Fox
Tony Sirico will lend his voice in a recurring role to FAMILY GUY. He will play a dog named Vinnie that the Griffins purchase who may have criminal ties. Best known for playing Paulie Walnuts on HBO’s “The Sopranos”. He is repped by Arcieri & Associates.
Lifetime
Michael Beach has a recurring role on THE CLIENT LIST starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as a single mother and massage parlor worker. Beach will play the boyfriend Georgia, the parlor owner. Having previously starred in “ER” and “Third Watch”, Beach can currently be seen on “Sons of Anarchy”. He is repped by Global Artists Agency.
Lela Loren has joined the cast of the TV movie STALKERS, which follows a cop and attorney teaming up to arrest a woman (Mena Suvari) obsessed with her former lover (Loren). Loren recently starred in “Covert Affairs” and “The Closer” and will next be seen in “The Hangover Part III”. She is repped by SDB Partners.
MTV
Johnny Pacar will star in the comedy pilot HOT MESS alongside Annabelle Stephenson who plays a girl caught up between her ex-boyfriend and her current boyfriend. Pacar will play Ben, the ex. Pacar recently starred in the film “Playback” and the TV movie “Zombie Apocalypse”. He is repped by Innovative Artists.
NBC
In a move that comes as little surprise, Chevy Chase has left COMMUNITY. The comedy actor had never been pleased with the show and had continual run-ins with creator Dan Harmon, culminating in an explicit voicemail he left the showrunner. Best known as Clark Griswald in the “National Lampoon Vacation” films, Chase will next star in the comedy pic “Lovesick”. He is repped by Paradigm.
Hugh Laurie is in talks to star as infamous pirate Blackbeard on the NBC show CROSSBONES. The project is set in 1715 on the Bahama island of New Providence and follows Blackbeard and his crew as they terrorize the commerce island. Best known for his titular role in Fox’s “House”, Laurie is coming off the indie dramedy “The Oranges” and will next be seen in “Mr. Pip”. He is repped by Hamilton Hodell and WME.
Showtime
Bess Armstrong will star in a recurring role in HOUSE OF LIES. She will play a character named Julianne Hotschragar in the series. Armstrong recently starred in “Mad Men” and “CSI” and the TV movie “I Married Who?”. She is repped by Don Buchwald and Associates.
