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17 July 2008 9:03 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and supermodel Heidi Klum have picked up their first Emmy nominations, after the 2008 Primetime TV Awards introduced the category of top host for a reality competition show.

The presenters will go up against Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, as well as Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst to take home the first honour.

Mad Men picked up 16 nods, the most nominations of any drama series, including Best Dramatic Series and Best Actor for its lead, Jon Hamm.

Hamm will face actors Hugh Laurie, for House; Michael C. Hall, for Dexter; Gabriel Byrne, for In Treatment; Bryan Cranston, for Breaking Bad; and James Spader, for Boston Legal.

Meanwhile, 30 Rock was the frontrunner in the comedy category, with 17 nominations, including best series - a gong the show took home last year - and leading actor, Alec Baldwin, and actress for Tina Fey, the show's creator.

The winners for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be unveiled on 21 September at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

A list of nominees is as follows:

Best Series, Drama:

Boston Legal

Damages

Dexter

House

Lost

Mad Men

Best Series, Comedy:

30 Rock

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Entourage

The Office

Two And A Half Men

Best Actor, Drama:

James Spader - Boston Legal

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Hugh Laurie - House

Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Best Actor, Comedy:

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Tony Shalhoub - Monk

Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies

Steve Carell - The Office

Charlie Sheen - Two And A Half Men

Best Actress, Drama:

Sally Field - Brothers + Sisters

Glenn Close - Damages

Mariska Hargitay - Law + Order: Special Victims Unit

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Best Actress, Comedy:

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine

America Ferrera - Ugly Betty

Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds

Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series:

William Shatner - Boston Legal

Ted Danson - Damages

Zeljko Ivanek - Damages

Michael Emerson - Lost

John Slattery - Mad Men

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:

Jeremy Piven - Entourage

Kevin Dillon - Entourage

Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother

Rainn Wilson - The Office

Jon Cryer - Two And A Half Men

Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series:

Candice Bergen - Boston Legal

Rachel Griffiths - Brothers + Sisters

Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy

Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy

Dianne Wiest - In Treatment

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:

Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies

Jean Smart, Samantha Who?

Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live

Holland Taylor, Two And A Half Men

Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Outstanding Reality Competition Program:

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Project Runway

The Amazing Race

Top Chef

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program:

Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars

Howie Mandel, Deal Or No Deal

Heidi Klum, Project Runway

Jeff Probst, Survivor.

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17 July 2008 6:10 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

The TV Academy got a birthday cake for its 60th birthday Thursday morning – while American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, Project Runway's Heidi Klum and Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, as well as Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst, all got nominations in the first-time ever category of top host for a reality-competition show. While Deal or No Deal and Survivor both failed to earn nods as best reality-competition show, all the other programs did, along with Top Chef and Amazing Race. In drama, as expected, it was a Mad world, with AMC's critical

Stephen M. Silverman

26 June 2008 10:10 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Could 30 Rock pick up the Emmy for outstanding comedy series for the second year in a row? The final nominations will not be announced for another three weeks – but the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has offered a preview in advance of the July 17 announcement. In an unprecedented move, the organization revealed the top 10 finalists in this year's comedy and drama competition, TV Week is reporting.Comedies in consideration include: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Family Guy, Flight of the Conchords, The Office, Pushing Daisies, Two and a Half Men, Ugly Betty and Weeds.The drama finalists are: Boston Legal, Damages,

Brian Orloff

26 June 2008 12:33 AM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

I’ve been hearing about this weird project for a long while now; it’s a series of 10-minute “webisodes” done specifically for viewing on your computer by various talented people in Hollywood, one of them being Joss Whedon.

His short film is called “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” and tells of a low-rent super villain (Neil Patrick Harris) who keeps getting beat up by a superhero (Nathan Fillion) and can’t talk to the cute girl next door. How cute. Whatever, though; it’s Joss so I shall follow like the sheep I am!

Teaser from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo

Another of the series is “Driven” by Fright Night and Child’s Play helmer Tom Holland, the teaser for which is below. Holand said that this is an action/noir combo that should make fans pretty happy. He's also got a pretty cool horror project in the

Johnny Butane

5 June 2008 9:30 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Her next album may not be dropping any time soon, but Britney Spears is dipping her toes back into the music scene, filming a cameo for the new Pussycat Dolls video. "It's a small part," says a source about the popstar's visit to the L.A. set of the group's video shoot for their new single, When I Grow Up, on Wednesday. Possibly saving her trademark moves for her own album, Spears was not expected to dance or perform with the girls in the video. While her recent TV meetings (she was spotted exiting the Merv Griffin offices last week) were strictly exploratory,

Mary Margaret

23 May 2008 12:11 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Neil Patrick Harris has paid tribute to the mother of his longterm boyfriend, who lost her battle with cancer last week (ends16May08).

The How I Met Your Mother star spoke out on Friday, during his stint as guest host on U.S. morning TV show Live with Regis and Kelly.

Referring to his partner David Burtka, he said, "David's mother passed away last week from a leukaemia and pneumonia. It took her out really quickly, in just four and a half weeks. It's been a really sad time. I just want to wish he and his sister Jen and their amazing dad Dan all the best."

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12 May 2008 7:00 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

I hate to say I told you so. But it turned out to be impossible to ameliorate the Britney factor the second time around. This clunky episode had few laughs and an overly earnest tone all around. And my God, when Marshall and Ted stood next to each other explaining the whole vet-buys-Lily's-paintings resolution, the magnitude of that double hair disaster was simply stunning. Pity poor Neil Patrick Harris, having to submit his superb theatrical timing to Britney's line readings: "We're showing Ted how lame he is!" (And that's leaving aside her unconvincing attempts to make us believe that her character, Abby, actually thinks Ted's hair is awesome.) Alyson Hannigan, who had to carry the A story on her waifish shoulders, did her best. But there was not much emotional resonance to LIly and Marshall's attempt to raise money to fix...

8 May 2008 9:05 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

A clip of Britney Spears's highly-anticipated second appearance on Cbs's How I Met Your Mother has been released. In this snippet, via Entertainment Tonight, the pop star's ditzy character, Abby, is dating Barney (Neil Patrick Harris’s character) – yet she still longs for Ted, played by Josh Radnor. The episode is scheduled to air May 12. Spears first appeared on the show in March, debuting her role as a receptionist at a dermatologist's office. Her first guest spot earned the singer positive reviews and brought in the show’s highest ratings yet.

1 May 2008 12:04 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Gay actor Neil Patrick Harris once dated Ben Stiller's actress wife Christine Taylor.

Harris revealed the heterosexual relationship during an interview with radio host Howard Stern.

He claimed the romance helped him acknowledge his sexuality.

Harris said, "She's the coolest, nicest chick ever. She's an absolute catch, and I thought, 'If I'm not going to feel the super sparks with her... it probably means I'm gay."

Taylor married Stiller in 2000."

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22 April 2008 12:12 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Neil Patrick Harris is now one of America's top magicians, after he was voted onto the board of the Illustrious Magic Castle.

The How I Met Your Mother actor has been practising illiusions in his spare time for years - and now gets to sit with the top tricksters at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, the home of the Academy of Magic Arts.

Harris' appointment to the board of directors is a significant move - he is the first celebrity to be handed the honour since Cary Grant.

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21 April 2008 8:31 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Neil Pedley

While we pace the carpet back and forth in anticipation of the fast-approaching Tribeca Film Festival (kicking off on Wednesday), we can bide our time with a puppet kidnapping, some Bollywood royalty and an Ewan McGregor sighting.

"Baby Mama"

If the fad of pregnancy movies began with last year's "Knocked Up," it reaches its second trimester with "Baby Mama," which stars comedy goddess Tina Fey as a wannabe mom who's fast approaching 40 and Fey's one-time Weekend Update deskmate Amy Poehler as the uncouth oddball who offers up the use of her womb in exchange for a bit of cash. Appropriately enough, former "SNL" scribe Michael McCullers makes his directorial debut with the offbeat comedy, which could serve as "Juno" for people deemed too fuddy-duddy to find the term "home skillet" amusing. "Baby Mama"'s also serving as Tribeca's opening night film.

Opens wide.

"Deal"

Gil Cates Jr.

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13 April 2008 6:33 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Neil Patrick Harris would welcome Britney Spears back to sitcom How I Met Your Mother, despite dismissing her chances of returning as a regular castmember.

Following a successful guest spot on the Cbs show, Spears was rumoured to be in the frame for a recurring role.

But Harris shot down the Toxic star in a recent interview, saying, "I'm in the minority that our show does not need stunt casting in order to succeed."

He added, "She's not an actress. She played a role for a week, and did a really nice job, but the workload involved with doing memorization and the purging of comedy over and over is really, really hard. I mean, it takes a strong skill set to do that every week. You do it one week, it's fine, but to do it a lot of weeks is hard. She (Spears) is not going to be a regular on our show."

But the former Doogie Howser, Md star insists those quotes were taken out of context, he says, "Britney did a great job on the show. In fact, we are all hoping that she returns rather soon to reprise her role.

"A writer took some quotes of mine and speculated an opinion about their intent. I am just very protective of our show, and its content. I have a high standard of quality, and hope to maintain it on every level."

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25 March 2008 5:00 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Troubled pop star Britney Spears has appeared on her favourite U.S. sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

The Toxic hitmaker made a cameo appearance on the show - playing a secretary opposite Neil Patrick Harris - which aired on Monday night.

Spears, 26, is a huge fan of the show, and deemed a guest role in the series a perfect assignment at this juncture of her turbulent career.

And U.S. TV critics have been complimentary of her performance, describing her appearance as "fresh-faced and relaxed".

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22 March 2008 6:43 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The clothes worn by Britney Spears' in U.S. TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother are to be auctioned.

Spears will make a cameo appearance in the show, playing a secretary opposite Neil Patrick Harris.

And the wardrobe from the show will be sold at an online auction to benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental organisation.

The week-long auction begins on Monday - one day after the episode featuring the pop star is set to air on Sunday.

At least six items, including a navy print Juicy Couture dress, a yellow Nannette Lepore dress and a cream Nannette Lepore cardigan, will be sold.

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17 March 2008 4:40 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Video courtesy CBSYou've seen the photos, now see Britney Spears in action! People has the first video promo for her March 24 appearance on Cbs's How I Met Your Mother. And without further ado, her first scripted words are: "Can we have sex and then go shopping?"As you've heard, the pop star plays a receptionist at a dermatologist's office, opposite Josh Radnor. The promo features Spears opposite Neil Patrick Harris (who called Britney "really funny"). It's just the latest promising step in Britney's life post-hospitalization. She also met with Mel Gibson over the weekend – and a source tells People the two have been meeting "regularly.

13 March 2008 10:45 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Britney Spears completed two days of filming on Tv's How I Met Your Mother, receiving praise from the sitcom's cast for her attitude and comic skills. "There was not an ounce of the dark side that we've all read so much about," star Neil Patrick Harris, 34, said Thursday night at a West Hollywood party for the show. In the episode, which will air March 24, Spears plays a receptionist at a dermatologist's office, and she falls for one of the show's main characters, played by Josh Radnor. Spears, 26, shot her scenes Wednesday and Thursday. "She was hilarious in the table-read, and

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13 March 2008 6:25 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Actor Neil Patrick Harris is raving about Britney Spears' return to acting - even though the pop star refused to take off her sunglasses for an in-studio read-through.

Spears is playing a secretary opposite Harris in an upcoming episode of U.S. TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother - and the actor was impressed with the troubled Toxic singer's professionalism when it came time to act.

He says, "She's good. We did the run through on Tuesday, she seemed a little nervous, she wore the big sunglasses the whole time.

"I think that's a bit of a security blanket. But she seems very professional."

And Harris insists that working closely with Spears gave him a special insight into her personal troubles.

He adds, "Being up close to her, she seems like a very sort of fragile, kind of complicated person; it must be very strange to live in her life."

The episode featuring Spears will air in America on 24 March.

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13 March 2008 5:54 PM, PDT | From Watcher | See recent Watcher news

There's stuntcasting. Then there's Britney-casting.

The worthy comedy “How I Met Your Mother” isn’t usually a font of gossip headlines, but last week the show, which returns 7:30 p.m. Monday on Wbbm-Ch. 2, pulled off a surprising coup.

What put the tabloid world in a tizzy was the news that Britney Spears would make a guest appearance on “Himym.” Her agent approached the show about her taking on a role, and her appearance came together quickly. She's taping her episode this week and will appear as a receptionist in an episode that airs March 24.

“She’s been hardworking and has really brought her own approach to the character,” executive producer Craig Thomas said midway through the taping of her episode. “She has solid comic timing.”

(Update: At right is the first picture of Britney Spears as Abby and Sarah Chalke as Dr. Stella Zinman in the March 24 episode of "How I Met Your Mother.

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13 March 2008 12:03 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: The cast and crew of How I Met Your Mother have been forced to wear wristbands on the U.S. sitcom's set while Britney Spears is filming her cameo role - to prevent passers-by from snapping the singer at the studio.

The show's star Neil Patrick Harris was mistakenly refused entry to the stage - because he wasn't wearing one of the exclusive bands security officials issued to keep civilians out.

Harris tells Eonline.com, "It's been great. We're required to wear wristbands all day. It keeps meddling blogger friends from just strolling on to set to snap camera-phone pics. They have different wristbands every day, and it's like the ultimate after-party.

"I wasn't given a wristband, because I'm on the show, but then they swapped out security people and they wouldn't let me on the stage because I didn't have the proper wristband. We had words. I did eventually make it on set, because I just kept going through.

"But there were lots of 'Hey, hey - I need to see your wristband,' and I said, 'Lady, I'm actually on the show, so I don't have a wristband.' That's the kind of excitement there is on Stage 22 right now, mid-Britney."

The show featuring the troubled star is set to be aired on 24 March on U.S. cable channel Cbs.

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12 March 2008 10:35 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Neil Patrick Harris was pleasantly surprised by Britney Spears at the table reading for an episode of How I Met Your Mother on Tuesday. "She has a good sense of comedy, and has interesting choices," he tells People. "It wasn't like she has just been told to stand up there and deliver those lines. I was really surprised by that. She's really funny!" Harris, who will be on set Thursday filming with the pop star, added, "She seems to be doing very well … No strange accents. She seemed comfortable." Harris tells People that when the pop star's team approached the show producers for the part,

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