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Photo Flash: NBC Gives First Look at New Upcoming Series
... closer together by divorce, but then again, the Fishers aren't exactly typical. Take Mel Fisher ( J.K. Simmons , "The Closer," "Law & Order"), for example. Whether it's chopping down trees, showing his daughter how to drive or playing football with ... Comment?
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NBC Picks Up 5 New Series for 2013-14
... are of the single-camera variety. Formerly titled Then Came Elvis, D.J. Nash's Family Guide stars J.K. Simmons (The Closer) as a blind alpha male whose soon-to-be-ex-wife presents him with a guide dog named after the King of Rock n' Roll. Family ... Comment?
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'Family Tools' star a veteran comic
... in. "She said, 'Who's in it?"' the actress recalled. After hearing the cast included J.K. Simmons ("Juno," "The Closer"), Remini's mom replied, "He's a real actor, Leah. You should do it." "As opposed to me," Remini said, wryly. "He's real, he does ... Comment?
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Cis, DFO Tired Of TV Programming
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... I'm disgusted with the programming that passes for sitcom. Actor J.K. Simmons ("Juno's" father, Will Pope in "The Closer") is in a new show ("Family Tools"), which I watched for 15 minutes before switching channels. In that time, a sales clerk at a ... Comment?
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Remini back in sitcom business with 'Family Tools'
... "She said, 'Who's in it?'" the actress recalled. After hearing the cast included J.K. Simmons ("Juno," "The Closer"), Remini's mom replied, "He's a real actor, Leah. You should do it." Remini has made her career largely in comedy, but her mom still ... Comment?
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Downey a downer; J. K. Simmons shines
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... J.K. Simmons. Don't be upset if the name doesn't ring a bell. He has played every role from a cop boss in "The Closer" to the cigar-chomping newspaper editor J. Jonah Jameson in the "Spider-Man" movies. Simmons is one of those actors who has done so ... Comment?
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Leah Remini back in sitcom biz with 'Family Tools'
... in. "She said, 'Who's in it?'" the actress recalled. After hearing the cast included J.K. Simmons ("Juno," "The Closer"), Remini's mom replied, "He's a real actor, Leah. You should do it." "As opposed to me," Remini said, wryly. "He's real, he ... Comment?
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Leah Remini: Signs up for new ABC sitcom, 'Family Tools'
... "She said, 'Who's in it?' " the actress recalled. After hearing the cast included J.K. Simmons ("Juno," "The Closer"), Remini's mom replied, "He's a real actor, Leah. You should do it." Besides the 1998-2007 run opposite Kevin James in CBS' "King of ... Comment?
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Kyra Sedgwick, Bobby Cannavale and Stephen Adly Guirgis Join Waterwell's Summer Theater Lab
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... Philip Seymour Hoffman ; and Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress, Kyra Sedgwick from TNT's crime drama, The Closer will serve as the Master Class Artists in the program's inaugural year. "Students here are trained to break their own ceilings ... Comment?
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Do You Have Use for ABC's Family Tools?
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The comedy introduces the Shea family, whose patriarch Tony ( The Closer 's J.K. Simmons ) suffers a heart attack and realizes he can no longer handle the family handyman business alone. One problem: The logical candidate, his son Jack ( Perfect ... Comment?
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'Family Tools': Leah Remini Is Back In The Sitcom Business
... "She said, `Who's in it?'" the actress recalled. After hearing the cast included J.K. Simmons ("Juno," "The Closer"), Remini's mom replied, "He's a real actor, Leah. You should do it." Remini has made her career largely in comedy but her mom still ... Comment?
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ABC's 'Family Tools' tries to build a successful sitcom
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... Tools" revolves around a passing of the torch as a heart attack forces veteran handyman Tony ( J.K. Simmons , "The Closer" ) to turn his business over to his ne'er-do-well son Jack ( Kyle Bornheimer, "She's Out of My League" ). Though his aunt Terry ... Comment?
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Veep Renewed for a 10-Episode Season 3
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... life stories on a weekly basis. Series premiere: When a hardworking handyman (played by J.K. Simmons, 'The Closer') has a heart attack, he reluctantly hands his business over to his screw-up son Jack (Kyle Bornheimer, 'Perfect Couples'). Leah Remini ... Comment?
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Mom knows best: Leah Remini takes on new ABC sitcom 'Family Tools' at her mother's urging
... "She said, 'Who's in it?'" the actress recalled. After hearing the cast included J.K. Simmons ("Juno," ''The Closer"), Remini's mom replied, "He's a real actor, Leah. You should do it." Remini has made her career largely in comedy but her mom still ... Comment?
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What to Watch Wednesday: Americans Finale, Supernatural Trial, Family Tools Time and More
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... Jenna. Series premiere: In this adaptation of the BBC's White Van Man , when a hardworking handyman (played by The Closer 's JK Simmons) has a heart attack, he reluctantly hands his business over to his screw-up son Jack ( Perfect Couples ' Kyle ... Comment?
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Leah Remini Returns to Primetime on Abc's Family Tools, Premiering Tonight
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... "Romantically Challenged," "Perfect Couples") as Jack Shea, J.K. Simmons ("Ultimate Spiderman," "Generator Rex," "The Closer") as Tony Shea, Edi Gathegi ("X Men: First Class") as Darren Poynton, Johnny Pemberton ("21 Jump Street," "Aim High") as ... Comment?
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'Major Crimes,' 'Perception' earn extra episode orders at TNT
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... increased their episode orders. "Major Crimes," the Mary McDonnell -starring spinoff of TNT's long-running hit "The Closer," received the bigger boost with TNT ordering an extra four episodes to bring its Season 2 total to 19. Since Season 1 of ... Comment?
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ABC offers 'New' Britcom import
... Bornheimer), forced to take over his family's home improvement business after his father, Tony (J.K. Simmons, "The Closer"), has a heart attack. The good news is that this is not a "Home Improvement" knockoff. The bad news is that the good news ... Comment?
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... tiresome script. J.K. Simmons, whose 500 roles in recent years most prominently included Kyra Sedgwick's boss on "The Closer," goes to the light side here as Tony Shea, owner of a repair business. Comment?
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TV's 'Family Tools' a laugh-starved sitcom
... characters include the son, Jack Shea (Kyle Bornheimer, "Perfect Couples"); his dad, Tony, (J. K. Simmons, "The Closer"); his aunt, Terry (Leah Remini, "King of Queens"); her teenage son Mason (Johnny Pemberton, "Aim High"); Mr. Jiffy Fix's employee ... Comment?
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