Back to You is an upcoming sitcom on the Fox Network. It is created, written and executive-produced by Steven Levitan, the man behind such comedy series as
Just Shoot Me! and
Wings . Emmy-award winning screenwriter Christopher Lloyd is also credited as an executive producer.
The series revolves around the story of a fallen Pittsburgh news team, Chuck and Kelly. The duo dominated television news back in the 1990’s, but when Chuck came upon a bigger career opportunity, Kelly did not stand in his way, especially since the camaraderie they shared on-screen did not translate to real life. However, after a humiliating on-air argument wound up on the internet, Chuck’s trip to stardom took a turn for the worse. So, when he was invited back to Pittsburgh to reunite with now single mom Kelly, he immediately jumped at the chance, hoping to recapture their fame, as well as the station’s no.1 ranking.
Read on to know more about the cast of
Back to You.
Leading the cast as obnoxious newscaster Chuck Darling is Emmy Award winner Kelsey Grammer. Grammer has been known mostly for playing Dr. Frasier Crane in
Cheers and its spin-off,
Frasier. His film credits include
X-Men: The Last Stand, The Good Humor Man and
The Big Empty. He is also the voice behind
The Simpsons character, Sideshow Bob.
To portray Chuck’s know-it-all co-anchor Kelly Carr is Patricia Heaton. The 49-year-old actress gained great popularity when she starred as Debra Barone on the hit comedy series,
Everybody Loves Raymond. She began her acting career on stage and has been nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Among her other acting projects are
Party of Five,
The King of Queens and
The Goodbye Girl.
Fred Willard will appear as Marsh McGinley, the always inappropriate sports anchor. In 2005, Willard portrayed Ed Harken, the news director of the Channel 4 News station, in the comedy film
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. He also shared the small screen with Heaton when he guest-starred in 13 episodes of
Everybody Loves Raymond.
Josh Gad is set to play Ryan Church, the news team’s latest news director. Gad broke into television with a role on the series,
Mary and Joe, and subsequently appeared in one episode of
ER and the films
Razortooth and
Watching the Detectives. Currently, he is wrapping up work in the movie
21, and is on the set of two more films,
The Rocker and
Crossing Over.
39-year-old actor Ty Burrell will play field reporter Gary Crezyzewski. Burrell has appeared in a number of big screen productions, including
In Good Company, The Darwin Awards, Friends with Money, Down in the Valley, Evolution, Dawn of the Dead and
Black Hawk Down.
Laura Marano will portray Gracie, Kelly’s 10-year-old daughter. Marano has guest-appeared in a variety of television productions, such as
Joan of Arcadia, Medical Investigation,
Ghost Whisperer, Without a Trace,
Huff and
The Sarah Silverman Program. At present, she is one of the five students in the Fox hit reality series,
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
Back to You is slated to premiere this fall, airing every Wednesday at 8pm.
-Lisa Claustro, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: FOX
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