HBO Paid James Gandolfini To Not Take A Role In A Hit NBC Comedy Show

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of André the Giant on Young Rock. Matthew Willig, who recurred as the character on the first season, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2 of Dwayne Johnson’s NBC comedy series inspired by his life. The series comes from Johnson and Fresh Off the Boat creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan.

EXCLUSIVE: James D’Arcy (Homeland, Dunkirk) and Ellyn Daniels (Funny Girls) are starring in an off-the-shelf comedy series from Burn These Words, a new UK production outfit established by former advertising executive Will O’Connor.

James Purefoy didn't think he'd ever get emotional over wine. But at the end of a grueling day filming season 3 of  in the outskirts of Portugal, Purefoy found himself weeping for the first time after having a glass of chimères red wine.

"The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jen Shah is allegedly one of the masterminds behind a telemarketing scam that targeted hundreds of elderly people nationwide, according to new court documents. The 47-year-old reality TV personality — who was arrested for fraud and money laundering in March — is one of six suspects with "greater culpability" in the scheme, according to federal prosecutors.

LOS ANGELES -- A California appeals court on Friday disqualified a private judge being used by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in their divorce case, handing Jolie a major victory.The 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed with Jolie that Judge John W.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is gearing up for its eighth and final season with key art celebrating the NBC sitcom.

If you’re a fan of “The Office,” you know that after Steve Carell left the series, the show found it difficult to replace him, often relying on guest stars to help carry the load. Well, eventually, the show landed on James Spader to guest star in a string of episodes, but before that, according to the hosts of the Talking Sopranos podcast, James Gandolfini was in line to appear.

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Talking Sopranos” — a podcast hosted by “The Sopranos” co-stars Michael Imperioli, 55, and Steve Schirripa, 63 — it was revealed that Gandolfini had been offered a role to replace the character Michael Scott as branch manager of Dunder Mifflin on “The Office,” following Steve Carell’s departure from the NBC show in 2011.

The Office.The late actor’s Sopranos co-stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa revealed the news during the latest episode of their podcast Talking Sopranos, while joined by Ricky Gervais.Gervais, who created the UK version of The Office on which the US version starring Carell is based, spoke about his admiration for Carell before Imperioli shared the trivia.“You know, they talked about having Gandolfini at one point replace him [Steve Carell], did you know that?” he said.Schirripa added:

EXCLUSIVE: James Corden and Sally Hawkins are to star in a comedy drama series from Spectre co-writer and Britannia co-creator Jez Butterworth.

Michael Gandolfini is taking on his father’s iconic role of Tony Soprano in an upcoming prequel.

Angelina Jolie is taking Brad Pitt to court over the sale of their French chateau and wine business. According to legal documents obtained by Fox News, the "Maleficent" actress has been eager to sell her interest in the exes' Miraval Chateau Winery.