Dennis Haysbert

Actor Dennis Haysbert arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood *With a new week comes a new round of film and TV castings. The latest involves Dennis Haysbert, Omar Sy and Tongayi Chirisa.Dennis Haysbert, who starred in the CBS military drama “The Unit,” is reuniting with the network and “The Unit” producer 20th Century Fox TV with a co-starring role in the CBS/20th TV drama pilot “Backstrom.” Based on the...Read Full Story

Page Kennedy *Page Kennedy will join Dennis Haysbert and “The Office’s” Rainn Wilson in the CBS/20th TV drama pilot “Backstrom,” reports Deadline.Based on the Swedish book series and written by “Bones” creator Hart Hanson, “Backstrom” centers on Everett Backstrom (Wilson), an overweight, offensive, irascible detective as he tries, and fails, to change his self-destructive behavior.In addition to starring, Wilson will serve as a producer. He moves to “Backstrom” straight from “The Office...Read Full Story

Despite a gag on Conan O'Brien last night, Dennis Haysbert is not on Twitter.The 24 and The Unit star has had his name co-opted by an anonymous user, but don't expect him to start anytime soon.From a story at Zap2it.com: With much fanfare and an over-the-top voiceover that called host Conan O'Brien "CoCo," "The Tonight Show" introduced a new segment Tuesday called "Twitter Tracker." "Don't spit on the twit," the monster truck-like voiceover commanded. "Don't crap on the app. Don't put the...Read Full Story

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From portraying President David Palmer on TV's '24' and Jonas Blane on the series 'The Unit,' to his voice as the feature in the ubiquitous Allstate commercials, Dennis Haysbert has been a fixture on the small screen for years. There's also his film roles on 'Major League,' 'Waiting To Exhale,' and 'Love and Basketball,' to name a few. Now, the San Mateo, California native is taking his skills to the Great White Way, performing with Eddie Izzard in David Mamet's Broadway play, 'Race.' The 54...Read Full Story