As we have reported numerous times, Bill Bellamy and Vivica Fox lead an all star cast of mostly comics in a new show titled Mr. Box Office, which is produced by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios. Well, after several months, the time for the show to premiere is finally upon us as it is set to drop this weekend nationally (you have to check your local listings to find out where in your city).
In case you forgot, here is the cast breakdown that was sent to us via a press release several months ago;
Los Angeles, CA – Entertainment Studios, Inc., (www.es.tv) the largest independent producer and distributor of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations, and owner of seven 24-hour HD television networks, proudly announces the complete cast for its new sitcom, MR. BOX OFFICE, launching in Fall, 2012. Entertainment Studios has ordered 104 episodes of MR. BOX OFFICE, a sitcom about one of the world’s biggest movie stars (Bellamy) sentenced to community service teaching English at an inner-city high school in South Central Los Angeles.
Production just wrapped on MR. BOX OFFICE pilot episode, which features an all-star cast including Bill Bellamy, Jon Lovitz, Vivica A. Fox, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Rick Fox, Gary Busey, and Tim Meadows.
Marcus Jackson Bill Bellamy (DEF COMEDY JAM, WHO’S GOT JOKES, LAST COMIC STANDING)
Bobby Gold Jon Lovitz (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE)
Casandra Washington Vivica A. Fox (INDEPENDENCE DAY, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM)
Vanessa Owens Keshia Knight Pulliam (THE COSBY SHOW)
Andrew Thompson Rick Fox (TYLER PERRY’S HOUSE OF PAYNE, TYLER PERRY’S MEET THE BROWNS)
John Anderson Gary Busey (THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, LETHAL WEAPON, ENTOURAGE)
Principal Martin Tim Meadows (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, THE LADIES MAN, MEAN GIRLS)
Tony the Tiger Tony T. Roberts (DEF COMEDY JAM, BET’S COMIC VIEW, COMICS UNLEASHED)
Jamal Taylor Alex Thomas (THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW, THE PARKERS, COMICS UNLEASHED)
Freddy Lopez Jeff Garcia (THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY NEUTRON, RIO, HAPPY FEET)
Jimmy Marcus Paulk (MOESHA, RED TAILS)
Camille
Anthony Tequan Richmond (EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS)
Maria
Carlos
Milton
Danielle
Judge
Newscaster Shaun Robinson (CHARMED, HALF & HALF, MONK)
“There’s a huge shortfall of quality family sitcoms, and we are 110 percent committed to filling that enormous void,” said Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios. “Our number one priority is to deliver the highest quality content in the sitcom genre, and this initial 104-episode order is a big step in the right direction.”
Production is set to begin this summer for a Fall 2012 launch.
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