Anthony Edwards, best known for playing Dr. Mark Greene on the first eight seasons of “ER,” has written an essay published on Medium in which he reveals he was molested by producer Gary Goddard when he was a pre-teen. Edwards says he met Goddard when he was 12 years old and the producer became a mentor figure to him and a “dominant force” in his life. “He taught me about the value of acting, respect for friendship, and the importance of studying,” Edwards writes, before accusing the producer of molestation.
Read More:Louis C.K. and Kevin Spacey Prove That Sexual Allegations Are Business Disasters
“I was molested by Goddard, my best friend was raped by him — and this went on for years,” Edwards writes. “The group of us, the gang, stayed quiet. Why? One of the most tragic effects of sexual abuse in children is that the victims often feel deeply...
Read More:Louis C.K. and Kevin Spacey Prove That Sexual Allegations Are Business Disasters
“I was molested by Goddard, my best friend was raped by him — and this went on for years,” Edwards writes. “The group of us, the gang, stayed quiet. Why? One of the most tragic effects of sexual abuse in children is that the victims often feel deeply...
- 11/10/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What’s the most memorable death — scripted please! — you’ve seen on TV? It could be disturbing, crazy, heartbreaking, etc. Old and current shows fair game.
Tim Surette (@timsurette), TV.com
I can’t seem to scrape the death of Charlie in the Season 3 finale of “Lost” from my mind — I can remember every part of that scene so many years later. There was something about the way the scene was written and shot that was just perfect, and even though it was the perfect time to say goodbye to the character, it was still hard to let him go. Charlie died a hero, dudes. Driveshaft forever!
This week’s question: What’s the most memorable death — scripted please! — you’ve seen on TV? It could be disturbing, crazy, heartbreaking, etc. Old and current shows fair game.
Tim Surette (@timsurette), TV.com
I can’t seem to scrape the death of Charlie in the Season 3 finale of “Lost” from my mind — I can remember every part of that scene so many years later. There was something about the way the scene was written and shot that was just perfect, and even though it was the perfect time to say goodbye to the character, it was still hard to let him go. Charlie died a hero, dudes. Driveshaft forever!
- 10/31/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
With his feature directorial debut, My Dead Boyfriend, Anthony Edwards is enjoying life behind the camera -- something he appreciated long before becoming known as Goose in Top Gun or Mark Greene on NBC’s long-running medical drama, ER. “It goes all the way back to when I was 16,” he tells Et. “I always loved the technical side of film.”
And having acted for a decade before even joining ER, it was only natural for Edwards to take on the opportunity to direct an episode of the series, “Take These Broken Wings,” in the second season. “ER was a great place for my debut because I had the familiarity of all the crew and everybody,” Edwards says. “I could play and experiment with the ideas that I had of how to visualize it.”
The season’s penultimate episode, which aired on May 9, 1996, was a heavy one, with Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) consulting a therapist to cope with...
And having acted for a decade before even joining ER, it was only natural for Edwards to take on the opportunity to direct an episode of the series, “Take These Broken Wings,” in the second season. “ER was a great place for my debut because I had the familiarity of all the crew and everybody,” Edwards says. “I could play and experiment with the ideas that I had of how to visualize it.”
The season’s penultimate episode, which aired on May 9, 1996, was a heavy one, with Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) consulting a therapist to cope with...
- 11/4/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
What if the person you always thought was a loser suddenly dies and you discover they had a rich life after all? That’s the premise of Anthony Edwards’ film “My Dead Boyfriend,” the story of a woman who embarks on an eccentric journey after coming home to find her boyfriend has died.
Based on Arthur Nersessian’s 2000 novel “dogrun,” the film film follows Mary (Heather Graham), who desperately tries to get rid of her dead boyfriend’s ashes and finds herself in numerous misadventures, like playing bass in a rock band, befriending a dog, and meeting up with ex-lovers. Along the way, she realizes she’s more than her string of temp jobs and discovers there’s much more to her couch potato boyfriend. The film co-stars Katherine Moenning (“The L Word”), John Corbett (“Northern Exposure”), Gina Gershon (“Face/Off”), Scott Michael Foster (“Greek”), Griffin Dunne (“After Hours”) and more.
Based on Arthur Nersessian’s 2000 novel “dogrun,” the film film follows Mary (Heather Graham), who desperately tries to get rid of her dead boyfriend’s ashes and finds herself in numerous misadventures, like playing bass in a rock band, befriending a dog, and meeting up with ex-lovers. Along the way, she realizes she’s more than her string of temp jobs and discovers there’s much more to her couch potato boyfriend. The film co-stars Katherine Moenning (“The L Word”), John Corbett (“Northern Exposure”), Gina Gershon (“Face/Off”), Scott Michael Foster (“Greek”), Griffin Dunne (“After Hours”) and more.
- 10/27/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
“You know each other?”
Oh, Fin, do they ever.
This week’s Law & Order: Svu doubled as a reunion between star Mariska Hargitay and Anthony Edwards, who go all the way back to ER‘s County General.
A brief refresher, Stat! Hargitay played Cynthia Hooper in the NBC medical drama’s fourth season. Hapless, people-pleasing Cynthia was the emergency department’s front desk clerk who eventually dated Edwards’ Mark Greene; she loved him, he thought it was a casual fling. (If you don’t remember and/or didn’t watch: Their relationship didn’t end well.)
RelatedTrump-Themed Law & Order: Svu...
Oh, Fin, do they ever.
This week’s Law & Order: Svu doubled as a reunion between star Mariska Hargitay and Anthony Edwards, who go all the way back to ER‘s County General.
A brief refresher, Stat! Hargitay played Cynthia Hooper in the NBC medical drama’s fourth season. Hapless, people-pleasing Cynthia was the emergency department’s front desk clerk who eventually dated Edwards’ Mark Greene; she loved him, he thought it was a casual fling. (If you don’t remember and/or didn’t watch: Their relationship didn’t end well.)
RelatedTrump-Themed Law & Order: Svu...
- 10/27/2016
- TVLine.com
Olivia Benson finds herself in a difficult position on Wednesday’s upcoming episode of Law and Order: Svu.
While interviewing Ellis Griffin (guest star Corey Cott), who is under suspicion for rape and agrees to a DNA test, Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) meeting gets cut short when her colleague, Det. Odafin Tutuola (Ice T), says that the suspect’s father stopped the interview.
“The kid’s father is shutting down the interview,” Tutuola tells Benson in the episode, “Rape Interrupted.”
“Who is this guy?” she inquires as the trio walks down the hall to meet the man.
“He says...
While interviewing Ellis Griffin (guest star Corey Cott), who is under suspicion for rape and agrees to a DNA test, Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) meeting gets cut short when her colleague, Det. Odafin Tutuola (Ice T), says that the suspect’s father stopped the interview.
“The kid’s father is shutting down the interview,” Tutuola tells Benson in the episode, “Rape Interrupted.”
“Who is this guy?” she inquires as the trio walks down the hall to meet the man.
“He says...
- 10/24/2016
- by nstonepeople
- PEOPLE.com
Some days you just can't win.
More than a few members of the Ed team seemed disheartened at the end of Chicago Med Season 2 Episode 5. Poor Nat and Sarah were in an impossible position, and even though Choi solved the mystery of his patient's illness, there was only so much he could do about the underlying cause.
A few were able to look for the silver lining though. Even if Will spent the majority of the hour freaking out and second guessing the decisions he made, he had Nina to fall back on for support. And Noah finally did something to make April proud!
I know we just talked about this, but the promos from hell struck again. And here's what I didn't say last time: this hurts the show. These promos, designed to get fans psyched while drawing in new viewers, only end up letting everyone down.
If I...
More than a few members of the Ed team seemed disheartened at the end of Chicago Med Season 2 Episode 5. Poor Nat and Sarah were in an impossible position, and even though Choi solved the mystery of his patient's illness, there was only so much he could do about the underlying cause.
A few were able to look for the silver lining though. Even if Will spent the majority of the hour freaking out and second guessing the decisions he made, he had Nina to fall back on for support. And Noah finally did something to make April proud!
I know we just talked about this, but the promos from hell struck again. And here's what I didn't say last time: this hurts the show. These promos, designed to get fans psyched while drawing in new viewers, only end up letting everyone down.
If I...
- 10/21/2016
- by Elizabeth Harlow
- TVfanatic
Killing off a main character in a television show is a risky move: You're upending the show's world (and putting a coworker out of a job) in the hope that the shake-up will lead to something greater down the line. And guess what? Despite the ministrations of fans, who claim that they will never watch their favorite show without [insert character name here], it often works!
Below, 13 shows that did the same thing The Good Wife did Sunday night, and not only survived, but thrived.
Warning: Major spoilers for all of these shows below!
Teen Wolf
Character: Allison Argent (Crystal Reed)
Cause of death:...
Below, 13 shows that did the same thing The Good Wife did Sunday night, and not only survived, but thrived.
Warning: Major spoilers for all of these shows below!
Teen Wolf
Character: Allison Argent (Crystal Reed)
Cause of death:...
- 3/24/2014
- by Nate Jones
- People.com - TV Watch
After the surprising news that "Heroes" will be coming back with a 13-episode event series titled "Heroes Reborn," it's game on for bringing shows back from the dead. After all, does anyone remember what "Heroes" was like toward the end of its original run? Not exactly something you'd be itching to see brought back to life.
With that in mind, here are five shows we would love to see revived and given a bit of an updated spin by NBC, be it by remake or continuation.
'My Two Dads'
This time around, it's about a gay couple who, back in college, when they were both still in the closet, slept with the same woman. Now said woman has died and left her 13-year-old daughter to this couple that is used to their lives as fashionable DINKs (double income, no kids) -- but which one is the father. Dick Butkus...
With that in mind, here are five shows we would love to see revived and given a bit of an updated spin by NBC, be it by remake or continuation.
'My Two Dads'
This time around, it's about a gay couple who, back in college, when they were both still in the closet, slept with the same woman. Now said woman has died and left her 13-year-old daughter to this couple that is used to their lives as fashionable DINKs (double income, no kids) -- but which one is the father. Dick Butkus...
- 2/23/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Anthony Edwards has signed with Gersh, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. He was previously with CAA. The Top Gun star, who won a Golden Globe and multiple SAG Awards for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on ER, recently directed the comedy My Dead Boyfriend, starring Heather Graham, Katherine Moennig, Gina Gershon and John Corbett. Last season he starred in the ABC drama Zero Hour. Edwards won an Emmy Award in 2010 as one of the executive producers of the HBO telepic Temple Grandin. Edwards is not the only star from NBC’s "Must See TV" era to move from CAA
read more...
read more...
- 1/14/2014
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's "Zero Hour" for Anthony Edwards, somewhat literally.
The former "ER" star consciously stepped away from television after finishing his tenure as Dr. Mark Greene on that long-running drama, but he's ready to get back in the game. He does that Thursday, Feb. 14, with the premiere of his new ABC suspense drama about a paranormally inclined publisher desperate to find his kidnapped wife (Jacinda Barrett, "Poseidon"), whose interest in old timepieces leads to her disappearance.
The vanishing is tied to a mystery sparked by the Nazis' reign in Germany -- as detailed in the debut episode's prologue -- and also to an antique clock with surprising contents. The husband's resulting globe-spanning search links him to the mercenary abductor (Michael Nyqvist, of the original movies inspired by the "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" literary trilogy) and an unrelenting FBI agent (Carmen Ejogo, "Alex Cross"). Addison Timlin and Scott Michael Foster play the Edwards character's magazine colleagues,...
The former "ER" star consciously stepped away from television after finishing his tenure as Dr. Mark Greene on that long-running drama, but he's ready to get back in the game. He does that Thursday, Feb. 14, with the premiere of his new ABC suspense drama about a paranormally inclined publisher desperate to find his kidnapped wife (Jacinda Barrett, "Poseidon"), whose interest in old timepieces leads to her disappearance.
The vanishing is tied to a mystery sparked by the Nazis' reign in Germany -- as detailed in the debut episode's prologue -- and also to an antique clock with surprising contents. The husband's resulting globe-spanning search links him to the mercenary abductor (Michael Nyqvist, of the original movies inspired by the "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" literary trilogy) and an unrelenting FBI agent (Carmen Ejogo, "Alex Cross"). Addison Timlin and Scott Michael Foster play the Edwards character's magazine colleagues,...
- 2/14/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
New York — A decade after Dr. Mark Greene hung up his white lab coat for good on "ER," Anthony Edwards is back as the star of a new television series.
He plays Hank Galliston, a magazine publisher wrapped up in an historical mystery after his wife is kidnapped on ABC's "Zero Hour," which premieres Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. Est. The action thriller requires an audience to concentrate as the story unfolds layer by layer.
The road back to series television took Edwards many miles to travel – literally thousands upon thousands.
Edwards' character Greene was the heart of what was then television's most popular drama before the actor bowed out after eight years. Upon leaving, "I didn't really have a plan other than I knew I wasn't going to jump into a series again and I knew that I was really tired and burnt out," he said.
Professionally, maybe. Personally, Edwards had a clear strategy.
He plays Hank Galliston, a magazine publisher wrapped up in an historical mystery after his wife is kidnapped on ABC's "Zero Hour," which premieres Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. Est. The action thriller requires an audience to concentrate as the story unfolds layer by layer.
The road back to series television took Edwards many miles to travel – literally thousands upon thousands.
Edwards' character Greene was the heart of what was then television's most popular drama before the actor bowed out after eight years. Upon leaving, "I didn't really have a plan other than I knew I wasn't going to jump into a series again and I knew that I was really tired and burnt out," he said.
Professionally, maybe. Personally, Edwards had a clear strategy.
- 2/11/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Anthony Edwards makes his return to series television with ABC's "Zero Hour" and on Thursday, the "ER" veteran explained what drew him back to primetime.
"When 'ER' was done, I felt like I'd really accomplished something. It was an amazing eight years and I was ready for a new adventure, which included my family and taking time and moving... and it really, it took a while to recover from that," the actor, who played Dr. Mark Greene on the long-running NBC primetime drama, said as he promoted his new show at the Television Critics Association Winter Tour 2013 in ...
Copyright 2013 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
"When 'ER' was done, I felt like I'd really accomplished something. It was an amazing eight years and I was ready for a new adventure, which included my family and taking time and moving... and it really, it took a while to recover from that," the actor, who played Dr. Mark Greene on the long-running NBC primetime drama, said as he promoted his new show at the Television Critics Association Winter Tour 2013 in ...
Copyright 2013 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 1/11/2013
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.