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The Luckiest Man Alive staring Emmy Award winning actor/musician Mandy Patinkin brought to the screen and the heart an excellent portrayal of end of life issues.

The 10 shows most recorded by TiVo subscribers in the week ended Nov. 8: 1 "Grey's Anatomy" * 2 "Desperate Housewives" * 3 "House" * 4 "NCIS" * 5 "CSI" * 6 "The Office" * 7 "Brothers and Sisters" * 8 "Two and a Half Men" * 9 "Oprah Winfrey" * 10 "Dancing With the Stars" Source: TiVo Inc.

Rain Man finally gets some sleep. His hero, Judge Joseph Wapner, celebrates his 90th birthday by returning for a one-time appearance to "The People's Court" . During the proceedings, Wapner reverses Roe v. Wade, gives dogs the right to vote and declares that every American deserves free pancakes.

LOS ANGELES - When Adam Arkin signed on for 'Sons of Anarchy,' he didn't have reservations about his role as a slick white separatist or the FX drama's dark heart.

When Adam Arkin signed on for 'Sons of Anarchy,' he didn't have reservations about his role as a slick white separatist or the FX drama's dark heart.

It's always interesting when you've been hearing about a series for years and then finally sit down to watch it.

ACTOR CARLA GUGINO TO BE HONORED AT LARGEST GALA IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ACTOR CARLA GUGINO TO BE HONORED AT LARGEST GALA IN WASHINGTON, D.C. **Jimmy Kimmel and Lidia Bastianich at Gala** Carla Gugino , actor from the film "The Watchmen" and in the HBO series "Entourage," will be honored at the National Italian American Foundation's 34th Anniversary ...

Singer Leona Lewis was signing autographs and posing for photographs at a book signing in London on Wednesday when, according to her spokesman, a young man punched her in the head.

U.S. actor Mandy Patinkin has signed up to guest star on an upcoming episode of the medical drama "Three Rivers," CBS announced Wednesday.

Emmy winner Mandy Patinkin is returning to CBS, but he won't be solving crimes or healing sick people.

This just in from the let-bygones-be-bygones division of the CBS casting department: Mandy Patinkin a ' the very talented but oh-so-complicated actor who walked off of Criminal Minds after its second season a ' will guest star on an upcoming episode of Three Rivers, the network's new dramaA about organ transplants.

His ruddy complexion suggests menace, yet Vondie Curtis Hall, while playing his share of thugs, has also appeared on TV as Dr.

Billy Lush and Anastasia Griffith in NBC's hyperpaced medical series. Overview NBC 'S new " Trauma " kicks off with one of the most spectacular disasters you'll see on TV this fall, give or take "FlashForward." It then gallops into high drama and sharply drawn characters wrestling with severe life crises.

If there's any doubt that the end of "ER" is responsible for the spike in TV medical dramas, let CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler put such notions to rest.

When Rocky Carroll heard about CBS' 'NCIS' spin-off, the Mount Auburn native figured it could involve his Leon Vance character.

An attractive leading and supporting player with something "extra" going on in her eyes, Jayne Brook has established herself on American TV in the 1990s first as an eager young news producer in "WOIU" ,.... An attractive leading and supporting player with something "extra" going on in her eyes, Jayne Brook has established herself on American TV in ...

Special Agent in Charge Leroy Jethro Gibbs is a top NCIS agent. His investigative instincts are phenomenal, and his background as a Marine sniper means that if he draws his weapon, woe be unto his target.

Health care reform was the hot topic of the summer and still a matter of heated debate.

Headlines: Will Mandy Patinkin Return to Broadway in La Cage aux Folles ? Mandy Patinkin After an absence from Broadway of almost 10 years, Mandy Patinkin is said to be interested in playing Georges in the forthcoming Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles .

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