Silverman Signs on for CBS Comedy Pilot

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Silverman Signs on for CBS Comedy Pilot

Thu Mar 24, 2:58 AM ET Entertainment - Reuters TV

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jonathan Silverman will star in CBS' untitled Marsh McCall project, in which he'll play one of three adult siblings who rally to support their eccentric professor father.

Silverman will soon be seen on the big screen in the remake of the 1946 classic "Angel on My Shoulder."

- Darren Ritchie has landed the male lead opposite Tiffani Thiessen in CBS' untitled Yuspa-Goldsmith comedy pilot, which centers on a young New York couple adjusting to life as new parents.

- Melinda McGraw has landed a lead role on ABC's "Neighbors," which revolves around dueling neighbors (Lenny Clarke, Brian Benben) who have to contend with one another when their wives (Ann Cusack, McGraw) and kids become friends. McGraw recently co-starred on CBS' short-lived "Center of the Universe" and has a multiepisode arc on ABC's "Desperate Housewives."

- Geoff Pierson has joined NBC's "All In," which stars Janeane Garofalo (news) as a single mother of three in Las Vegas who earns a living as a professional poker player. Pierson, who plays President John Keller on Fox's "24," will play the main character's father.

- Kurt Fuller has come aboard ABC's "Joint Custody." The comedy stars Nick D'Agosto as a recent college graduate who returns home and find his parents (Marilu Henner (news), Fuller) divorced. Fuller, whose credits include the features "Ray" and "Anger Management" and ABC's "Alias," also has landed a role in the New Line feature "Mr. Woodcock."

- Martin Mull, whose numerous TV credits include "The Ellen Show," "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," "Fernwood 2Nite" and "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," has been cast in NBC's "Thick and Thin," which centers on a former fat woman (Jessica Capshaw) who struggles with her new image.