Posted: Tue., Mar. 18, 2008, 3:34pm PT

Robin Williams to guest star on 'SVU'

NBC drama locks up actor for 200th episode

Robin Williams has signed on to guest star in the 200th episode of "Law & Order: SVU."

Thesp will play an engineer whose life has gone off-track following a tragedy. Events lead him to start questioning authority, and encouraging others to do the same.

Seg will air April 29, the first Tuesday of the May sweep.

Williams hasn't done much series TV since his starmaking perf in "Mork & Mindy." Most memorably, he guest starred on NBC's late "Homicide: Life on the Street," a turn that led to an Emmy nom.

"SVU" exec producer Neal Baer said the Williams seg boasts a "powerful and complex" storyline. Baer and "SVU" co-exec producer Amanda Green wrote the script.


TALKBACK:

Have an opinion about this article? Be the first to comment



Click here for the latest Hollywood trailers.



Q What are the top 3 things affecting our industry today?
A. gordon - FEAR !!!!!!! FEAR!!!!!! AND THEN MORE FEAR!!!!! Your all eating your own babies , forever ... more >


Submit this form

VarietyCareers.com

media & entertainment industry jobs online

Featured Jobs

Keywords:
City, State:
© 2008 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this website is subject to its Terms & Conditions of Use. View our Privacy Policy.