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David Walton To Star In NBC’s ‘Bent’, Ken Marino Joins CBS’ ‘Home Game’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday March 4, 2011 @ 6:21pm PSTTags: David Walton, Home Game, Home Game Pilot, Smash Pilot, TV, TV Casting, TV Deals
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David Walton has been tapped as the male lead opposite Amanda Peet in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot Bent. The project, from writer-exec producer Tad Quill, is a romantic comedy about a recently divorced Type A single mother (Peet) who tries hard not to fall for the sexy surfer dude contractor (Walton) she’s hired to re-do her kitchen. For Walton, the casting is in second position to softly-rated midseason comedy Perfect Couples which shares the same network, NBC, and studio, UMS, as Bent. He is the second Perfect Couples star to book a pilot in second position, following Kyle Bornheimer’s casting in Fox’s comedy The Council of Dads. This is the third consecutive comedy pilot at NBC for Walton, repped by Gersh and Crestview, after 2009′s 100 Questions and 2010′s Perfect Couples.

Party Down alum Ken Marino is set to co-star opposite Rob Riggle in CBS’ comedy pilot Home Game. Loosely based on the experiences of former NFL star Mark Schlereth, it tells the story of Mark (Rob Riggle) as he retires and returns home to his wife Lisa (Constance Zimmer) and daughters to embark on the next chapter of his life. Marino will play Mark’s brother. Marino co-stars on the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital. He is currently in post-production on the Universals feature Wanderlust, which he co-wrote and executive produces with director David Wain. Marino, repped by IFA for acting and APA for writing and managed by Principato-Young for both, also co-stars in the film opposite Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux.

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Five Broadcast Pilots Add To Casts

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday February 18, 2011 @ 5:41pm PSTTags: CBS The Doctor, Home Game Pilot, How To Be a Gentleman Pilot, Leelee Sobieski, Playboy Pilot, TV, TV Casting, TV Pilots
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Eva Amurri (Californication) is set to star opposite Christine Lahti in CBS’ medical-family drama pilot The Doctor, written by Privileged creator Rina Mimoun and directed by David Nutter. The project, from Warner Bros. TV, centers on a mother (Lahti) … Read More »

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PILOTS: ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Casts Bosley, Constance Zimmer To Star In ‘Home Game’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday February 10, 2011 @ 5:30pm PSTTags: ABC Charlie's Angels Remake, ABC Partners Pilot, Charlie's Angels Casting, Charlie's Angels Pilot, Charlie's Angels Reboot, Constance Zimmer, Home Game, Home Game Pilot, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, TV, TV Deals, TV Pilots
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UPDATED: Ramon Rodriguez (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) has joined ABC’s Charlie’s Angels reboot as Charlie’s liaison Bosley.The new Charlie’s Angeles, from Sony TV, Flower Films and Millar/Gough Ink, stars Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor and Annie Ilonzeh as the trio … Read More »

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UPDATE: CBS Picks Up Sports-Flavored Comedy Pilots Inspired By Colin Cowherd & Mark Schlereth, Mark Wahlberg To Produce

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 28, 2011 @ 5:45pm PSTTags: CBS Colin Cowherd Pilot, Home Game Pilot, Mark Schlereth, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, TV, TV Deals
Nellie Andreeva

CBS brass had sports on their minds today, with pilot orders to two sports-themed multicamera comedies – an untitled sitcom inspired by ESPN personality Colin Cowherd’s outspoken sports talk show, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and Home Game, … Read More »

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