Emmy Award-Winner Judy Davis and Chris Diamantopoulos to Reprise Roles in USA Network's Emmy Award-Winning Series THE STARTER WIFE
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 5:08 PM
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NEW YORK, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Three-time Emmy Award-winner Judy Davis
("Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadow") and Chris Diamantopoulos ("Behind
the Camera: Mork & Mindy") are set to reprise their roles as 'Joan' and
'Rodney' alongside Debra Messing in the USA Network Emmy Award-winning series,
THE STARTER WIFE, when it returns in October 2008. Most recently, Davis won
an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her
role as Joan in 2007. This is the first time both Davis and Diamantopoulos
have been cast as regulars in a series. The announcement was made by Jeff
Wachtel, USA's executive vice president of original programming.

On the heels of its stellar ratings and Emmy success, USA is bringing back
the hit miniseries THE STARTER WIFE as a 10-episode series, with Emmy
Award-winner Debra Messing returning to star and now serving as executive
producer. The series will focus on the post-divorce adventures of the lead
character, Molly Kagan (Messing) as she begins a new chapter in her life. The
Emmy-nominated writing team of Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott ("Runaway
Bride") return as executive producers and Gigi Levangie Grazer, who penned the
NY Times bestselling novel on which the miniseries was based, also returns as
executive producer. The project will be produced by Universal Media Studios
in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment.
Stephanie Davis ("The Caveman's Valentine"), Howard Klein ("The Office,"
"Carnivale") and Molly Madden ("Picture Perfect") will also serve as executive
producers for 3 Arts.


A renowned triple-threat performer of television, television and theater,
Davis won a Golden Globe and Emmy Award for her performance in "Life with Judy
Garland: Me and My Shadows." She has also received Emmy Award nominations for
her roles in "One Against the Wind (for which she won a Golden Globe)," "Dash
& Lily," "A Little Thing Called Murder" and Showtime's "A Cooler Climate," and
she received both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for "Serving in Silence:
The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story." As an Academy Award nominee, Davis' most
recent films include the Australian projects "The Man Who Sued God," "Swimming
Upstream" and Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette." Her film credits include
Allen's "Deconstructing Harry," Clint Eastwood's "Absolute Power," the Coen
Brothers cult hit "Barton Fink," "Naked Lunch," "Impromptu" with Hugh Grant,
"High Tide," "Children of the Revolution" and "The Ref" with Kevin Spacey and
Denis Leary. She also starred in the D. H. Lawrence adaptation "Kangaroo" and
the E. M. Forster adaptation "Where Angels Fear to Tread." Davis received Best
Actress Academy Award nominations for her roles in "A Passage to India" and
Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives." Davis trained for the stage at the
National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney and upon graduation, drew wide
acclaim for her mature portrayal of the defiant heroine in Gillian Armstrong's
1978 classic "My Brilliant Career." For her performance she received the
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Best Actress.
Her theatre credits include "Hedda Gabler" for the Sydney Theatre Company and
"Insignificance" for London's Royal Court Theatre.


Raised in Toronto, Diamantopoulos began his career in musical theatre. An
accomplished singer, his early credits include "Forever Plaid," Andrew Lloyd
Webber's "Music Of The Night," and "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat," in which he understudied Donny Osmond in the title role. He
received critical acclaim for his portrayal of 'Che Guevara' in Pittsburgh
CLO's production of "Evita." On Broadway, he appeared as 'Marius' in "Les
Miserables," and had the unique experience of appearing naked on stage as
'Ethan Girard' in "The Full Monty." On the small screen, Diamantopoulos has
appeared in "Law & Order," "Third Watch," "Frasier," "Nip/Tuck," "American
Dreams," "Charmed," "The Sopranos," "CSI," "Boston Legal," and "Eli Stone."
He received a Gemini Award nomination and a Prism Award for his portrayal of
'Robin Williams' in NBC's "Behind The Camera: 'Mork & Mindy'." Most recently,
he starred opposite Lili Taylor in the Lifetime series "State Of Mind." His
film credits include "The Adulterer," "Drop Dead Roses," "Into The Fire,"
"Wedding Daze" opposite Isla Fisher, "Three Days To Vegas" opposite Rip Torn,
Peter Falk and George Segal. Most recently, he starred in "Under New
Management." Also an established voice-over artist, Diamantopoulos has lent
his voice to numerous national TV and radio campaigns. Of Greek heritage, he
voiced the ancient Greek narrative in Academy Award Winner Jessica Yu's
"Protagonist." He has also narrated documentaries for Discovery, Sundance and
Travel Channel, and currently voices several characters on Fox's "American
Dad."


USA NETWORK is cable television's leading provider of original series and
feature movies, sports and entertainment events, off-net television shows, and
blockbuster theatrical films. The #1 network in basic cable, USA Network is
seen in nearly 94 million U.S. homes. The USA Network Web site is located at
www.usanetwork.com. Characters Welcome.

USA Network is a program service of NBC Universal Cable a division of NBC
Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the
development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information
to a global audience.


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