Full House star Lori Loughlin has been released from federal prison outside San Francisco for her role in paying $500,000 to get both her daughters into USC on false pretenses. Her husband Mossimo Giannulli, remains incarcerated after being sentenced to five months in prison. She was also fined and sentenced to community service for the 2019 scandal.
It will remain to be seen how the scandal sticks to Loughlin. The other major actress implicated in the scandal, Emmy-winner Felicity Huffman, has begun to put her career back together. She will star for ABC in a sitcom that landed a big pilot production commitment, starring with The Peanut Butter Falcon‘s Zack Gottsagen. She’ll play a character inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple-a baseball team the Sacramento River Cats.
Yet to be seen is how law enforcement will treat Rick Singer, the mastermind who created these false scenarios for big bucks,...
It will remain to be seen how the scandal sticks to Loughlin. The other major actress implicated in the scandal, Emmy-winner Felicity Huffman, has begun to put her career back together. She will star for ABC in a sitcom that landed a big pilot production commitment, starring with The Peanut Butter Falcon‘s Zack Gottsagen. She’ll play a character inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple-a baseball team the Sacramento River Cats.
Yet to be seen is how law enforcement will treat Rick Singer, the mastermind who created these false scenarios for big bucks,...
- 12/28/2020
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Felicity Huffman is returning to acting and this will be her first gig following that ever so messy fraud case in regards to the college admission scandal. Huffman is attached to star in a single-camera comedy that has landed a big pilot production commitment over at ABC. The untitled-comedy is written by Becky Hartman Edwards and it is inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life…...
- 11/30/2020
- by Gaius Bolling
- JoBlo.com
Felicity Huffman is getting back to work. More than a year after she completed her prison sentence for her part in the college admissions scandal, the 57-year-old actress has a new project in the works. She's even returning to ABC—the former home of Desperate Housewives. Huffman is starring in an untitled comedy series inspired by the life of Susan Savage, owner of the minor league baseball team the Sacramento River Cats. The single cam comedy follows a woman who unexpectedly loses her husband and inherits the baseball team he owned and loved. She navigates her new life with the help of her dysfunctional family, including her eldest son (Zack Gottsagen), a baseball devotee with Down syndrome, her...
- 11/30/2020
- E! Online
Felicity Huffman has lined up her TV comeback.
Deadline is reporting that the Desperate Housewives actress is returning to ABC to headline a single-camera comedy opposite Zack Gottsagen.
Penned by Becky Hartman Edwards, the potential series is inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple-a baseball team the Sacramento River Cats.
"A funny, surprising and occasionally heartbreaking half-hour about love, loss, family and Triple-a baseball, the project stars Huffman as the unlikely owner of a minor-league baseball team," reads the description of the series.
"After suddenly losing her husband and inheriting his beloved team, she is forced to navigate her new normal with the help of her dysfunctional family, including her oldest son (Gottsagen), a baseball devotee with Down syndrome, her work family and the Sacramento community at large."
"This is the story of a woman navigating grief, local politics and the business of sports and learning not just to adjust,...
Deadline is reporting that the Desperate Housewives actress is returning to ABC to headline a single-camera comedy opposite Zack Gottsagen.
Penned by Becky Hartman Edwards, the potential series is inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple-a baseball team the Sacramento River Cats.
"A funny, surprising and occasionally heartbreaking half-hour about love, loss, family and Triple-a baseball, the project stars Huffman as the unlikely owner of a minor-league baseball team," reads the description of the series.
"After suddenly losing her husband and inheriting his beloved team, she is forced to navigate her new normal with the help of her dysfunctional family, including her oldest son (Gottsagen), a baseball devotee with Down syndrome, her work family and the Sacramento community at large."
"This is the story of a woman navigating grief, local politics and the business of sports and learning not just to adjust,...
- 11/30/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Felicity Huffman has booked her first role since she was ensnared in the college admissions scandal last year, starring in a baseball comedy pilot at ABC.
The series, which currently has a pilot production commitment, is based on the real-life story of Susan Savage, the owner of the Sacramento River Cats minor league baseball team. The series is written by Becky Hartman Edwards.
“Peanut Butter Falcon” star Zack Gottsagen would co-star with Huffman.
Huffman would star as the “unlikely owner of a minor league baseball team.” After suddenly losing her husband and inheriting his beloved squad, she is forced to navigate her new normal with the help of her dysfunctional family — including her oldest son, a baseball devotee with Down’s Syndrome (Gottsagen) — her work family and the Sacramento community at large.
The River Cats are the Triple-a affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
Huffman is no stranger to ABC,...
The series, which currently has a pilot production commitment, is based on the real-life story of Susan Savage, the owner of the Sacramento River Cats minor league baseball team. The series is written by Becky Hartman Edwards.
“Peanut Butter Falcon” star Zack Gottsagen would co-star with Huffman.
Huffman would star as the “unlikely owner of a minor league baseball team.” After suddenly losing her husband and inheriting his beloved squad, she is forced to navigate her new normal with the help of her dysfunctional family — including her oldest son, a baseball devotee with Down’s Syndrome (Gottsagen) — her work family and the Sacramento community at large.
The River Cats are the Triple-a affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
Huffman is no stranger to ABC,...
- 11/30/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Felicity Huffman is looking for some laughs with her first TV role since serving time for her participation in the infamous “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal.
Back in in September 2019, the Desperate Housewives alum was sentenced to 14 days in jail and 250 hours of community service, after she pleaded guilty to committing mail fraud and honest services fraud in connection with paying $15,000 to have someone take the Sat in place of her older daughter. She also paid a $30,000 fine and spend one year on supervised release.
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Back in in September 2019, the Desperate Housewives alum was sentenced to 14 days in jail and 250 hours of community service, after she pleaded guilty to committing mail fraud and honest services fraud in connection with paying $15,000 to have someone take the Sat in place of her older daughter. She also paid a $30,000 fine and spend one year on supervised release.
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- 11/30/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Felicity Huffman and “The Peanut Butter Falcon” star Zack Gottsagen are attached to lead a comedy at ABC that has landed a pilot production commitment.
The untitled single-camera comedy stars Huffman as the unlikely owner of a minor league baseball team. After suddenly losing her husband and inheriting his beloved team, she is forced to navigate her new normal with the help of her dysfunctional family, including her oldest son, a baseball devotee with Down’s Syndrome (Gottsagen), her work family and the Sacramento community at large. The project is inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple A World Champion River Cats.
Becky Hartman Edwards will write and executive produce the project, with Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor of Kapital Entertainment executive producing with Joel Zadak of Artists First and Susan Savage. Huffman will executive produce along with starring, with Gottsagen producing. ABC Signature will produce.
The...
The untitled single-camera comedy stars Huffman as the unlikely owner of a minor league baseball team. After suddenly losing her husband and inheriting his beloved team, she is forced to navigate her new normal with the help of her dysfunctional family, including her oldest son, a baseball devotee with Down’s Syndrome (Gottsagen), her work family and the Sacramento community at large. The project is inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple A World Champion River Cats.
Becky Hartman Edwards will write and executive produce the project, with Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor of Kapital Entertainment executive producing with Joel Zadak of Artists First and Susan Savage. Huffman will executive produce along with starring, with Gottsagen producing. ABC Signature will produce.
The...
- 11/30/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Felicity Huffman is returning to acting — and to ABC — with a single-camera comedy that has landed a big pilot production commitment at the network. The Peanut Butter Falcon‘s Zack Gottsagen co-stars in the project from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.
Written by Becky Hartman Edwards, the untitled comedy is inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple-a baseball team the Sacramento River Cats. It marks the first project Huffman has taken on since the 2019 college admission scandal.
The Emmy-winning actress has been heavily courted for TV series and pilots since she completed her short prison sentence after pleading guilty to fraud more than a year ago. Kaplan approached Huffman with the idea about a series inspired by Savage, which she responded to. He brought on Hartman Edwards as a writer, and Gottsagen, who has a talent deal with Kapital, came on board to co-star opposite Huffman.
Written by Becky Hartman Edwards, the untitled comedy is inspired by Susan Savage, the real-life owner of the Triple-a baseball team the Sacramento River Cats. It marks the first project Huffman has taken on since the 2019 college admission scandal.
The Emmy-winning actress has been heavily courted for TV series and pilots since she completed her short prison sentence after pleading guilty to fraud more than a year ago. Kaplan approached Huffman with the idea about a series inspired by Savage, which she responded to. He brought on Hartman Edwards as a writer, and Gottsagen, who has a talent deal with Kapital, came on board to co-star opposite Huffman.
- 11/30/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Felicity Huffman is set to make her return to acting following her sentence in the college admissions bribery scandal.
The former Desperate Housewives star is set to lead an untitled comedy set in the world of minor league baseball at ABC. The project from ABC Signature, Kapital Entertainment and writer Becky Hartman Edwards (The Bold Type, The Baker and the Beauty) is inspired by the life of Susan Savage, the owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-a affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
The untitled comedy, which has a pilot production commitment at ABC, marks Huffman’s first acting work ...
The former Desperate Housewives star is set to lead an untitled comedy set in the world of minor league baseball at ABC. The project from ABC Signature, Kapital Entertainment and writer Becky Hartman Edwards (The Bold Type, The Baker and the Beauty) is inspired by the life of Susan Savage, the owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-a affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
The untitled comedy, which has a pilot production commitment at ABC, marks Huffman’s first acting work ...
- 11/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Felicity Huffman is set to make her return to acting following her sentence in the college admissions bribery scandal.
The former Desperate Housewives star is set to lead an untitled comedy set in the world of minor league baseball at ABC. The project from ABC Signature, Kapital Entertainment and writer Becky Hartman Edwards (The Bold Type, The Baker and the Beauty) is inspired by the life of Susan Savage, the owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-a affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
The untitled comedy, which has a pilot production commitment at ABC, marks Huffman’s first acting work ...
The former Desperate Housewives star is set to lead an untitled comedy set in the world of minor league baseball at ABC. The project from ABC Signature, Kapital Entertainment and writer Becky Hartman Edwards (The Bold Type, The Baker and the Beauty) is inspired by the life of Susan Savage, the owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-a affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
The untitled comedy, which has a pilot production commitment at ABC, marks Huffman’s first acting work ...
- 11/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Playboy magazine was a 6-year-old scandalous sensation when Hugh Hefner chose Yvette Vickers to appear as Miss July 1959, with a centerfold photo of her lying on a sofa flashing her bare behind. "Our lawyer thought that photo was going to get us into trouble," recalls Hefner with a laugh. "He literally wanted to stop the presses and change the Playmate. I said, 'Forget it.' " More than 50 years later, Hefner received another message about Vickers, this time a Tweet. The former Playmate and one-time B-movie queen had been found dead in a mummified state in her home. She had died...
- 5/5/2011
- by Dahvi Shira
- PEOPLE.com
The controversial MembershipFirst faction of SAG announced Friday a slate of 33 potential candidates who will vie for openings on the national and local boards and go head-to-head with the newly formed opposition group, Unite for Strength.
Among the actors looking to fill Hollywood's 11 national board seats and 22 local seats are 11 new MembershipFirst candidates, including Scott Bakula, Keith Carradine, Charles Shaughnessy and Joely Fisher. Also on the slate are 22 incumbents to the board, including JoBeth Williams, Joe Bologna, and Lainie Kazan.
The announcement of the candidates comes a day before a crucial SAG national board meeting Saturday and two days after Unite for Strength announced its intention to contest seats held by those in MembershipFirst. Unite's 31 candidates include Amy Brenneman, Kate Walsh and Doug Savant.
MembershipFirst came to power in 2005 and currently dominates the Hollywood board, holding the majority of seats as well as backing current president Alan Rosenberg. The group is the controlling voice in the SAG contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which is currently at a stand still.
Unite for Strength blames MembershipFirst for its hardline approach to the negotiations as well as its anti-aftra sentiment, which led to the unsuccessful campaign to get members to vote down the sister union's primetime/TV deal with the AMPTP.
In its announcement, MembershipFirst said its goals for the coming year include uniting "all actors under the Screen Actors Guild banner, protect actors wages and working conditions in all areas, fight for residuals in all media platforms, protect the right of every dues paying member to vote on SAG issues and to secure complete jurisdiction in new media."
Unite for Strength's main goal is to merge SAG with AFTRA, something the MembershipFirst faction has bitterly opposed in the last two attempts in 1999 and 2003.
The potential MembershipFirst national board candidates are:
Scott Bakula
Joe Bologna (incumbent)
Clancy Brown
Keith Carradine,
Joely Fisher
Lainie Kazan (incumbent)
William Russ (incumbent)
Alan Ruck
Charles Shaughnessy
JoBeth Williams (incumbent).
Joe d'Angerio (incumbent)
Jane Austin (incumbent)
Jeff Austin (incumbent)
Renee Aubrey (incumbent)
Steve Barr (incumbent)
Michael Bell (incumbent)
Warren Berlinger (incumbent)
Eugene Bogs (incumbent)
Tom Bower
Anthony Desantis (incumbent)
Ron Harper (incumbent)
David Jolliffe (incumbent)
Russell McConnell (incumbent)
Peggy Miley (incumbent)
Paul Napier (incumbent)
Peter Van Norton
France Nuyen (incumbent)
F.J. O'Neil (incumbent)
Vic Polizos
Yale Summers (incumbent)
Charles Malik Whitfield
Christopher R. Wielh
Scott Wilson (incumbent)
Current MembershipFirst sitting members of the SAG National Board of
the Hollywood Division are:
1st Vice President Kent McCord
Angel Tompkins
Bonnie Bartlett
Justine Bateman
Joanna Cassidy
Seymour Cassel
George Coe
Anne DeSalvo
Frances Fisher
Leigh French
Elliott Gould
Valerie Harper
Sumi Haru
Robert Hays
Anne-MarieJohnson
Diane Ladd
Piper Laurie
William Mapother
Esai Morales
Barbara Niven
Harrison Page
Susan Savage
Nancy Sinatra
Renee Taylor
Angela Watson
Jenny Worman...
Among the actors looking to fill Hollywood's 11 national board seats and 22 local seats are 11 new MembershipFirst candidates, including Scott Bakula, Keith Carradine, Charles Shaughnessy and Joely Fisher. Also on the slate are 22 incumbents to the board, including JoBeth Williams, Joe Bologna, and Lainie Kazan.
The announcement of the candidates comes a day before a crucial SAG national board meeting Saturday and two days after Unite for Strength announced its intention to contest seats held by those in MembershipFirst. Unite's 31 candidates include Amy Brenneman, Kate Walsh and Doug Savant.
MembershipFirst came to power in 2005 and currently dominates the Hollywood board, holding the majority of seats as well as backing current president Alan Rosenberg. The group is the controlling voice in the SAG contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which is currently at a stand still.
Unite for Strength blames MembershipFirst for its hardline approach to the negotiations as well as its anti-aftra sentiment, which led to the unsuccessful campaign to get members to vote down the sister union's primetime/TV deal with the AMPTP.
In its announcement, MembershipFirst said its goals for the coming year include uniting "all actors under the Screen Actors Guild banner, protect actors wages and working conditions in all areas, fight for residuals in all media platforms, protect the right of every dues paying member to vote on SAG issues and to secure complete jurisdiction in new media."
Unite for Strength's main goal is to merge SAG with AFTRA, something the MembershipFirst faction has bitterly opposed in the last two attempts in 1999 and 2003.
The potential MembershipFirst national board candidates are:
Scott Bakula
Joe Bologna (incumbent)
Clancy Brown
Keith Carradine,
Joely Fisher
Lainie Kazan (incumbent)
William Russ (incumbent)
Alan Ruck
Charles Shaughnessy
JoBeth Williams (incumbent).
Joe d'Angerio (incumbent)
Jane Austin (incumbent)
Jeff Austin (incumbent)
Renee Aubrey (incumbent)
Steve Barr (incumbent)
Michael Bell (incumbent)
Warren Berlinger (incumbent)
Eugene Bogs (incumbent)
Tom Bower
Anthony Desantis (incumbent)
Ron Harper (incumbent)
David Jolliffe (incumbent)
Russell McConnell (incumbent)
Peggy Miley (incumbent)
Paul Napier (incumbent)
Peter Van Norton
France Nuyen (incumbent)
F.J. O'Neil (incumbent)
Vic Polizos
Yale Summers (incumbent)
Charles Malik Whitfield
Christopher R. Wielh
Scott Wilson (incumbent)
Current MembershipFirst sitting members of the SAG National Board of
the Hollywood Division are:
1st Vice President Kent McCord
Angel Tompkins
Bonnie Bartlett
Justine Bateman
Joanna Cassidy
Seymour Cassel
George Coe
Anne DeSalvo
Frances Fisher
Leigh French
Elliott Gould
Valerie Harper
Sumi Haru
Robert Hays
Anne-MarieJohnson
Diane Ladd
Piper Laurie
William Mapother
Esai Morales
Barbara Niven
Harrison Page
Susan Savage
Nancy Sinatra
Renee Taylor
Angela Watson
Jenny Worman...
- 7/25/2008
- by By Leslie Simmons
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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