure. For Oscar-nominated actress Andra Day, she immediately felt it when she found out she was going to play the legendary Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels’ The United States vs. Billie Holiday. “It was all fear for sure,” Day said, laughing.
EXCLUSIVE: From Quantico to Wu Assassins, actress Li Jun Li has played a variety of roles — but she’s just getting started. Li has joined the forthcoming season of the Sky Italia series Devils in a series regular role. This is in addition to her leading role in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon at Paramount where she will star alongside Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Jovan Adepo.
Amber Liu is already an established global superstar, and we want Just Jared readers to get to know her even better!
Having recently wrapped a four-year stint living in Los Angeles, Josh Thomas is still trying to get comfortable in the colorful Melbourne home that he returned to earlier in 2021. The 33-year-old Australian creator and star of family dramedy Everything's Gonna Be Okay (season two premieres April 8 on Freeform and Hulu) is pulling American workdays on a 17-hour time difference — and it's starting to take a toll.
EXCLUSIVE: Cristiana Dell’Anna, star of the HBO Max crime series Gomorrah, has landed the lead role of U.S. Catholic nun Frances Xavier Cabrini in Alejandro Monteverde’s true story feature retelling Cabrini. Production starts June 28 in Buffalo, NY and NYC.
The return of Christopher Meloni’s Elliot Stabler to the L&O franchise boosted NBC on Thursday, with the double-shot of the Law & Order: SVU crossover and the series premiere of his Law & Order: Organized Crime finishing as primetime’s top two shows in the adults 18-49 demographic and total viewers.