Sierra Teller Ornelas Developing Comedy Series “Amigos” for NBC with Marcos Luevanos

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Tom Castaneda

Sierra Teller Ornelas is in the friend(s) zone…

The part-Mexican American showrunner, screenwriter and filmmaker and Marcos Luevanos are developing the half-hour comedy Amigos for NBC.

Teller Ornelas and Luevanos will draw inspiration from their own lifelong friendship for the Universal Television-produced project.

Amigos is about a group of six Latine friends living in Los Angeles who lean and rag on each other as they find love, grow up and figure out what success means in 2022.

Ornelas and Luevanos will write and executive produce alongside Morgan Sackett.

Most recently, Ornelas was showrunner of the Peacock comedy series Rutherford Falls, which she co-created with Mike Schur and Ed Helms.

Previously, she was a co-executive producer on Loot for Apple TV+ and NBC’s Superstore where she worked for three seasons. She has previously written for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Splitting Up Together, and Happy Endings.

Luevanos is currently a co-executive producer on the new NBC multicam Lopez vs. Lopez starring George Lopez and his daughter Mayan Lopez.

Previously, Luevanos spent three seasons on the Hulu/Disney+ series Love, Victor produced by Aptaker & Berger and worked on Gloria Calderon Kellett’s With Love, Rutherford Falls, Charmed, and Life In Pieces.

He also currently has a project in the works at 20th Television with Steven Canals executive producing.

Tom Segura Signs with WME (William Morris Endeavor)

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Tom Castaneda

Tom Segura has new representation…

The 42-year-old half-Peruvian American comedian, actor and podcaster has signed with WME (William Morris Endeavor) for representation in all areas.

Segura is best known for his Netflix specials Ball Hog, Disgraceful, Mostly Stories and Completely Normal.

While he’d planned to unveil an additional Spanish-language special on Netflix last fall, its release has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Segura previously released the hour-long stand-up albums White Girls With Cornrows and Thrilled in 2012 and 2010, respectively.

He’ll kick off his latest world tour, I’m Coming Everywhere on December 31, with two shows at the Hawaii Theater Center in Honolulu, and will continue touring throughout 2022.

Segura’s film credits include Paramount Pictures’ comedy Instant Family, in which he starred opposite Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, comedian Steve Byrne’s The Opening Act, Justin Dec’s horror-thriller Countdown and Cameron Van Hoy’s crime drama Flinch.

He’s appeared on the television side in The Cabin with Bert Kreischer, Workaholics, Happy Endings and more.

Segura also has his own podcast network, Your Mom’s House Studios, which he runs with his wife, comedian Christina Pazsitzky. It’s home to the hit podcasts Your Mom’s House, which he co-hosts with Pazsitzky, and 2 Bears 1 Cave, which he co-hosts with Bert Kreischer, among others. Notably, YMH Studios was one of the first networks to create successful livestream podcast events as a creative outlet amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted the stand-up scene to varying degrees over the last 20 or so months.

Segura was previously with ICM Partners.

America Ferrera Developing Comedy “American Alien” for NBC

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

America Ferrera is readying an Alien invasion…

NBC has put in development the comedy American Alien, from the 33-year-old Honduran American actress/producer and Superstore star, Superstore co-executive producer Sierra Teller Ornelas, Teri Weinberg and Universal Television.

Written by Teller Ornelas, American Alien centers around Denise “Dee Dee” and Sonny Mendoza, a small-town brother-and-sister team who struggle to keep their working-class jobs while also protecting vulnerable space aliens from everyday pitfalls in their hometown of Tucson, Arizona.

Teller Ornelas will executive produce with Ferrera and Weinberg. Universal Television, where Ferrera and Weinberg’s new production banner is based, is the studio.

Teller Ornelas is a Navajo-Mexican writer who began her television career in the Disney Fellowship Program. She is currently a co-executive producer on NBC’s Superstore, in which Ferrera stars and also executive produces. Teller Ornelas previously served as a producer on Fox’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine and ABC’s Happy Endings. This is her first network sale.

This is Ferrera and Weinberg’s second sale under their new, yet-to-be-named production banner, which just signed a first-look deal with Universal Television. The duo has also have an untitled legal drama with former Revenge showrunner Sunil Nayar set at NBC.

Rodriguez to Voice Title Character in Netflix’s Animated Series “Carmen Sandiego”

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Where in the world is Gina Rodriguez? Well, you’ll soon find out…

Netflix is developing an animated reboot of the once-popular children’s series Carmen Sandiego, with the 32-year-old Puerto Rican actress and Jane the Virgin star voicing the title character.

Produced by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the 20-episode Carmen Sandiego will feature a new crop of international capers, as well as a look into Carmen’s past to reveal who she is and why she became a super thief.

Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) will voice Player, Carmen’s chief accomplice and friend.

The character debuted in a 1980s computer game franchise Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? and probably is best known for the Greg Lee-hosted game show that aired on PBS from 1991-95.

Before her breakout role on Jane the Virgin, Rodriguez, a Golden Globe winner for her performance on the CW series, previously appeared on television in Rizzoli & Isles, Longmire, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Mentalist and Happy Endings.

Cabral to Star in CBS’ Comedy Pilot “Life in Pieces”

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Angelique Cabral’s has a new life (in pieces)…

The 36-year-old part-Latina actress has been cast in Life in Pieces, CBS’ single-camera comedy pilot from 20th Century Fox Television and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.

Starring Thomas Sadoski, Colin Hanks and Betsy Brandt, the project is about one family, the Shorts, as told through the separate stories of its different family members. Sadoski plays middle sibling Matt Short who can’t catch a break, the most recent being a failed career that has forced him back home with his parents. Hanks and Brandt play the other two siblings, with Dianne Wiest as the trio’s mother.

Cabral will play Colleen, the woman Matt has just fallen in love with who is stuck in a messy breakup with her ex-fiancé.

Cabral is reuniting with 20 Century Fox Television after playing the female lead in the studio’s short-lived Fox comedy series Enlisted.

Cabral’s other television credits include ABC’s Don’t Trust The B— in Apartment 23, as well as The Glades, Happy Endings and Free Agents.

Cabral to Star in NBC’s Comedy Pilot “Two to Go”

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Angelique Cabral is stretching for a new role…

The 34-year-old part-Latina actress’ has signed on to star in NBC’s comedy pilot Two to Go.

From Universal Television, the project centers on longtime best friends Kurt and Laura (Christine Woods), who grapple with the challenges of modern-day dating while their group of friends try to prove that they’re actually destined to be together.

Cabral will portray Anne, a sporty Pilates instructor married to stay-at-home dad Nick (Echo Kellum).

Cabral’s casting is in second position to her current role as Jill Perez on Fox’s comedy series Enlisted.

Cabral’s other television credits include ABC’s Don’t Trust The B— in Apartment 23, as well as The Glades, Happy Endings and Free Agents.

Cabral’s New Fox Series “Enlisted” Premieres This Week

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Angelique Cabral is reporting for duty this coming week…

Fox will launch the 34-year-old part-Latina actress’ new midseason series Enlisted on January 10.

The heartwarming Army-set sitcom centers on three brothers in a unit of misfits on an Army base in Florida. Along with Cabral, the series stars Geoff Stults (The Finder), Chris Lowell (Veronica Mars), Keith David (Platoon) and Parker Young (Suburgatory).

Cabral portrays Sgt. Jill Perez, the leader of another unit on the base — and the only main female character in a series that’s “all dudes,” as she tells the Monterey Herald.

“It’s like a dream role, because this woman is not the pretty girlfriend, or the pregnant wife,” said Cabral. “She’s a sergeant in the Army. She’s her own boss, she’s tough as nails, she’s got a chip on her shoulder, she’s hardcore. It’s a really fun character for me to play.”

But Sgt. Perez is more than that, according to her Enlisted costars.

”Angelique’s character, Jill, has developed, in a weird way, into the fourth Hill Brother,” Stults tells TV Guide magazine, adding, “Man, she’s not going to like that!”

Cabral agrees with her co-star’s assessment.

“Jill kind of adopts the boys. Much like in my real life, she has FOMO – Fear Of Missing Out – so she’s constantly around their platoon, even though she has her own,” teases Cabral, who wed her longtime love last summer.

Cabral’s previous credits include Don’t Trust The B— in Apartment 23, The Glades, Happy Endings and Free Agents.

Enlisted premieres on Friday, January 10 at 9:30 pm ET.

Morgan Lands a Recurring Role on The CW’s Sci-Fi Drama “The 100”

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Lindsey Morgan has scored a 100 in Hollywood…

The half-Mexican actress has landed the role of a “fiercely determined” heroine on The CW‘s midseason drama The 100.

Morgan, best known for portraying Sonny Corinthos and Alexis Davis’ daughter Kristina Davis on General Hospital from 2012-13, has landed a recurring role on the futuristic sci-fi drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, a spaceship called the Ark housing the lone human survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to investigate the possibility of recolonizing the planet.

The series is based on Little, Brown’s The Hundred book series by Kass Morgan.

Morgan will play the “smart, skilled and fiercely determined Raven, the youngest mechanical engineer the Ark has seen in 52 years,” according to the official character description. “Upon learning about the 100, she is desperate to be reunited with her friends on the ground.”

Morgan was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her General Hospital arc.

Her past television credits include How I Met Your Mother, Happy Endings and Franklin & Bash.

The 100 premieres midseason on The CW.

Cabral Ties the Knot with Longtime Love Jason Osborn

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Angelique Cabral’s longtime love has put a ring on it…

The 34-year-old part-Latina actress married Jason Osborn in Carmel, California on July 20.

“It was the best day of my life,” the actress told People magazine at the Fox Television Critics Association Party.

Cabral, one of the stars in the new Fox comedy Enlisted, exchanged vows with Osborn,36, a marketing director at POM Wonderful, at Holman Ranch.

“I was a cater waiter at the ranch when I was younger and I always dreamed of having my wedding there,” Cabral explains. “The people I worked with there are like my family so it had special meaning for me.”

The bride wore a wedding gown by Peter Langner and shoes by Betsy Johnson.

Following the exchange of vows the couple vacationed at Big Sur’s exclusive Post Ranch Inn, “which was unbelievable.”

“I had the best time,” said Cabral, who has made guest appearances on Don’t Trust the B… and Happy Endings, “I can’t stop looking at our pictures!”

Sheen’s “Anger Management” Character Gets His Official Foil

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

It looks like Charlie Sheen has found his foil…

The 47-year-old part-Spanish actor has named former 90210 star Brian Austin Green as his character’s permanent nemesis on FX’s Anger Management.

Green was mad a series regular after a memorable guest stint as Charlie Goodson’s (Sheen) archfoe Sean.

Green’s character was introduced in the series’ first episode last year and recently was brought back for two more episodes from Anger Management‘s 90-episode back order.

He recently starred on the TBS dramedy The Wedding Band and had a recurring on ABC’s Happy Endings as Casey Wilson’s love interest.

Meanwhile, Anger Management also is looking for a new female addition following the exit of co-star Selma Blair.

Casting is underway for the new “sexy” role, which will likely be introduced on a recurring basis.

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