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23 July 2008 4:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Kelsey Grammer, who suffered a mild heart attack seven weeks ago, says pressure from his canceled sitcom Back to You contributed to his health problems. "It was a very stressful time for me, and a surprise to me [that it was canceled]," Grammer, 53, said Wednesday while promoting his drama-comedy, Swing Vote, in L.A. "But you know, everything that doesn't kill us – which it almost did – makes us stronger."Back to You, costarring Patricia Heaton, was canceled in May by Fox after one year, despite respectable ratings. "Not happy about it," says Grammer. "I had a heart attack, maybe you heard. I was not happy about it.

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30 June 2008 3:08 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor David Hyde Pierce refuses to return to TV - because his role on hit U.S. sitcom Frasier has defined his career.

The 49-year-old star enjoyed an 11-year run as Doctor Niles Crane on the Cheers spin-off, winning the actor four Emmy Awards before he turned his talents to the stage.

Pierce has since enjoyed a 16-month-long stint on Broadway in his Tony-award winning role in Curtains.

But, as the curtain falls on that play, he insists we won't be rushing back to TV, despite receiving a flood of offers.

He says, "In between (plays), I'll take some time off. I haven't had a break since Frasier.

"People have approached me about going back to TV. Basically, I said to them, 'I'm happy to look at scripts, but I don't want to go back to television.'"

And Pierce adds he's holding no hope for a reunion of the sitcom: "I don't think a reunion show is a good idea. People understandably have a desire for more of these characters, but the reality won't meet the dream."

Pierce is set to return to the Broadway stage in a revival of 1934 comedy Accent on Youth, which is slated to debut next spring.

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10 June 2008 11:10 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Kelsey Grammer had two decades of regular work playing pompous psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane in classic comedies Cheers and Frasier. He's scored more Emmy nominations than any other TV actor and was paid a whopping $$1.6 million per episode during Frasier's last series in 2004. But it hasn't all been plain sailing - a recent heart attack is just the latest setback in a life that has contained more than its fair share of bad times. As his cancelled show Back To You starts its run on More4 today, we dish up ten fascinating facts about America's most enduring sitcom star. 1. Kelsey was born Allen Kelsey Grammer in the Us Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. He was raised by his grandparents in New Jersey after his musician parents separated when he was a year old. 2. Kelsey's had a hefty dose of tragedy in his life. His dad was (more)

By Beth Hilton

6 June 2008 1:42 PM, PDT | From Brothers and Sisters-TV | See recent Brothers and Sisters-TV news

I got this article in an email and highlighted the B&S mentions. No mention of the guys or Emily. Here's the link to the site The Envelope

Propects for Emmy acting awards

From drama, comedy and miniseries, these actors are up for the part.

By Tom O'Neil, The Envelope

June 4, 2008

Emmy's winners for acting are chosen in a three-tier system by actors who belong to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. During the first two weeks of June, they participate in a popular vote that determines a Top 10 runoff in each race. Finalists submit a sample episode of their best work to judges, whose scores are combined by accountants in a 50-50 mix with results of the original popular vote. The five nominees in each category are then announced July 17. Winners are decided based on judges' scores of the sample episodes and are revealed at the awards ceremony to

1 June 2008 7:32 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Sharon Stone has fallen victim to the global credit crunch - she has put her luxurious Hollywood home up for sale at a loss.

The star bought her expansive Los Angeles mansion for $5.5 million in 2006, but has been forced to put the property on the market for a shocking $500,000 less than its original price, according to reports.

The U.S. real estate market has been driven into crisis mode since the worldwide credit crunch hit at the beginning of the year - seeing fuel and food prices soar, while the property market has slumped.

Stone, 50, is one of a number of Hollywood stars who have been affected by the market slowdown - Cheers star Ted Danson and actress Angela Bassett have both seen their properties hit the market for less than they originally paid.

La property expert Ann Brenoff tells the U.K.'s Daily Star newspaper, "These Hollywood types are feeling the market's slowdown just like everyone else and they are having to lower their asking prices as a result."

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24 March 2008 6:20 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Environmentally-aware actor Woody Harrelson is developing a new non-toxic sewage treatment with scientists in Kentucky.

The former Cheers star insists the new invention will "revolutionise" sewage systems across the world.

He tells Men's Journal magazine, "Usually our government treats our toxic sewage waste with a bunch of even more toxic chemicals, and then declares it safe for drinking.

"The method we're developing does it naturally with no chemicals, and it's 85 to 90 per cent clean when it comes out."

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19 March 2008 12:00 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Kirstie Alley has signed a deal with superstar talk show host Oprah Winfrey's media empire to develop a series of TV projects - and may even star in her own daily programme.

The Cheers star was a hit with Winfrey's Harpo production company executives after she appeared on the show in a bikini to show off her dramatic 75 lbs (34 kg) weight-loss in 2006.

The 57-year-old, who recently quit her role as official spokeswoman for Jenny Craig's weight-loss programme, is excited by the venture, stating she hopes to "offer something totally fresh for the television audience."

Tim Bennet, president of Harpo Productions, says, "Kirstie is a tremendous talent who is incredibly relatable and a true fan favourite."

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13 March 2008 5:54 PM, PDT | From Watcher | See recent Watcher news

There's stuntcasting. Then there's Britney-casting.

The worthy comedy “How I Met Your Mother” isn’t usually a font of gossip headlines, but last week the show, which returns 7:30 p.m. Monday on Wbbm-Ch. 2, pulled off a surprising coup.

What put the tabloid world in a tizzy was the news that Britney Spears would make a guest appearance on “Himym.” Her agent approached the show about her taking on a role, and her appearance came together quickly. She's taping her episode this week and will appear as a receptionist in an episode that airs March 24.

“She’s been hardworking and has really brought her own approach to the character,” executive producer Craig Thomas said midway through the taping of her episode. “She has solid comic timing.”

(Update: At right is the first picture of Britney Spears as Abby and Sarah Chalke as Dr. Stella Zinman in the March 24 episode of "How I Met Your Mother.

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7 March 2008 12:11 PM, PST | From Watcher | See recent Watcher news

Between Dr. Drew Pinsky on VH1's reality hit "Celebrity Rehab" and the fictional Dr. Paul Weston on Hbo's highly addictive "In Treatment," we're awash in TV therapists .

"These shows are a way of people getting back in touch with the soul, and the audience wants that," Baylor College psychiatry professor Glen Gabbard, author of “Psychiatry and the Cinema,” told Broadcasting & Cable.

But TV’s fascination with the therapist’s couch is nothing new. Here’s a highly subjective look at a few of the fictional tube shrinks — past and present — who have captured my imagination.

Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) of HBO’s “The Sopranos” (1999-2007)

Nobody knew more about New Jersey’s top mobster, Tony Soprano (except perhaps the FBI agents who kept tabs on him). But toward the end of the series,  she began to wonder how much she’d helped the mobster, who first visited  after suffering a panic attack.

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9 articles from 2008