Brian Damage
03-06-2009, 01:31 AM
Lily Rhodes' family is coming into focus.
Andrew McCarthy has joined the "Gossip Girl" spinoff, playing Lily's father, Rick Rodes, a music company exec.
In other CW pilot castings, Tim Matheson has been tapped for the DC-set "Body Politic."
The WBTV-produced "Gossip Girl" spinoff chronicles Lily's (Brittany Snow) wild teen years in 1980s Los Angeles.
McCarthy joins Snow and Krysten Ritter, who plays Lily's sister Carol Rodes.
Co-starring on a show set in the '80s is fitting for McCarthy, who was a big '80s movie star, appearing in such features as "St. Elmo's Fire," "Pretty in Pink" and "Less Than Zero." He most recently co-starred on NBC's "Lipstick Jungle."
CBS Par's "Poli¬tic" evolves around young staffers in Washington. Matheson will play a charming, JFK-type senator.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ia76af7fdae63c0c108d0350e58c59d0c
Andrew McCarthy has joined the "Gossip Girl" spinoff, playing Lily's father, Rick Rodes, a music company exec.
In other CW pilot castings, Tim Matheson has been tapped for the DC-set "Body Politic."
The WBTV-produced "Gossip Girl" spinoff chronicles Lily's (Brittany Snow) wild teen years in 1980s Los Angeles.
McCarthy joins Snow and Krysten Ritter, who plays Lily's sister Carol Rodes.
Co-starring on a show set in the '80s is fitting for McCarthy, who was a big '80s movie star, appearing in such features as "St. Elmo's Fire," "Pretty in Pink" and "Less Than Zero." He most recently co-starred on NBC's "Lipstick Jungle."
CBS Par's "Poli¬tic" evolves around young staffers in Washington. Matheson will play a charming, JFK-type senator.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ia76af7fdae63c0c108d0350e58c59d0c