Jesse L. Martin News

Proof that the road to ratings hell is paved with good intentions, NBC presents "The Philanthropist" during the summer silly season.

As of Wednesday, April 1, it's been 25 years since Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his troubled father, and a biopic has yet to materialize although two are purportedly in the works - one starring Jesse L. Martin and another rumored to have rapper Common portraying the singer.

And so the list continues.... *Lincoln : Steven Spielberg will be directing the film based on the life of Honest Abe played by Liam Neeson.

NBC has set its Summer programming schedule. In an unusual move for a broadcast network, it will launch three scripted series over the summer, and will be stripping unscripted series I'm a Celebrity , Get Me ...

PLAYING IT STRAIGHT: U S actor Jesse L Martin, of Law & Order fame, with pupils of Cosmo City Secondary, in Johannesburg .

Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro is 68. Comedian-singer Brett Hudson of the Hudson Brothers is 56.

Proving The Eye is ALWAYS on the look out for the activities of the Federal government, he spotted the U.S. Postal Service and Transportation Security Administration playing prominent roles in last night's ...