"Office" co-star Wilson to host Spirit Awards
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Actor Rainn Wilson, who  plays tyrannical salesman Dwight Schrute in "The Office," will  host the Spirit Awards, the art-house world's version of the  Oscars, on February 23.
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LOS ANGELES - &quot;Hustle & Flow&quot; co-star  Taraji P. Henson is joining the cast of David E. Kelley&#39;s legal  comedy-drama &quot;Boston Legal&quot; as a regular.
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Robin Williams, who rose to  Hollywood stardom thanks to his wild comedy but earned an Oscar  as a dramatic actor, will receive a major honorary award from  the group that hands out the widely watched Golden Globes, it  was announced on Thursday.
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The Writers Guild of America said Thursday that its members will be allowed to work for the Spirit Awards honoring independent film despite uncertainties surrounding other awards shows because of the Hollywood writers strike.
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Nominees for the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.:
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The Screen Actors Guild on Monday   said it will give Dame Julie Andrews, star of "The Sound of   Music," its Life Achievement Award when it hands out its annual   acting honors next January 28.
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Alan Alda, the Emmy-winning star of the '70s comedy-drama series "M.A.S.H.," will guest star on 10 episodes of the upcoming season of "The West Wing."
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Owen Wilson and Nick Nolte have  joined the cast of the comedy &quot;Tropic Thunder,&quot; trade  publication Daily Variety reported.
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LOS ANGELES  - Owen Wilson, who was hospitalized Sunday following a reported suicide attempt, is no longer scheduled to appear in "Tropic Thunder," an ensemble comedy in which he had a supporting role.
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LOS ANGELES  - Tony winner Kristin  Chenoweth has landed a major recurring role on NBC's White  House drama "The West Wing."
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Variety - HOLLYWOOD -- The pre-Broadway Boston run of August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" has a new director and a new schedule.
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The Screen Actors Guild on Monday  said it will give veteran character actor Charles Durning its  lifetime achievement award at its upcoming awards show in  January.
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The hit road comedy "Little Miss  Sunshine" and the acclaimed drugs drama "Half Nelson" led the  list of contenders on Tuesday for the Independent Spirit  Awards, the American art-house world's version of the Oscars.
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Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson have been asked to join Hollywood's most exclusive club.
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Ron Wilson will return to coach the San Jose Sharks next season, general manager Doug Wilson said Tuesday after another week of self-evaluation and soul-searching for the playoff underachievers.
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Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson has been named the 2005 MusiCares Person of the Year by the Recording Academy. Wilson, 62, will receive the honor at a tribute dinner, concert and auction Feb. 11 in Los Angeles, the academy said Tuesday.
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Ricky Gervais  Creator  of  the  popular American sitcom Office has been offered a role opposite Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible III