Tyler Labine & Bobby Lee To Co-Star In NBC’s Comedy Pilot ‘Animal Kingdom’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 22, 2012 @ 9:29am PST
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EXCLUSIVE: Tyler Labine is set to co-star opposite Justin Kirk in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot Animal Kingdom. Also cast in the office comedy is actor-comedian Bobby Lee (Harold & Kumar). Animal Kingdom, from Universal TV and American Work, centers on a House-like veterinarian, Dr. George Coleman (Kirk), who loves animals but usually hates their owners. Labine will play Dr. Doug Jackson, George’s fellow veterinarian and friend who is trying to get over a breakup. Lee will play Dr. Kim, another vet who loves gambling and partying. Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka wrote the script and are executive producing with Anthony and Joe Russo, who are directing, Scot Armstrong and Ravi Nandan. Labine, whose series credits include Reaper, Sons Of Tucson and Mad Love, was recently seen in Rise Of The Planet of The Apes. He is with CAA and manager Tyman Stewart. MadTV alum Lee, repped by CAA, will next be seen in Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator.

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Comedy Project From Ryan Reynolds Lands Put Pilot Deal At Fox, Tyler Labine To Star

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday August 19, 2011 @ 2:38pm PDT
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Ryan Reynolds and Allan Loeb’s recently launched TV company DarkFire has made its first sale, and it was a quick one. The comedy project Read More »

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Justin Long Heads Cast Of Indie ‘Lumpy’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday April 20, 2011 @ 6:23am PDT
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Justin Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine and Californication‘s Addison Timlin head the cast of Lumpy, an indie film just getting underway in Minnesota. Michael Landes, Evan Jones and Shelley Long costar in the directorial debut of Ted Koland, who wrote … Read More »

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Berlin Roundup: Amanda Seyfried In ‘Gone,’ Jason Sudeikis Up For ‘A Good Old Fashioned Orgy’

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UPDATE: Relativity Media has announced a four year foreign output deal with Tripictures. Tripictures will oversee the distribution of Relativity-produced features in Spain. This includes films Relativity is actively developing, producing, financing and distributing.

EARLIER: The … Read More »

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CBS Moves Up Premiere Of Midseason Comedy ‘Mad Love’ To Valentine’s Day

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday January 26, 2011 @ 9:16am PST
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It has “love” in the title, and now CBS’s midseason comedy series Mad Love is getting a Valentine’s Day premiere date to go with it. CBS said it will move the launch of Mad Love, previously scheduled for … Read More »

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