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Charisma
Carpenter, Steve Guttenberg Join The Cast Of Veronica Mars
Buffy and Angel's "Cordelia" and a well-loved
figure from the mythical land known as the 1980's have joined
the cast of Veronica Mars for the show's second season.
Here's
the press release:
CHARISMA
CARPENTER AND STEVE GUTTENBERG JOIN THE CAST
OF UPN'S "VERONICA MARS"
Charisma
Carpenter ("Angel") and Steve Guttenberg ("The
Poseidon Adventure") have joined the cast of UPN's VERONICA
MARS, beginning with the critically acclaimed drama's second season
premiere.
Carpenter
will play Kendall Casablancas, a sexy trophy wife and stepmother
to brothers Dick (Ryan Hansen) and Cassidy "Beaver"
(Kyle Gallner) Casablancas, two of Veronica's (Kristen Bell) rival,
affluent schoolmates. She will appear in at least six episodes.
Meanwhile, Guttenberg will star as Woody Goodman, a charismatic
major league baseball team owner and leading candidate in the
local race for mayor of Neptune, Calif. To show his support for
the community, his daughter will be transferring from her private
school to Neptune High. He will appear in at least seven episodes.
VERONICA
MARS stars Kristen Bell ("Reefer Madness") as a smart,
fearless 18-year-old apprentice private investigator dedicated
to solving the toughest mysteries of her wealthy seaside community,
Neptune, Calif., where the rich and powerful make the rules, own
the town and the high school, and desperately try to keep their
dirty little secrets just that...secret.
Carpenter
recently completed shooting the feature film "Voodoo Moon"
opposite Eric Maibus. In television, she portrayed the character
Cordelia Chase for seven years on the hit series "Angel"
and "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," after originally being
featured in a recurring role. Later, she returned to "Angel"
for one episode as a guest star for the series' landmark 100th
episode.
In
television, Carpenter recently guest starred on "LAX"
with Heather Locklear, as well as on several episodes of "Charmed."
She also co-starred on "Miss Match" with Alicia Silverstone
and Ryan O'Neal. In addition, Carpenter starred in the title role
of the television movie "See Jane Date," based on the
book by Melissa Senate. She has also appeared in several other
television shows and feature films.
Steve
Guttenberg, who has starred in a dozen films that earned in excess
of $100,000,000 at the American box office, is the star of the
upcoming television movie "The Poseidon Adventure."
The actor starred in four successful series of films: "Police
Academy," "Three Men And A Baby," "Short Circuit"
and "Cocoon," as well as such acclaimed dramatic hits
as "Diner" and "The Boys From Brazil."
His
television credits include the mini-series "The Day After"
and "Miracle On Ice."
He
has a number of directorial efforts, including "P.S., Your
Cat Is Dead," the film version of the respected James Kirkpatrick
play, which Guttenberg also starred in, wrote and produced.
VERONICA
MARS is from Silver Pictures Television, in association with and
distributed by Warner Bros. Television Production Inc. Production
services provided by Stu Segall Productions, Inc. The show airs
Wednesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on UPN.
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