Audrina

Arrested Development actor joins Modern Family

Former Arrested Development actor David Cross has landed a recurring role in the third season of Modern Family. Cross, who featured in Arrested Development as Tobias Funke, will play the role of  a city councilman who strikes up a rivalry with Julie Bowen’s character Claire.

Justin Long joins new comedy

Justin Long has joined the cast of new comedy series New Girl, which features Zooey Deschanel in the lead role. 

No season two for Audrina

Audrina Patridge says she has no plans to film a second season of her reality series Audrina. “We finished [filming Audrina] in April and I kind of decided I wanted to take some time off from reality. I want to do something more like acting or hosting,” she told The Daily.

Murphy rumoured for Oscars

Eddie Murphy has been rumoured to be hosting the 2012 Oscars ceremony. The actor/comedian is said to be the frontrunner in the mind of the ceremony’s producer Brett Ratner.

Gillard guests on Junior MasterChef

Australia PM Julia Gillard has filmed a guest appearance on the second season of Junior MasterChef in Australia. Gillard featured as a guest judge on one of the early episodes of the season.

Wednesdays @ 9:30pm from 6 July

Audrina follows former “Hills” star Audrina Patridge into the next stage of her life and career, introducing viewers to a whole new cast of characters, most importantly her large, outrageous, Orange County family. As the series begins, Audrina finds herself trying to balance the demands of two worlds. On one hand, there is Hollywood and its many golden opportunities in acting, modeling and business. Will she be able to parlay her fame into a career that avoids the varied potential pitfalls of stardom?

The other world which Audrina clings to for support and guidance in this new quest is her big, tight-knit, Orange County family. With her tell-it-like-it-is mom Lynn and peacemaking dad Mark at the center of this tight-knit bunch, Audrina is still determined to be an active presence in the lives of her three younger siblings: former wild child Casey, now married to motocross star Kyle Loza and mother of two; genial younger brother and life of the party, Marky, who has recently become Audrina’s new roommate; and 16- year-old sister Samantha, who is managing the perils of high school and always seeking advice from her loving big sister.

Add to this mix of big personalities the pressures of being hounded by harsh gossip blogs and paparazzi and Audrina’s hope that she can make her often tumultuous relationship work with on-again/off-again boyfriend, Corey Bohan, and Audrina has all the makings of a docusoap that’s at once sexy and dynamic, but also funny and relatable to anyone who’s ever had to balance the expectations of family and friends against what they want for themselves.

MTV – Wednesdays from 6 July, 9.30pm

Audrina follows former “Hills” star Audrina Patridge into the next stage of her life and career, introducing viewers to a whole new cast of characters, most importantly her large, outrageous, Orange County family. As the series begins, Audrina finds herself trying to balance the demands of two worlds. On one hand, there is Hollywood and its many golden opportunities in acting, modeling and business. Will she be able to parlay her fame into a career that avoids the varied potential pitfalls of stardom?

The other world which Audrina clings to for support and guidance in this new quest is her big, tight-knit, Orange County family. With her tell-it-like-it-is mom Lynn and peacemaking dad Mark at the center of this tight-knit bunch, Audrina is still determined to be an active presence in the lives of her three younger siblings: former wild child Casey, now married to motocross star Kyle Loza and mother of two; genial younger brother and life of the party, Marky, who has recently become Audrina’s new roommate; and 16-year-old sister Samantha, who is managing the perils of high school and always seeking advice from her loving big sister.

Add to this mix of big personalities the pressures of being hounded by harsh gossip blogs and paparazzi and Audrina’s hope that she can make her often tumultuous relationship work with on-again/off-again boyfriend, Corey Bohan, and Audrina has all the makings of a docusoap that’s at once sexy and dynamic, but also funny and relatable to anyone who’s ever had to balance the expectations of family and friends against what they want for themselves.