Phil Rosenthal News

Season five of the top-rated Emmy and Peabody award-winning CNN Original Series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown begins on Sunday, April 26 at 9pm ET/PT with twist - a tour of the forward-looking culture of South Korea with each scene presented in reverse order.

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts ('The Wallis') and Writers Bloc, Los Angeles' acclaimed reading and conversation series founded by Emmy-nominated Andrea Grossman, are partnering to present Norman Lear in Conversation with Phil Rosenthal tonight, March 12 at 8:00pm. The event, held in the Bram Goldsmith Theater, is part of The Wallis' ongoing new series 'Arts & Ideas: Conversations at The Wallis.'

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts ('The Wallis') and Writers Bloc, Los Angeles' acclaimed reading and conversation series founded by Emmy-nominated Andrea Grossman, are partnering to present Norman Lear in Conversation with Phil Rosenthal on Thursday, March 12 at 8:00pm. The event, held in the Bram Goldsmith Theater, is part of The Wallis' ongoing new series 'Arts & Ideas: Conversations at The Wallis.'

Syfy president Dave Howe announced today that Syfy has greenlit The Bazillion Dollar Club, a high-adrenaline, high-stakes docu-series that immerses viewers in the brilliant and cut-throat world of today's forward thinking innovators.

According to Deadline, Tony winner Judith Light has signed on to join Henry Winkler in the ABC comedy pilot THE WINKLERS. The pilot comes from Winkler's son, Max Winker, son-in-law Rob Reinis, and EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND's Phil Rosenthal.

Variety reports that the ABC network has greenlit a new comedy pilot from 'Everybody Loves Raymond' creator Phil Rosenthal.

The National Association of Broadcasters announced today that the hit series 'Everybody Loves Raymond' will be the 2014 television inductee into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) has named The Simpsons co-developer, Emmy-winning television writer/director/producer, and philanthropist Sam Simon as its 2014 Valentine Davies Award honoree

Last night, Ray Romano hosted the International Myeloma Foundation 7th Annual Comedy Celebration at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre & Club in Los Angeles benefiting the Peter Boyle Research Fund and supported the Black Swan Research Initiative (BSRI), a groundbreaking project to develop the first definitive cure for myeloma.

Deadline reports that Henry Winkler (Happy Days) and Phil Rosenthal (Everybody Loves Raymond) are joining forces with Winkler's son Max Winkler and actor son-in-law Rob Reinis in creating a family comedy pilot for ABC.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, BBC One has greenlit a British version of the long-running U.S. comedy series EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND. The pilot, to be titled 'The Smiths', will star comedian Lee Mack and 'The Office's Catherine Tate.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Rocliffe today announced the confirmed jury members who will decide which emerging comedy screenwriters will showcase their work in front of the cream of the UK and US television industry at Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (GEITF) in August.

Arnold Spielberg, father of USC Shoah Foundation Institute Founder Steven Spielberg, was honored yesterday with the Institute's inaugural Inspiration Award at a private luncheon in Los Angeles. Arnold was recognized for his many years of mentorship and support of the Institute's work, especially in the area of humanity through technology.

The comic feature-length documentary EXPORTING RAYMOND, the story of how 'Everybody Loves Raymond' creator Phil Rosenthal attempted to adapt his Emmy(R)-winning series for Russian TV, debuts THURSDAY, FEB. 16 (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

The comic feature-length documentary EXPORTING RAYMOND, the story of how 'Everybody Loves Raymond' creator Phil Rosenthal attempted to adapt his Emmy(R)-winning series for Russian TV, debuts THURSDAY, FEB. 16 (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

COMEDY CENTRAL, a division of Viacom Media Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today that the second annual 'The Comedy Awards' will return to New York City. The multi-platform, annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy, will be taped at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, April 28, 2012 and will premiere on COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, May 6, 2012.

Since its inception, television has served as a lens on American society, and in the expansive world of modern TV, today's heroes and villains have come a long way from their predecessors.

Jewtopia, a comedy by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, is the longest running comedy in Off-Broadway history. Variety reports that Hewitt will be joined by Joel David Moore ('Avatar') and Ivan Sergei ('Charmed') as well as Tom Arnold, Jon Lovitz, Nicollette Sheridan, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Rita Wilson, Wendie Malick, Camryn Manheim, Peter Stormare, Lin Shaye, Christine Lakin, Hayes MacArthur, Bree Turner and Phil Rosenthal.

The Napa Valley Opera House has just announced a unique film experience happening here in just a few weeks, in partnership with our friends at the Napa Valley Film Festival.

Since its inception, television has served as a lens on American society, and in the expansive world of modern TV, today's heroes and villains have come a long way from their predecessors.