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Debra Messing returns to 'The Starter Wife'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCLEARLY, there are worse jobs than working on a show that sends up Hollywood excess. On location in Malibu recently, cast and crew of the new USA series "The Starter Wife" worked happily, as stars Debra Messing, David Alan Basche and Hart Bochner along...Tags: Hart Bochner, Damages, Australia, The Women, Culver City
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'Cagney & Lacey' exec still policing its legacy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAfter 25 years, producer Barney Rosenzweig is as passionate as ever about whipping up public support for his show "Cagney & Lacey," the 1980s-era police series about two female partners that was once saved from cancellation by viewer protest. Case in...Tags: Tyne Daly, CBS Corp., Lobbying, Sharon Gless, Television Industry
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Bryan Cranston of 'Breaking Bad' wins
Bryan Cranston stunned viewers by taking home the Emmy for lead actor in a drama series for AMC's "Breaking Bad," winning over the heavy favorite, Jon Hamm of "Mad Men."
Cranston took the honors even though the series, cut short by the writers strike,...Tags: Jon Hamm, Breaking Bad, Mad Men
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Legendary Actor Paul Newman dies at 83
Paul Newman, the legendary movie star and irreverent cultural icon who created a model philanthropy fueled by profits from a salad dressing that became nearly as famous as he was, has died. He was 83. Newman died Friday at his home near Westport, Conn.,...Tags: Sting, Broadway, Christmas, Homes, Family
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Actor Paul Newman dies at 83
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPaul Newman, the legendary movie star and irreverent cultural icon who created a model philanthropy fueled by profits from a salad dressing that became nearly as famous as he was, has died. He was 83. Newman died Friday at his home near Westport, Conn.,...Tags: Sting, Broadway, Christmas, Homes, Family
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Emmy nominees owe debt to Linda La Plante, who created 'Prime Suspect's' tough cop, Jane Tennison
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWHEN Lynda La Plante, a mother of the female-led cop drama, looks among this year's Emmy nominees, it's almost as if she were welcoming relatives to a family gathering. Four of the five lead actresses nominated for their work in a dramatic series owe...Tags: Damages, Glenn Close, CBS Corp., Mariska Hargitay, Holly Hunter
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Los Angeles Zoo's Chico the meerkat is watched by non-furry friends
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterChico, the meerkat in residence at the Los Angeles Zoo, is alone. Whether that is a tolerable state of affairs is being debated by zoo officials and animal activists whose support and affection for the small mammal has been fueled by cable television's...Tags: Sierra Madre, Animals, Satellite and Cable Service, Television Industry, Nature
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'Crash' TV series' new take on Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much that we crash into each other, just so...Tags: Transportation Accidents, National or Ethnic Minorities, D.B. Sweeney, Metal and Mineral, Minority Groups
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Doug Ellin rides 'Entourage' to the top
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen making a television series about yourself and your friends, the hardest part is making sure the stories are entertaining to others. The next hardest part is making them fit into a half-hour. And when the town you and your friends inhabit is...Tags: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Emmy Awards, Calabasas, Mark Wahlberg
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Fred Crane, 90; actor who wooed Scarlett in 'Gone With the Wind'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFred Crane, a former longtime Los Angeles classical music radio announcer who achieved a slice of film immortality when he played one of the handsome Tarleton twins in the 1939 movie classic "Gone With the Wind," has died. He was 90. Crane, who had...Tags: Classical Music, Colleges and Universities, George Cukor, Vivien Leigh, Celebrity
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NBC, like Phelps, in record pursuit at Olympics
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersAs recently as a week ago, a ratings gold medal for coverage of the Beijing Olympics might have looked beyond NBC's grasp. The average U.S. household has more than 100 channels from which to choose, and Games held in foreign countries -- as seen in...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Consumer Electronics Industry, Super Bowl, Beijing Games, Thanksgiving
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Etan Cohen talks 'Tropic Thunder' and comedy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen Etan Cohen was working on the character of Kirk Lazarus, an actor played by Robert Downey Jr. in the upcoming comedy “ Tropic Thunder,” he asked himself: What is the most offensive thing an actor can do to get a part? The answer was to...Tags: Nick Nolte, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, Beverly Hills, Ben Stiller
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