Gilles Marini, who stars as Angelo Sorrento, and executive producer Lizzy Weiss of ABC Family's award-winning drama "Switched at Birth," participates in a live Twitter chat with fans during tonight's East Coast broadcast from 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT to 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
Fans should tweet at their Twitter handles - @GillesMarini and @LizzyWeissSAB - and include the hashtag #SwitchedAtBirthChat in their tweets to ask questions. In the August 12 episode of "Switched at Birth," Toby and Nikki end up in unexpected places when their pre-wedding parties go awry. In the episode titled "The Merrymakers," Bay and Daphne throw Nikki an impromptu bachelorette party while a call from Simone alters the course of Toby's bachelor party. Meanwhile, Kathryn is surprised at Jennice's (guest star Joey Lauren Adams, "Chasing Amy") extravagant wedding requests, and a change in their living situation leads Angelo and Regina to reevaluate their relationship.
"Switched at Birth" is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss ("Blue Crush"), Paul Stupin ("Make It or Break It"), Becky Hartman Edwards ("Parenthood") and John Ziffren ("Melissa & Joey," "Make It or Break It"). The series stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano ("Gilmore Girls") as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie ("George Lopez") as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett ("Friday Night Lights") as John Kennish; Lea Thompson ("Back to the Future," "Caroline in the City") as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel ("High School Musical") as Toby Kennish; Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe; and Gilles Marini ("Brothers and Sisters") as Angelo Sorrento with guest star Marlee Matlin ("The West Wing").
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