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Grammer, Heaton could return to TV in "Action" |
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Written by McClatchy-Tribune
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Thursday, 25 January 2007 |
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Multiple Emmy winners Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton are considering a return to TV comedy — on the same pilot.
The two stars are in negotiations to headline a comedy called “Action News” that’s set up at 20th Century Fox TV.
No deals are done yet, the showbiz trade papers report, but if things break right, the studio is expected to begin taking bids on the pilot in the near future.
Given the instant name recognition of both stars, the pilot seems almost sure to incite some heavy competition among the networks. The show’s creative team is no slouch either: “Action News,” about the reunion of two anchors at a local TV station, comes from “Frasier” veteran Christopher Lloyd and “Just Shoot Me” creator Steven Levitan.
Grammer won four Emmys for playing Dr. Frasier Crane on “Frasier.” Since the show ended in 2004, he has played Beast in “X-Men: The Last Stand” and starred in NBC’s “A Christmas Carol,” but the bulk of his TV work has come behind the camera. He’s an executive producer of NBC’s “Medium” and The CW’s “Girlfriends.”
Heaton won back-to-back Emmys in 2000 and ’01 for “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Other recent credits include “The Path to 9/11” at ABC and TNT’s movie “The Engagement Ring.” | Only registered users can write comments.
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