WILL SEINFELD `PULL A DICAPRIO'?Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Emmy show producer Don Mischer will be surprised if Jerry Seinfeld This article is about the comedian. For the character, see Jerry Seinfeld (character). Jerry Seinfeld (born Jerome Seinfeld on April 29, 1954 in New York City, New York) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and writer. ``pulls a Leonardo DiCaprio'' and avoids the Sept. 13 Emmy Awards. Seinfeld failed to receive a nomination from his TV peers this year - just as DiCaprio was ignored by Oscar voters. But, says Mischer, ``I've talked to Jerry and have been led to believe he will be at the Emmys. It's not 100 percent yet, but I've produced the show four out of the last five years, and Jerry's been there each time - including last year, when he also wasn't nominated. It was his idea to come up with the routine about Michael J. Fox bumping him out of the competition.'' Because he has the challenge of producing a four-hour show, Mischer will need all the high-powered stars he can get for the Emmys this year. ``I'm not so much concerned about getting the public to watch for that long,'' he says. ``It has more to do with the people who will be in the audience at the Shrine Auditorium The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. . An industry crowd can be so jaded that I sometimes think none of them would even pay attention if Elvis Presley walked down the aisle. That's why I'm glad we're offering 1,000 tickets to the public this year. I think that will heighten the excitement in the room.'' The idea of turning the Emmycast into a four-hour affair came from NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , ``Which decided to devote its entire prime-time lineup on Sept. 13 to the show because it's a special year - the Emmys' 50th year.'' But, says Mischer, ``It has put pressure on me to come up with a lot of entertaining concepts. Lots of pressure.'' Kinfolk in the old West It will be a Cusack family affair on HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy Pictures' ``The Jack Bull.'' The film is now set for a Sept. 16 production start in Calgary, Canada, with John Badham directing and John Cusack starring and co-producing. Sister Ann Cusack Ann Cusack (b. May 22 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress. She is the sister of actress Joan Cusack and actor John Cusack, and trained with them at Piven Theatre Workshop [1] in Evanston, IL. will be busy making her terrific new Lifetime ``Maggie'' sitcom through October, but she points out, ``I have a week's hiatus after every three weeks of shooting the series, so I should have no trouble fitting `Jack Bull' into my schedule. I haven't been hired yet, but I do have an in with the writer and the star.'' The writer is Dick Cusack - a k a their father. Ann also expects sister Joan to be in the yarn, set in 1890s Wyoming, that involves a rancher who plots revenge on a cruel landowner who wrongs him - a plot that gets far out of hand. Double order NBC's ``Exiled'' telepic wraps production Wednesday - bringing an end to the double duty that the ``Law & Order'' team has been doing, with the series and movie production overlapping. ``Exiled'' is the movie that has Chris Noth's Detective Mike Logan Mike Logan may refer to:
adj. gris·li·er, gris·li·est Inspiring repugnance; gruesome. See Synonyms at ghastly. [Middle English grisli, from Old English grisl murder case. Executive producer Dick Wolf Richard Anthony Wolf (usually billed as simply Dick Wolf), (born December 20, 1946, New York City), is one of American television's most respected drama series creators and is an Emmy Award-winning producer, specializing in crime dramas. tells us his ``Law'' actors - Jerry Orbach Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20 1935 – December 28 2004) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Det. Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and for his musical theater roles. , Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor. Biography Bratt's mother, Eldy Banda is a Quechua Native American activist, born in Lima, Peru, who moved to the U.S. at age 14. et al. - did their ``Exiled'' scenes first, so they could go on to their regular chores on the Emmy-nominated, Emmy-winning series. And what about the rumors that Bratt's girlfriend, Julia Roberts, might do a ``Law & Order'' guesting this season? ``I wouldn't believe that until it happened,'' says Wolf. ``I have no idea whether she's expressed any interest to Ben. Obviously, she'd be welcome to do something whenever she wanted.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Jerry Seinfeld No Emmy nomination |
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