Heather Morris is opening up about her murder mystery podcast, her former Glee costars, and Beyoncé and Taylor Swift!
01.11.2023 - 20:49 / variety.com
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As they were writing the pilot script for their new Max comedy series “Bookie,” co-creators Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay thought it would be fun to add a real-life Hollywood star playing a version of themself as an inveterate gambler. The series stars stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco as Los Angeles sports betting bookie, so it made sense that his character might run into a few high-roller celebrities during his travels. In early drafts of that Lorre and Bakay script, the character was left as a “TBD” — to be determined.
But Lorre couldn’t shake an idea he had for who might be perfect for the role: “It should be Charlie,” he tells Variety. “I remember Charlie was very much engaged in in sports betting and he would tell me stories about it all the time. You know, when things were good.” That’s “Charlie” as in Charlie Sheen — and casting him on “Bookie” (which premieres Nov.
30 on Max) was an idea that came loaded with baggage. Lorre and Sheen hadn’t talked in more than a decade, following their very public falling out in 2011. That’s when Sheen, in a series of well-publicized tirades, attacked his “Two and a Half Men” boss, calling Lorre “a stupid, stupid man” and “a little maggot” — among other things, including thinly veiled antisemitic slurs that we won’t print here.
After Sheen spiraled out of control (“an epic drug run,” the actor called it at the time, while also boasting of “winning” and operating with “tiger blood”), he was fired from the hit CBS comedy and replaced by Ashton Kutcher. Bakay was taken aback by Lorre’s idea. “It was a thunderbolt,” he says.
Heather Morris is opening up about her murder mystery podcast, her former Glee costars, and Beyoncé and Taylor Swift!
One of the remaining Strictly Come Dancing couples is said to be showing a 'real connection' thanks to an obvious clue. Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola are currently favourites to take home the Glitterball trophy this year as they continue to wow in the BBC One dance contest.
Matthew Perry’s ex Kayti Edwards is speaking out following the tragic death of the “Friends” star.Edwards, a former model and Julie Andrews’ step-granddaughter, reportedly dated Perry in 2006. In a recent interview, she claimed that the final photo Perry shared on Instagram, which shows him relaxing in his hot tub, could be a sign that he was “not sober” at the time of his passing.“I know Matthew and I know that he wouldn’t have just drowned,” she told the UK Sun on Saturday. “I think he might have taken pills in the week leading up to this.”Perry was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home on Oct.
Stargazers are in for a treat tonight with the Taurids meteor shower and new moon both falling Monday night.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large If you’re Gen X and living in Los Angeles, there’s a good chance you were at the Wiltern on Friday night, bathing in nostalgia as Liz Phair performed her seminal 1993 album “Exile in Guyville” in its entirety. Now that the age range for Gen X is between 41 and 56, it was probably inevitable that we’d succumb to wistfulness. Isn’t ironic, don’tcha think (sorry, Alanis), since we were supposed to be the cynical and disaffected generation.
man she didn’t recognize. The “Wild Things” actress, 52, revealed on a recent episode of the podcast Just B with Bethenny Frankel, that the series’ rise in popularity affected Sheen’s sobriety in a negative way. “I think because [of] the success of ‘Two and a Half Men’ and the money,” she recalled, “I think that led to him getting back into not being sober.”“All I know is he was no longer the person that I married and no longer sober,” she said.The “Twisted” actress and the 58-year-old Emmy winner were married from 2002 until 2006 and they share daughters Sami, 19, and Lola, 18, together.
We all have Denise Richards to thank for Two and a Half Men!
Max has released a trailer and key art for Bookie, its upcoming eight-episode original comedy series from The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men co-creator Chuck Lorre.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Audiences can finally catch a first glimpse at Max‘s “Bookie,” the new laffer starring stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco that also is notable for the reunion between co-creator Chuck Lorre and guest star Charlie Sheen. Max dropped the trailer for “Bookie” (formerly titled “How to Be a Bookie”) on Wednesday, scroll down to watch below. “Bookie” premieres Thursday, Nov.
Dennis Harvey Film Critic The struggle to keep movie theaters alive gets very personal in “Showdown at the Grand,” an enjoyable tribute to retro exploitation pictures with Terrance Howard as a movie palace proprietor besieged by diminishing receipts and violent goons. Dolph Lundgren plays the former action star who shows up for a personal appearance, then stays to help save the joint from those agents of unscrupulous developers.
Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre has revealed that he has “healed” his relationship with the show’s former star Charlie Sheen. The news comes ahead of the launch of How to Be a Bookie, a new comedy television series created by Lorre and starring Sheen. In 2011, Sheen was fired from Two and a Half Men after his behaviour became increasingly erratic.
Zara McDermott looked like she's bounced back from her recent Strictly Come Dancing exit as she posed up a storm for a sexy photoshoot in London.The star, who became the latest Strictly contestant to get booted off the popular BBC dance competition, appeared all smiles as she strutted her stuff her the camera. After landing in the bottom two alongside Adam Thomas, Zara was eliminated during Halloween week by the judges, having received the lowest score during the live show, being awarded just 25 points. But the star, who first rose to fame after appearing on Love Island in 2018, later added that she "knew this day would come" as she opened up about how grateful she was for the Strictly experience.
Variety on Wednesday. “And that friendship just suddenly seemed to be there again.”“I don’t want to be too mawkish about it, but it was healing,” Lorre continued. “And he was also totally game to make fun of himself.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Diabolik – Who Are You,” which has its market premiere this week at AFM, following its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival, is the third in a series of adaptations of an Italian comic-book franchise. The books, written by sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani, have sold more than 150 million copies. Kino Lorber has picked up U.S.
Lorraine Kelly has paid tribute to a member of her show's team who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer at 25, just two months after becoming a first-time mum.
BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Amanda Abbington has spoken out for the first time since her exit from the show, insisting she is still feeling "really good". Last week, the 46 year old actress withdrew from Strictly Come Dancing due to "personal reasons" and thanked everyone on the show in a statement.
We still can’t believe Matthew Perry is dead.
Netflix is known for often canceling fan favorite television shows, and this year has been no exception.
Kurt Badenhausen The New York Knicks reached a jersey patch agreement with Sphere Entertainment for the Sphere logo to appear on the team’s uniforms starting with the 2023-24 season, Variety’s sister site Sportico reports. Sphere Entertainment and Knicks’ parent Madison Square Garden Sports, both of which are publicly traded companies, are controlled by the Dolan family.
There was a large emergency service presence in Atherton tonight as officers responded to reports of concern for the welfare of a man.