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Monk Star Stanley Kamel Found Dead, Age 65

Wendy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:01:25 +0000

Actor Stanley Kamel, who graces TV screens as Dr. Charles Kroger on “Monk,” was found dead yesterday at his Hollywood home. He was 65.

The actor’s reps released this statement:
“Actor Stanley Kamel was found dead in his Hollywood Hills home on Tuesday, April 8, by his long time agents and friends, Donna Massetti and Marilyn Szatmary. Cause of death at this time is unknown. …He is survived by his brothers Dr. Stephen Kamel and Robert Kamel, 5 nieces and nephews, and 6 grand nieces and nephews.”

Stanley Kamel is an accomplished character actor, with roles on “Murder One,” “Days of Our Lives,” “The Golden Girls,” “Beverly Hills 90210,” “Melrose Place,” “Six Feet Under” and “The West Wing.”

Monk Renewed for Seventh Season

Wendy — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:55:07 +0000

“Monk” fans, check it out — USA has ordered a seventh season of the popular series!

Ratings continue to be strong for “Monk,” which stars Tony Shalhoub as the lead character, Adrian Monk — a detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder. There haven’t been any shortage of great episodes during its six season run.

The seventh season will run 16-episodes, with the premiere expected in July. Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford are all set to return.

Quarterlife, Psych and Monk Get Later Starts on NBC

Wendy — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:55:00 +0000

NBC is doing a little schedule shuffling — bumping the much anticipated television premiere of “Quarterlife” an extra week.

“Quarterlife” is the Internet series that was scheduled to begin Monday, February 18th — now NBC has announced that “Quarterlife” will premiere Tuesday, February 26 at 10 PM, then move to its Sunday night timeslot (9 PM) beginning on March 2.

“Quarterlife” isn’t the only show to get bumped either — USA Network’s “Monk” and “Psych,” were set to premiere on March 2, but will now begin on April 6 at 8 PM.

Screen Actors Guild (SAG) TV Nominations Announced

Wendy — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:59:45 +0000

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominations were announced this morning, and the TV shows and actors selected seem right on the money:

Drama Series Cast

“Boston Legal”
“The Closer”
“Grey’s Anatomy”
“Mad Men”
“The Sopranos”

Comedy Series Cast

“30 Rock”
“Desperate Housewives”
“Entourage”
“The Office”
“Ugly Betty”

Actor in a Drama Series

James Gandolfini, “The Sopranos”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
James Spader, “Boston Legal”

Actress in a Drama Series

Glenn Close, “Damages”
Edie Falco, “The Sopranos”
Sally Field,” “Brothers & Sisters”
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Ricky Gervais, “Extras”
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”

Actress in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds”
Vanessa Williams, “Ugly Betty”

The SAG Awards air January 27 on TNT and TBS.

Monk and Psych Come to NBC in January

Wendy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:18:53 +0000

The writers’ strike is causing networks to run out of new episodes of fan favorite shows. To fill the programming holes at NBC, “Monk” and “Psych” will be joining the schedule in January.

The USA network shows will begin airing on January 11th. Hey, it beats more reality television.