In article <1178743383.398679.13010@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Taylor <fetchwithruffruffman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 9, 2:37 pm, David <dimla...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > NBC ANNOUNCES EMMY AWARD WINNER TOM SELLECK WILL RETURN TO DRAMATIC
> > SERIES TELEVISION AS HE JOINS REGULAR CAST OF 'LAS VEGAS' AS
> > CHARISMATIC BILLIONAIRE OWNER OF MONTECITO RESORT & CASINO
> >
> > James Caan Returns for the New Season Premiere Episode
> >
> > BURBANK - May 9, 2007 - NBC announced that Emmy Award winning Tom
> > Selleck ("Magnum, P.I.") will return to television series drama when
> > he joins the starring cast of NBC's "Las Vegas" (Fridays, 9-10 p.m.
> > ET) next season as a charismatic, self-made billionaire who is
> > surrounded by an air of mystery when he becomes the new owner of the
> > Montecito Resort & Casino.
> >
> > In addition, James Caan, who has starred as Ed Deline, the Montecito's
> > surveillance head for four years, will return to the series for one
> > episode in its 2007-08 season premiere after announcing earlier this
> > year that he would be departing the series after its 2007 season
> > finale.
> >
> > "We have been honored and blessed to have had an actor of the
> > magnitude of James Caan for the last four years and we've come up with
> > four aces as legendary icon Tom Selleck has agreed to join the cast,"
> > said executive producer Gary Scott Thompson.
> >
> > The popular Selleck established himself as a major television star
> > with his performance as affable private detective Thomas Magnum on the
> > hit drama "Magnum, P.I." from 1980-88. He eventually served as an
> > executive producer of the series. At the same time, he began a
> > successful feature-film career as he starred in "3 Men and a Baby,"
> > "Runaway," "High Road to China," "Lassiter," "Her Alibi," "Mr.
> > Baseball," "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery," "In & Out," "Quigley
> > Down Under," "The Love Letter" and the recent hit "Meet the
> > Robinsons," in which he voiced the character of Cornelius.
> >
> > Selleck also has developed an impressive acting resume in the
> > television movie genre including his popular "Jesse Stone" movies.
> > Selleck will next be seen in the fourth installment of this franchise
> > called "Jesse Stone: Sea Change," on May 22nd. Television movies have
> > also allowed him to explore his interest in Westerns, with roles in
> > the similar-themed "Monte Walsh," "Crossfire Trail," "Last Stand at
> > Saber River," "The Sacketts" and "The Shadow Riders," among others.
> > Selleck earned strong reviews for his performance as General Dwight
> > Eisenhower in the television movie "Ike: Countdown to D-Day," and
> > starred in others, including "Twelve Mile Road."
> >
> > In addition, Selleck was a recurring regular on "Friends" as Monica's
> > (Courtney Cox Arquette) boyfriend, in which he garnered an Emmy
> > nomination, and recently guest-starred in four episodes of "Boston
> > Legal" as Candice Bergen's ex-husband.
> >
> > Caan is best known for his Oscar-nominated portrayal of Sonny Corleone
> > in the classic "The Godfather." His other feature-film credits include
> > "For the Boys" (alongside Oscar-nominated Bette Midler), "A Bridge Too
> > Far," "Thief," "Rollerball," "The Way of the Gun," "The Gambler," "The
> > Program," "Alien Nation," "Honeymoon in Vegas" (opposite Nicolas
> > Cage), "Elf" (opposite Will Ferrell), Lars Von Trier's
> > "Dogville" (opposite Nicole Kidman) and the critically acclaimed
> > "Misery" (opposite Kathy Bates). Caan's television credits include the
> > movies "A Glimpse of Hell," "Poodle Springs," "Lathe of Heaven" and
> > "The Warden of Red Rock."
> >
> > Caan also garnered an Emmy Award nomination for his role as football
> > star Brian Piccolo in the original movie version of "Brian's Song." He
> > received a Best Actor Award from the Sebastian Film Festival for his
> > performance in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Rain People," as well as
> > the Actor of the Year honor from the National Associate of Theater
> > Owners for "The Gambler."
> >
> > NBC renewed "Las Vegas" (Fridays, 9-10 p.m. ET) for a fifth high-
> > rolling season in February. From Thompson -- the writer of the hit
> > film "The Fast and the Furious" -- "Las Vegas" is a fast-paced, sexy
> > drama that follows an elite Las Vegas surveillance team charged with
> > maintaining the security of one of "Sin City's" largest resorts and
> > casinos.
> >
> > "Las Vegas," recently concluded its fourth season. The fifth season
> > stars Tom Selleck ("Magnum, P.I.), Josh Duhamel ("All My Children"),
> > Molly Sims (MTV's "Starsky and Hutch"), James Lesure ("For Your Love")
> > and Vanessa Marcil ("Beverly Hills, 90210").
> >
> > Thompson serves as executive producer along with Justin Falvey
> > ("Rescue Me") Darryl Frank ("Rescue Me"), Matt Pyken ("Queer as Folk")
> > and Kim Newton ("The X-Files") for this series from NBC Universal
> > Television Studio and DreamWorks Television.
whooooo-hoooooooo!!!!
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