Players
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Loren Dean, who starred in last year’s Lawrence Kasdan pic "Mumford," has joined the cast of "The War Bride," with Anna Friel, Molly Parker, Brenda Fricker and Aiden Young. Dean, who’ll next be seen with Clint Eastwood and Tommy Lee Jones in Warner Bros.’ August release "Space Cowboys," is repped by CAA and MJ Management.
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Christopher Meloni, a series regular on both NBC’s "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" and HBO’s "Oz," has joined the cast of the summer camp comedy "Wet Hot American Summer" for producer Howard Bernstein. Other cast members include Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce and Paul Rudd. Meloni is repped by the Gersh Agency.* * *
Soleil Moon Frye ("Punky Brewster") has been tapped for the 1970s coming-of-age feature "Sex and a Girl," with Robert Hayes and Ellen Greene. Frye, who stars with Will Wheaton in the upcoming indie "The Girls’ Room," is repped by Don Buchwald & Associates.
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Daniel Roebuck ("Final Destination") will join Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones in Disney Pictures’ action/comedy "Double Take." He’s repped by Gold/Marshak/Liedtke and Leslie Allan-Rice Management.
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Comedic actor Jonathan Mangum, a member of the L.A. improv group Houseful of Honkeys, will join Victoria Jackson, Julie Brown and Maxwell Caulfield in the Comedy Central series "Strip Mall." He’s also set as a series regular on ABC’s untitled Wayne Brady pilot. Mangum is repped by Diverse Talent and managers Diane Barnett and Christopher Pratt at Shapiro/West & Associates.
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Newcomer Ed Quinn has been cast as a regular on the upcoming WB series "Young Americans," now lensing in Baltimore and set to air in July. He’s repped by Endeavor.
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Michael Angarano, a series regular on USA Network’s "Cover Me," has landed roles in a pair of projects: the lead in the indie feature "Brainiacs," and the title role in the Nickelodeon/Edmonds Entertainment telepic "Maniac Magee." He’s repped by Coast To Coast Talent Group.
