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Shiri Appleby Joins ‘Girls’ For Arc, Melanie Griffith And Tippi Hedren In ‘Raising Hope’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday July 31, 2012 @ 2:20pm PDTTags: Girls, melanie Griffith, Raising Hope
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Shiri Appleby Girls HBO CastShiri Appleby has been tapped for an arc on the second season of HBO’s Emmy-nominated comedy Girls. She will play Natalie, a new love interest for Hannah’s (Lena Dunham) lover Adam Driver (Adam Sackler), who broke up with Hannah in the first-season finale. Natalie is a beautiful and charming New Yorker who adores Adam despite his wild sexual tendencies. Roswell alumna Appleby, repped by Gersh and John Carrabino, recently starred on CW’s Life Unexpected.

Melanie Griffith Tippi HedrenMelanie Griffith has closed a deal to do an arc on another single-camera comedy, Fox’s Raising Hope, which is heading into Season 3. She will play the mother of Sabrina (Shannon Woodward). Griffith will be joined by her mother, The Birds star Tippi Hedren, who will play her mother and Sabrina’s grandmother on the show. “As a fan of Melanie Griffith, the actress, I was excited about the possibility of having her on the show, and now that I’ve had the chance to meet Melanie Griffith, the person, I can’t wait to get the chance to work with her,” said Raising Hope creator Greg Garcia. “And then Tippi Hedren agrees to play Melanie’s mother on the show? Are you kidding? Just two weeks ago, I showed my kids The Birds for the first time. This is a very exciting way for us to start off Season Three.” Griffith will make her debut in the third season premiere, which also will feature Hedren. In it, Sabrina introduces the Chances to her mother Tamara (Griffith), while all are in attendance at the funeral of her grandmother, Nana (Hedren). Nana’s last will and testament, revealed in a video she recorded before she died, has a big impact on Sabrina and Jimmy. Griffith recently starred in Lifetime’s pilot American Housewife, which didn’t go forward.

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Lifetime Pilot ‘American Housewife’ Starring Melanie Griffith Not Going Forward

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday April 20, 2012 @ 4:00pm PDTTags: American Housewife, Lifetime, melanie Griffith
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Lifetime has passed on drama pilot American Housewife. It starred Melanie Griffith who executive produced it with husband/producing partner Antonio Banderas. The pilot was written/executive produced by Erik Jendresen based on an idea by him and Banderas. Directed by David … Read More »

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Jeffrey Nordling To Co-Star in Lifetime’s Melanie Griffith Pilot ‘American Housewife’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday November 22, 2011 @ 6:41pm PSTTags: American Housewife, Antonio Banderas, melanie Griffith
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EXCLUSIVE: 24 alum Jeffrey Nordling has been tapped to co-star opposite Melanie Griffith in Lifetime’s drama pilot American Housewife, which Griffith is executive producing with husband/producing partner Antonio Banderas. Young actress Kacey Rohl also has been cast in the … Read More »

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Obama’s High-Priced Hollywood Fundraisers Attract Major Stars & Celebrities & Money

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Tuesday October 25, 2011 @ 12:25am PDTTags: Antonio Banderas, James Lassiter, Magic Johnson, melanie Griffith, Obama Hollywood fundraisers, Overbrook Entertainment, President Barack Obama, Will Smith

2ND UPDATE, 12:25 AM: First there was the $35,800-per-person fundraising dinner tonight with Will Smith hosted by his Overbrook Entertainment producing partner and manager James Lassiter. Then President Obama headed over to the home of Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith for a somewhat lower-key event aimed at Latino supporters. He was introduced by Eva Longoria who said Obama “knows he’s the president of all Americans” and that “we thank you for everything you’re doing.” Obama leaves town after Tuesday’s Jay Leno taping.

UPDATE (correcting misidentification), 8:01 p.m.: This evening’s Los Angeles traffic snarl at rush hour was just that much worse because President Barack Obama arrived at LAX on board Air Force One at 4:30 PM. He’s attending two Hollywood political fundraisers for the Democratic Party tonight, first at producer James Lassiter’s mansion and then Melanie Griffith’s and Antonio Banderas’ home. Potus will be making a Tonight Show appearance with Jay Leno tomorrow before jetting out of town. According to the White House pool report, Obama first helicoptered to a landing zone in Brentwood and the motorcade made an “off-the-record” visit to Roscoe’s chicken and waffle house. The president ordered at the counter for himself (and nearby aides) the No. 9 “Country Boy” – 3 wings with choice of waffle, potato salad or French fries ($8.90). He then started chatting with diners. I say who cares if you like Obama’s politics or not: he’s got good taste when it comes to LA’s favorite eats.

Then the motorcade traveled to Hancock Park for the first fundraiser hosted by Lassiter, who is Will Smith’s production partner in Overbrook Entertainment which manages the entire Pinkett-Smith family. Here is the pool report written by the Los Angeles Times‘ Peter Nicholas: Read More »

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Lifetime Orders Drama Pilot; Melanie Griffith To Star And Produce With Antonio Banderas

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday October 24, 2011 @ 12:45pm PDTTags: American Housewife, Antonio Banderas, Fox TV Studios, Lifetime, melanie Griffith
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Lifetime has greenlighted to pilot American Housewife, a drama that has Melanie Griffith is negotiations to star as well as executive produce with husband/producing partner Antonio Banderas. The pilot, which David Slade (Eclipse) is in negotiations to direct, was … Read More »

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