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Hollywood calls, but actor won’t slight ATL
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The beginning of the end of “Will & Grace” starts Monday in Los Angeles, and Leslie Jordan will be on set to help mark the occasion.
Jordan, who is reprising his one-man show, “Like a Dog on Linoleum,” at the 14th Street Playhouse in Midtown through May 21, is having to tweak his Atlanta performance schedule to accommodate the Left Coast shoot.
The character actor, who portrays Beverley Leslie, the vertically challenged comic foil to “W&G” actress Megan Mullally, will return to the role for the series finale of the long-running NBC sitcom.
In addition, Jordan has also been cast in an as-yet-untitled pilot by “Dawson’s Creek” creator Kevin Williamson for the new CW network. The series is set in Palm Springs, Calif.
Buzz was told Friday that Jordan is performing “Dog” here this weekend and next, but weeknight performances will have to be rescheduled.
“When Hollywood calls, you have to answer,” Jordan reasons. “But my fans in Atlanta can trust that I’ll continue my show at the 14th Street Playhouse. Even if it means doubling up on shows, I promise my fans will get their money’s worth in Atlanta.”
Making good on that promise, Jordan has booked “Late Nights With Leslie” performances of the show on May 6, 13, and 20. He’ll do shows at 7 and 10:30 p.m.
Call for info: 404-733-5000.
Or we hear that you can just go to Ansley Mall in Midtown and shop for more than 15 minutes, and chances are excellent that you’ll bump into the actor for free.
Overscene
“Adam & Steve” actress Parker Posey, supping on biscuits and fried green tomatoes at the Flying Biscuit in Candler Park. The actress, who is also set to appear in “Superman Returns” this summer, made a side trip to Atlanta this week. She was in Georgia to preside over a screening of “Best in Show” at the Classic Center in Athens… .
A small tidal wave of local rap and R&B boldfaced talent showed up at Hot 107.9 FM A-Team’s one-year anniversary party at Scores Sports Bar and Video Lounge in Decatur on Friday morning during the show’s live remote. Among them: hip-hop acts Young Jeezy, the Ying Yang Twins, D4L, Rasheeda, Bohagon, C-Bone of Konkrete, producer and label president Mr. Collipark and yes, Lil Rod, who is also a co-star in the new coming-of-age film, “ATL.” It was quite a tribute to a group that lost its leader, Ryan Cameron, rather unceremoniously early last year. And an obvious lift for Griff, CJ, Akini, Beyoncé and Rashan Ali — who broke down into tears on the air as she was paying tribute to her Hot-107.9 co-workers. “We’ve been through so much together,” Ali said. “And I am so proud of my family.”
Final development?
Hmmm, maybe “Arrested Development” narrator Ron Howard’s on-camera cameo in the third-season finale of the ratings-challenged sitcom was more prophetic than we realized. In the series’ final moments, Howard portrayed himself in a pitch meeting with teen Hollywood mogul Maeby Fünke (played by Alia Shawkat). Dismissing the idea of bringing her wacky family to life via a sitcom, Howard said: “Nah, I don’t really see it as a TV show. Maybe a movie.” Variety is reporting that efforts to bring the acclaimed Fox sitcom to Showtime appear to be dead now that creator Mitch Hurwitz has decided to bow out.
“The fans have been so ardent in their devotion, and in return … I’ve given everything I can to the show in order to try to live up to their expectations,” Hurwitz told Daily Variety. “I finally reached a point where I felt I couldn’t continue to deliver that on a weekly basis.”
He hinted, however, that while “Arrested” may have run its course as a TV show as far as he’s concerned, he would be interested in reviving the franchise as a feature film.
Series producer 20th Century Fox and Showtime declined comment.
Uncoupling
“Joey” star Matt LeBlanc has filed for divorce from his wife, citing irreconcilable differences, but his publicist says the two remain “friends.”
The former “Friends” TV star filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday to dissolve his three-year marriage to Melissa LeBlanc, according to documents obtained by “Entertainment Tonight.” The couple separated Jan. 1.
“The dissolution is amicable. They remain devoted parents and friends,” LeBlanc’s publicist, Joe Libonati, said Thursday. They are seeking joint custody of their 2-year-old daughter, Marina. Melissa LeBlanc has two children from a previous marriage. The pair married in Hawaii in 2003.
The marriage of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and his model-turned-entrepreneur wife, Kimora Lee, is also over.
In a statement provided to The Associated Press on Friday, Simmons announced the pair had decided to break up after seven years of marriage. Rumors had swirled for the past week that a split was imminent. The couple have two young daughters.
“Kimora and I will remain committed parents and caring friends with great love and admiration for each other,” Simmons said. “We will also continue to work side by side on a daily basis as partners in all of our businesses.”
Sick bay
Country legend George Jones has been hospitalized in Nashville for pneumonia, the country singer’s record label said Friday.
Jones, 74, is expected to make a full recovery, but doctors advised him to enter Nashville’s Baptist Hospital on Thursday for treatment, Bandit Records said in a statement. Weekend performances for Albany; Panama City, Fla.; and Chattanooga will be rescheduled, the release said.
Celebrity birthdays
Today: Actress Debbie Reynolds is 74. Actress Ali MacGraw is 68. Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff is 58. Jazz keyboardist Gil Scott-Heron is 57.
Sunday: Singer Leon Russell is 64. Singer Emmylou Harris is 59. Actor Chris Meloni (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”) is 45. Country singer Billy Dean is 44. Actress Bethany Joy Lenz (“One Tree Hill”) is 25.
Contributing: news services. If you have a tip, 404-526-2749. Or e-mail: buzz@ajc.com.
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