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'The Office': shutting down on NBC after 8 years

For viewers who stumbled on that scruffy, off-kilter little comedy way back in 2001, "The Office" was a sensation and its doughy leading man someone clearly worth watching.

See how some theater veterans have fared on TV

"- Andrew Rannells, Gad's former Broadway co-star in "The Book of Mormon," didn't have any better luck in the NBC show "The New Normal," which was yanked off the air.- CBS' "Partners," starring...

'Ip Man: The Final Flight' to open Hong Kong fest

"The new film's leading man, Anthony Wong, says comparing the roles is hard because he plays a different time in Ip Man's life.

Russell and Rhys play Russian spies in the 'burbs

And to hear her talk, Russell seems thrilled with her leading man.

Macy is proud to be the drunken dad in 'Shameless'

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Review: 'The Entertainer' depicts old Hollywood

It was almost his last: Instead of delivering a stage punch, he actually knocked out the leading man of the melodrama "Her Other Husband," who was also the co-owner of the company.

Hollywood sticks to tried and true in 2013 lineup

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2 actors we loved knowing, who seemed to know us

Traditional stardom - "leading man" status - is conferred on the actors who embody a fantasy, an ideal.

US crime author has dark take on Finnish society

Even Thompson's leading man Vaara, whose name can be translated as "Stone Danger," seems to be a nod to Runeberg's 19th-century protagonists who had heroic yet simple surnames that supposedly...

Sundance Channel is 'Restless' with new miniseries

Here's delectable Hayley Atwell ("Cassandra's Dream," "Captain America: The First Avenger") along with veteran thesps Michael Gambon and Charlotte Rampling, as well as Rufus Sewell ("The Pillars...

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CANNES, France: Jordan finally front and center in 'Fruitvale'

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NEW YORK: See how some theater veterans have fared on TV

- "Venus in Fur" lead Hugh Dancy and Broadway leading man Raul Esparza are both on NBC's...

4th season of 'Downton Abbey' will air in January

They'll have to fill the void left by leading man Dan Stevens' departure: His character,...