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Lenny Venito (Men In Black 2 & 3, The Sopranos) has landed a lead role in ABC’s untitled Dan Fogelman comedy pilot. The single-camera project, from ABC Family and Kapital Entertainment, centers on Marty Weaver (Venito) who, in order to give his kids a better life than he had, moves his family — wife Debbie (Jami Gertz) and three children — to an exclusive, lush, curiously affordable gated community in New Jersey, which has only one drawback: everyone else living there is an alien from Planet Zabvron.
Graham Patrick Martin has been cast as a series regular on TNT’s upcoming The Closer spinoff series Major Crimes. He will play Rusty, a homeless juvenile character that is being introduced in the series finale of Closer. Martin, repped by TalentWorks and Untitled, was a regular on The Bill Engvall Show and has been recurring on Two And A Half Men.
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When will networks stop picking up pilots with splashy, high-concept premises that can’t support a series run? This is more of a movie than a sitcom. Actually, Ben Stiller and Akiva Schaffer just finished making the movie. It’s called Neighborhood Watch.
I think this is a silly move. Why is a kid needed on this show? To show the compassionate side of the squad? Hope the producers and writers know what they are doing.
It’s the reverse 3rd rock from the sun. works for me.
“everyone else living there is an alien from Planet Zabvron”
….. I’d rather have “Work It” back than see this crap.
Really? This sounds far better than Work It
No, that’s too far.
Glad Lenny Venito is working .. he is a really good actor ..and I have known of him from way back to when he got started at Paradigm ..
Exciting to know that this show doesn’t stand a chance he will be on to bigger and better things pretty quickly ..
I hope this show is picked up. It sounds funny and two great actors in it. Can’t wait to see it!
Cool castings for both guys — Not sure about the idea of the Fogelman pilot, but will be good to see Venito in a funny role.
I think it’s pretty cool that Graham is going to be taking on a huge dramatic role while still being featured as the resident funny/stoner kid on Two and a Half Men. Seems like a pretty talented kid.
The Closer has been a successful show for quite some time, and I think the spinnoff will be just as great. Graham Patrick Martin is a talented actor–I’ve seen him on the Bill Engvall Show, Two and a Half Men, and even an episode of iCarly. I’m looking forward to seeing more of what he has to offer and excited to see what the show will be all about!