Pilot Castings: Nicole Richie Heads to Fox, Leverage Vet's New Role and More
Nicole Richie is taking on a role she probably knows a thing or two about: publicist.
The Great News vet will co-star opposite Thomas Lennon in the Fox comedy pilot Richard Lovely, our sister site Deadline reports.
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The project follows Richard Lovely (Lennon), the disgruntled author of the bestselling children’s book series, Mr. Mouse. After a publicity fiasco involving an unexpectedly savvy 9-year-old kid, Mr. Mouse appears in Richard’s real life as he is forced into an unlikely father/son relationship. Richie will play Kelli, Richard’s “high-functioning millennial” publicist, who is his polar opposite in every way.
In other pilot casting news, per Deadline and Variety:
* Beth Riesgraf (Leverage) has landed a role in Fox’s hourlong dramedy Lovestruck, which chronicles the course of a single night at a wedding. The actress will play a smart, affable beauty who is navigating a divorce and just wants the best for her son.
* Simone Missick (Luke Cage, Altered Carbon) will play the lead role in the CBS legal drama Courthouse; she’ll star as newly appointed judge Lola, who immediately pushes the boundaries of what a judge should be.
* Tate Ellington (Quantico, The Brave) has been cast in the NBC drama Lincoln, based on the Bone Collector book series about a forensic criminologist searching for a diabolic serial killer. Ellington will portray a member of the CSI team.
* Steven Weber (13 Reasons Why, NCIS: New Orleans) will co-star in the NBC comedy Uninsured, about a young couple (Adam Pally and Abby Elliott) who end up having to take care of his parents (Weber and Fran Drescher) after they mishandle their finances.
* Rapper Fat Joe has joined ABC’s New York Undercover revival, playing a villainous gangster.
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