Actor with Oklahoma ties elected to Screen Actors Guild Board of Directors
Actor Ed Harris says his most
embarrassing moment was modeling tuxedos at the Oklahoma State Fair in 1971.
Oklahoma is also where Harris was introduced to acting. He grew up playing sports in New Jersey, but he fell in love with acting while studying at the University of Oklahoma in 1972. He moved to Los Angeles the next year to pursue acting.
Now he is a four-time Oscar nominee (recognized for his performances in “Apollo 13,” “The Truman Show,” “Pollock” and “The Hours”) and newly elected to the National Board of Directors for the Screen Actors Guild’s Hollywood Division.
Starting today (Sept. 25), he will serve a three-year term on the board along with Martin Sheen (“The West Wing”), Elliott Gould (“Baby Bob”), Ed Asner (“Lou Grant”), Anne-Marie Johnson (“JAG”), Connie Stevens (“Hawaiian Eye”), Diane Ladd (“Alice”), Dulé Hill (“Psych”), Hill Harper (“CSI: NY”), Nancy Travis (“The Bill Engvall Show”) and Marcia Wallace (“The Bob Newhart Show”).
Ken Howard (“Crossing Jordan”) was elected as Screen Actors Guild president. He received 12,895 votes, with Anne-Marie Johnson coming in second with 8,906 votes.
“I am deeply honored to be chosen by the membership to lead the Screen Actors Guild,” said Howard, who will serve a two-year term. “I campaigned on the promise that I’d do everything in my power to strengthen our position at the bargaining table by building a greater unity with AFTRA and the other entertainment unions, and that’s exactly what I intend to do. Despite the sharp differences that those of us active in Guild affairs sometimes have over strategy and tactics, we need to continually remind ourselves that we’re all on the same team, fighting for the same thing — and by pulling together, we’ll only grow stronger.”
For complete results of the SAG elections, go to www.SAG.org.
–Penny TV
Pictured above: In this Sept. 4, 2008 file photo, actor Ed Harris poses for a portrait at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto during the International Film Festival. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, file)
FALL 2009-10: “Til Death” Season 4 premieres Oct. 2 on Fox
“TIL DEATH”
Stars: Brad Garrett as Eddie Stark; Joely Fisher as Joy Stark; Timm Sharp as Doug; Lindsey Broad as Ally.
Airs: 7:30 p.m. Fridays on Fox
Airs Opposite: Ghost Whisperer (CBS), Law & Order (NBC), Supernanny (ABC), Smallville (The CW)
Season 4 Premiere: Friday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 3 Ranking: #164 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: “Til Death” cast, from left, Timm Sharp, Linsdey Broad, Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher.
Bottom Photo: Eddie (Brad Garrett, L) tries to adjust to Doug (Timm Sharp, R) living in his backyard in the Season Four premiere of “Til Death.” Photo: Patrick Wymore/FOX 
Sunday’s NFL Football Picks, according to animated men on Fox Network
Homer Simpson returns for Season 21 of “The Simpsons” on Sunday (Sept. 27). He also predicted winners for a few NFL games on Sunday.
So did Cleveland Brown, Peter Griffin and Stan Smith. Their shows also premiere Sunday — “The Cleveland Show” starts Season 1 at 7:30 p.m., “Family Guy” begins Season 8 at 8 p.m. and “American Dad” debuts Season 5 at 8:30 p.m.
Here are the football picks made by these animated men (and the writers who put words into their mouths):
Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders
Homer Simpson (“The Simpsons”): Denver will lose, but the team will be winners if they’re not beaten up by Raider fans on the way home.
Miami Dolphins vs. San Diego Chargers
Homer Simpson: Dolphins versus Shamu. I predict I’ll be eating the loser with a bucket full of slaw.
Indianapolis Colts vs. Arizona Cardinals
Homer Simpson: Two great battleships, two great football teams. Frankly, you should pick the Japanese Navy to beat either one of them.
Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland Brown (“The Cleveland Show”): I go for the Cleveland Browns. That’s my name. Next.
Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions
Cleveland Brown: And as I said every week last year: “They can’t lose again.” I’ll go with the Lions.
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans
Cleveland Brown: Jaguars versus the Texans. When did they start the WNFL? Just kidding. I’ll pick the Lady Jags.
San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings
Cleveland Brown: I never bet against the gun-slinger, the riverboat gambler, the guy who just has fun out there, the Kid, Madden’s favorite player of all time: Shaun Hill. 49ers in a romp.
Tennessee Titans vs. New York Jets
Peter Griffin (“Family Guy”): This match up sounds more like the plot to “West Side Story” than a football game. I hate musicals, but I love gang movies. Have you ever seen “Captain Ron?” I like that movie. My pick: Titans
Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks
Stan Smith (“American Dad”): People may not know that Dennis Franz is from Chicago. But even fewer people know that Dennis Franz enjoys mild Seattle winters from his lake house – in Chicago. My pick: Bears
FALL 2009-10: “Private Practice” Season 3 premieres Oct. 1 on ABC
“PRIVATE PRACTICE”
Stars: Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery; Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder; Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett; Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman; KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King; Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker; Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett; Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.
Airs: 9 p.m. Thursdays on ABC
Airs Opposite: The Mentalist (CBS), The Jay Leno Show (NBC)
Season 3 Premiere: Thursday, Oct. 1, at 9 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 2 Ranking: #69 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: “Private Practice” cast, from left, Taye Diggs, Paul Adelstein, Amy Brenneman, Kate Walsh, Tim Daly, Audra McDonald, Chris Lowell and KaDee Strickland. (ABC/ANDREW ECCLES)
Bottom Photo: In a scene from the season premiere “A Death in the Family” are Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman, Kadee Strickland and Kate Walsh. (ABC/KAREN NEAL)
FALL 2009-10: “The Middle” Season 1 premieres Sept. 30 on ABC
“THE MIDDLE”
Stars: Patricia Heaton as Frankie; Neil Flynn as Mike; Charlie McDermott as Axl; Eden Shur as Sue; Atticus Shaffer as Brick; Chris Kattan as Bob.
Airs: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC
Airs Opposite: Gary Unmarried (CBS), Mercy (NBC), So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), America’s Next Top Model (The CW)
Season 1 Premiere: Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Top Photo: “The Middle” cast, from left, Chris Kattan, Atticus Shaffer, Eden Shur, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott and Patricia Heaton. (ABC/BOB D’AMICO)
Bottom Photo: Patricia Heaton and Chris Kattan in a scene from the pilot episode of “The Middle.” (ABC/RICHARD FOREMAN)
FALL 2009-10: “Hank” Season 1 premieres Sept. 30 on ABC
“HANK”
Stars: Kelsey Grammer as Hank Pryor; Melinda McGraw as Tilly Pryor; David Koechner as Grady Funk; Jordan Hinson as Maddie Pryor; and Nathan Gamble as Henry Pryor.
Airs: 7 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC
Airs Opposite: The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS), Mercy (NBC), So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), America’s Next Top Model (The CW)
Season 1 Premiere: Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Top Photo: “Hank” cast, from left, Kelsey Grammer, Melinda McGraw, Nathan Gamble, Jordan Hinson and David Koechner. (ABC/BOB D’AMICO)
Bottom Photo: Kelsey Grammer and Melinda McGraw in a scene from the pilot episode of “Hank.” (ABC/PATRICK WYMORE)
FALL 2009-10: “Trauma” Season 1 premieres Sept. 28 on NBC
“TRAUMA”
Stars: Cliff Curtis as Reuben “Rabbit” Palchuk; Aimee Garcia as Marisa Benez; Anastasia Griffith as Nancy Carnahan; Taylor Kinney as Glenn Morris; Derek Luke as Cameron Boone; Kevin Rankin as Tyler Briggs; Jamey Sheridan as Dr. Joe Saviano
Airs: 8 p.m. Mondays on NBC
Airs Opposite: Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Lie to Me (Fox), Gossip Girl (The CW)
Season 1 Premiere: Monday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Top Photo: Tatuam cast, from left, Derek Luke, Kevin Rankin, Aimee Garcia, Cliff Curtis, Anastasia Griffith, Taylor Kinney. NBC Photo: Paul Drinkwater
Bottom Photo: Cliff Curtis as Reuben “Rabbit” Palchuck in the pilot episode. NBC Photo: Chris Haston
FALL 2009-10: “Lie to Me” Season 2 premieres Sept. 28 on Fox
“LIE TO ME”
Stars: Tim Roth as Dr. Cal Lightman; Kelli Williams as Dr. Gillian Foster; Monica Raymund as Ria Torres; Brendan Hines as Eli Loker; Mekhi Phifer as FBI Agent Ben Reynolds.
Airs: 8 p.m. Mondays on Fox
Airs Opposite: Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Trauma (NBC), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Gossip Girl (The CW)
Season 2 Premiere: Monday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 1 Ranking: #29 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: “Lie to Me; cast, from left, Brendan Hines, Tim Roth, Monica Raymund, Mekhi Phifer and Kelli Williams. Photo: Sam Jones/FOX
Bottom Photo: Lightman (Tim Roth, L) and Foster (Kelli Williams, R) track down evidence in the “Lie to Me” Season Two premiere episode “The Core of It.” Photo: Isabella Vosmikova/FOX 
FALL 2009-10: “The Simpsons” Season 21 premieres Sept. 27 on Fox
“THE SIMPSONS”
Voice cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Krusty, Barney and others; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson, Patty, Selma and others; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Nelson and others; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Harry Shearer as Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders and others; Hank Azaria as Moe, Apu, Chief Wiggum and others.
Airs: 7 p.m. Sundays on Fox
Airs Opposite: The Amazing Race (CBS), Sunday Night Football (NBC), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
Season 21 Premiere: Sunday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 20 Ranking: #103 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: THE SIMPSONS: Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa and Maggie.
Bottom Photo: In the 21st season premiere episode co-written by Seth Rogen, Comic Book Guy casts Homer as the lead in “Everyman,” a feature film based on the new comic book superhero he created. To whip him into shape for the part, the movie studio hires celebrity fitness trainer Lyle McCarthy (guest voice Rogen) but Homer has trouble sticking to his new, healthy regimen.
FALL 2009-10: “Family Guy” Season 8 premieres Sept. 27 on Fox
“FAMILY GUY”
Voice cast: Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin; Alex Borstein as Lois Griffin; Seth Green as Chris Griffin; Mila Kunis as Meg Griffin; Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown.
Airs: 8 p.m. Sundays on Fox
Airs Opposite: Three Rivers (CBS), Sunday Night Football (NBC), Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Season 8 Premiere: Sunday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m. (CST, for EST, add one hour)
Season 7 Ranking: #84 in the ITRS Season Rankings (Sept. 2008 through Aug. 23)
Top Photo: FAMILY GUY cast
Bottom Photo: Stewie and Brian travel to multiple universes in the “Road to the Multiverse” season premiere episode of “Family Guy.”
