Post by murt1987 on Aug 24, 2006 17:52:54 GMT -5
Hope this is the right spot for this
Found this on the teletext AGAIN. Hope it doesn't affect his role in the next season on The Shield.
www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,19846,00.html
Found this on the teletext AGAIN. Hope it doesn't affect his role in the next season on The Shield.
www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,19846,00.html
"ER" Admits Whitaker, Philipps
by Gina Serpe
Aug 24, 2006, 12:35 PM PT
In the grand tradition of overloading sweeps month with bankable guest stars, two more small-screen veterans are checking into County General.
Forest Whitaker and Dawson's Creek alum Busy Philipps have signed on for multiepisode guest-starring roles in ER this fall.
a d v e r t i s e m e n t
Whitaker is set to star as a carpenter who checks into the hospital for a persistent cough only to suffer a stroke while waiting to be treated. Despite the valiant efforts of heartthrob doc Dr. Kovac (Goran Visnjic), the patient winds up paralyzed.
The Shield vet has been tapped to appear on the Must-See show for five episodes, kicking off Oct. 19--and carrying him through the end of November sweeps.
He replaces Andre Braugher, who bowed out of the part in order to take flex his green-screen chops in Fox's superhero sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Philipps, meanwhile, signed on to guest in a minimum of four episodes.
The actress, best known for playing college roomie to Katie Holmes' WB alter ego, will play a devout Christian who joins the staff as a newbie medical intern and struggles in her attempts to become a capable doctor.
In other words, Dr. Carter, more than a decade on. Except female. And religious. And maybe temporary.
NBC has yet to provide a start date for Phillips' stint, though it will likely be in the early part of the season.
Along with Philipps and Whitaker, it appears County General is turning into a veritable full house.
Erstwhile Uncle Jesse John Stamos is also joining the cast this year as a series regular, reprising the role he tried out on the show during a guest spot last fall.
He returns as Tony Gates, a flirtatious medical school student-paramedic who just so happens to be a Gulf War vet.
The 13th season of ER kicks off Sept. 21
by Gina Serpe
Aug 24, 2006, 12:35 PM PT
In the grand tradition of overloading sweeps month with bankable guest stars, two more small-screen veterans are checking into County General.
Forest Whitaker and Dawson's Creek alum Busy Philipps have signed on for multiepisode guest-starring roles in ER this fall.
a d v e r t i s e m e n t
Whitaker is set to star as a carpenter who checks into the hospital for a persistent cough only to suffer a stroke while waiting to be treated. Despite the valiant efforts of heartthrob doc Dr. Kovac (Goran Visnjic), the patient winds up paralyzed.
The Shield vet has been tapped to appear on the Must-See show for five episodes, kicking off Oct. 19--and carrying him through the end of November sweeps.
He replaces Andre Braugher, who bowed out of the part in order to take flex his green-screen chops in Fox's superhero sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Philipps, meanwhile, signed on to guest in a minimum of four episodes.
The actress, best known for playing college roomie to Katie Holmes' WB alter ego, will play a devout Christian who joins the staff as a newbie medical intern and struggles in her attempts to become a capable doctor.
In other words, Dr. Carter, more than a decade on. Except female. And religious. And maybe temporary.
NBC has yet to provide a start date for Phillips' stint, though it will likely be in the early part of the season.
Along with Philipps and Whitaker, it appears County General is turning into a veritable full house.
Erstwhile Uncle Jesse John Stamos is also joining the cast this year as a series regular, reprising the role he tried out on the show during a guest spot last fall.
He returns as Tony Gates, a flirtatious medical school student-paramedic who just so happens to be a Gulf War vet.
The 13th season of ER kicks off Sept. 21