ABOUT THE CAST

WILL ARNETT (John Solomon) recently appeared in the figure skating comedy Blades Of Glory with Will Ferrell, Jon Heder and Amy Poehler, Arnett’s wife. He is currently attached to star in Most Likely to Succeed, Dad Can’t Lose, Get ’Em Wet and The Ambassador, which he will also executive produce. He was last seen in Bob Odenkirk’s Let’s Go to Prison, and the acclaimed independent film Wristcutters: A Love Story. Arnett recently lent his voice to the animated sequel Ice Age: The Meltdown and also co-starred opposite Robin Williams in RV, the family road trip comedy directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. In 2005, Arnett co-starred opposite Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda and Michael Vartan in Monster-in-Law. Arnett’s other feature credits include The Waiting Game, The Broken Giant, Southie and Ed’s Next Move. He served as the narrator for the film Series 7: The Contenders.

Arnett recently earned his first Emmy® nomination for his work on the critically acclaimed Fox sitcom “Arrested Development,” where he portrayed George “Gob” Bluth II. The show itself garnered an Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series for its final season. Prior to “Arrested Development,” Arnett was a regular on the NBC comedy series “The Mike O’Malley Show.” His additional television credits include guest-starring roles on “Sex and the City,” “The Sopranos,” “Boston Public,” “Third Watch” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Arnett also guest starred on NBC’s “Will & Grace,” playing Jack’s dance nemesis while auditioning to become a backup dancer for Janet Jackson. He can be heard in a variety of commercials, most notably as the voice of GMC Trucks. Arnett currently divides his time between Los Angeles and New York, where he lives with Poehler, a “Saturday Night Live” cast member.

WILL FORTE (Dean Solomon/writer) recently appeared in the feature comedy Beerfest and is a regular cast member on “Saturday Night Live.” During his tenure at SNL, Forte has appeared in many memorable sketches and created recurring characters such as The Falconer, the once-successful executive who has mysteriously chosen to live in the woods with his faithful raptor Donald, and the soft-spoken politician Tim Calhoun. He is also a regular on the show’s recurring “Hardball” sketch as the ranting, vein-popping former Senator Zell Miller. Forte came to SNL from L.A.’s improve sketch theater, The Groundlings. He also has spent considerable time behind the camera, serving as a writer and producer on “That ’70s Show” and as a writer and story editor on “3rd Rock From the Sun” and “Action,” as well as working as a writer for “The Late Show With David Letterman.”

CHI McBRIDE (James) recently starred in Bob Odenkirk’s feature comedy Let’s Go to Prison, as well as Waiting and Annapolis. His other film credits include Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal; I, Robot; Narc; Paid in Full; Undercover Brother; Cradle 2 the Grave; Gone in Sixty Seconds; The Kid; The Frighteners; Hoodlum; Mercury Rising; The Great White Hype and What’s Love Got to Do with It. He made his feature film debut in The Distinguished Gentleman.

On television, McBride starred in ABC’s 2006 fall drama “The Nine.” He previously appeared in a five-episode arc on NBC’s hit series “House.” Before that, he starred for four years on the critically acclaimed David E. Kelley series “Boston Public.” He is well known for such television roles as the wisecracking, philosophical janitor on the NBC’s “The John Larroquette Show;” as Bundini Brown in the ABC movie of the week “Muhammad Ali: King of the World” and for his role in “Tang,” a segment of HBO’s “Cosmic Slop” trilogy.

KRISTEN WIIG (Janine) is probably best known for her work on “Saturday Night Live,” where she is now in her second season. She will next star in the indie feature Bill for GreeneStreet Films with Jessica Alba, Aaron Eckhart, Timothy Olyphant and Elizabeth Banks. Wiig’s recent feature credits include Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up and Paul Feig’s Unaccompanied Minors. Her television appearances include a CBS pilot, “My Life Incorporated,” produced by Lisa Kudrow; and “The Drew Carey Show.” She is currently a member of the renowned Los Angeles sketch comedy theater group The Groundlings.

MALIN AKERMAN (Tara) first came to national attention for her steamy and controversial recurring role as Tori on the critically acclaimed HBO series “Entourage.” The Stockholm, Sweden native recently completed filming the feature film 27 Dresses, starring Katherine Heigl. Ackerman will next be seen starring opposite Ben Stiller in the Farrelly Brothers’ comedy The Heartbreak Kid, as well as the feature The Visiting, starring Nicole Kidman. Other film credits include Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, The Utopian Society, The Circle and The Skulls. She also starred as Juna Millken in the HBO series “The Comeback.”

Akerman moved to Toronto, Canada when she was only two years old and began modeling and acting in TV commercials at the age of five. At 17, she won the Ford Supermodel of Canada search. Interest from international agents led her to spend summers in Europe modeling until she finished high school. After spending several years as a successful model, she eventually decided to stay in Toronto to pursue acting. She quickly landed a role on the Steven Spielberg television series “The Others.” In 2001, she flew to Los Angeles to test for the lead in a Disney feature, and although she ultimately did not land the part, the experience brought her to the West Coast where she now lives.

LEE MAJORS (Ed) recently appeared in National Lampoons’ TV: The Movie. His other film work includes roles in When I Find the Ocean, Hell to Pay, Strike the Tent, Fate, Arizona Summer, Big Fat Liar, Waiting to Live and Out Cold. He received critical acclaim for his understated yet riveting performance in the short film Here, which was an Official Selection of the 2001 Slamdance Film Festival and for which Majors won a Best Actor award at the Santa Monica Film Festival. Other films include Primary Suspect, Chapter Zero, New Jersey Turnpikes, Pay or Play, Box, The Protector, Musketeers Forever, Trojan War, Keeton’s Cop, Scrooged, The Last Chase, Agency, Steel, Killer Fish, The Norseman, The Liberation of L.B. Jones, Will Penny and Strait-Jacket.

Majors’ television performances include his initial role of Heath Barkley in “The Big Valley,” “The Men from Shiloh,” “Owen Marshal: Counselor at Law,” “The Fall Guy” and “Raven.” But it was his starring role as Steve Austin in the popular series “The Six Million Dollar Man” that made Majors an icon of American popular culture. He also has appeared in numerous other TV series including “Will & Grace,” “Too Much Sun,” “Tour of Duty,” “Jake 2.0,” and “Son of the Beach,” as well as TV movies including “Hotel!,” “Hard Knox,” “Lost Treasure of Dos Santos,” “Bionic Ever After?,” “The Cover Girl Murders” and “Fire: Trapped On The 37th Floor.”