David Beaird

Variety reports that funnyman Eddie Izzard has signed a talent 'holding deal' with NBC to possibly become the network's next leading man.

Actor and comedian Eddie Izzard plans to run for Mayor of London in 2019, according to a report in The Mirror. 'People say, 'Well, you're a bit woolly' and 'You're really not informed'; 'You're not this' and 'You're not that,' Izzard said, 'But I realise those attacks are going to happen and you have to push through to get to a better place.'

Acording to Deadline.com, Eddie Izzard is currently in final talks to star in and produce NBC's upcoming remake of the 1960's sitcom 'The Munsters'. The project, entitled MOCKINGBIRD LANE, is written by Bryan Fuller and directed by Bryan Singer. Izzard is the first actor who has been cast in the project.

According to published reports, stage veteran EDdie Izzard will guest star on season three of CBS' 'The Good Wife' as Abbott Thrush, an Upper Class English Barrister.