News & Updates
Dinah Manoff revisits her
Grease role as the film hits theaters again
Empty Nest's Dinah Manoff recently attended
the Seattle International Film Festival's showing of Grease:
Sing-Along, a special theatrical re-release of the movie in which
Dinah played Pink Lady Marty Maraschino. For more on the
festival's showing, check out this
article which features a quote from an interview with Dinah. And for
photos from the event, check out the festival's Flickr
page. The film will hit theaters in select cities throughout
July.
Soap
alum Jay Johnson discusses his guest role on Empty
Nest
In addition to series regulars
Richard Mulligan and Dinah Manoff, several members of the classic Susan Harris
sitcom Soap turned up on Empty Nest in guest-starring roles
throughout the show's run. One of those actors, ventriloquist Jay Johnson
(who played Chuck & Bob on Soap), discussed his Empty Nest
appearance in a recent interview with TVSeriesFinale.com.
Dinah Manoff reunites with State of Grace
costars
Dinah Manoff has been working once again with stars from
her 2001-2002 ABC Family series State of Grace. Most recently,
Dinah turned up in an episode of the online series Lose
Yourself alongside Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Elise Cox
and Johanna Cross. The series, which is available on the StrikeTV Web
site, also stars Dinah's former State of Grace castmate
Mae Whitman. Look for Dinah in episodes 4 and 5. Meanwhile, the award-winning
independent film Bart Got a Room arrived in stores in July 2009. In the film, Dinah teams
with her former castmates Michael Mantell and Alia Shawkat; the three once
again play wife, husband and daughter.
"Dreyfuss" trainer Joel Silverman discusses his time on the
show
Animal trainer Joel Silverman, who worked with
Empty Nest 's "Bear" (a.k.a. Dreyfuss) during the show's
first four seasons, has released a book. Joel recently spoke of his experience on
the show in this
interview.
Lionsgate obtains DVD rights to several Buena Vista
television shows
Lionsgate,
the leading independent filmed entertainment studio, and Disney-ABC Domestic
Television have entered into an agreement where Lionsgate obtains the home
entertainment distribution rights (DVD rights) to select primetime series and
library titles from ABC Studios. Empty Nest has NOT been announced as
part of the deal, so contact Lionsgate and express your interest in the show by
calling (310) 449-9200 or e-mailing general-inquiries@lionsgate.com. For the full story
on the Lionsgate-ABC deal, click here.