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Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
Christopher Peter MeloniBirth Date :
April 02, 1961Birth Place :
Washington, District of Columbia, USpouse :
Sherman Williams (production designer, since 1-Jul-95)Claim to fame :
As Detective Elliot Stabler in TV series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999-2008)
Elliot and Olivia Back to 'Law and Order: SVU', New ADA Added
June 30, 2009 09:06:34Good news come in two for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" fans. Apart from the already confirmed return of leads Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni, a new cast is added in the form of Christine Lahti aka the Dr. Kathryn Austin of "Chicago Hope".
Chris and Mariska will reprise the roles as detectives Elliot and Olivia respectively, for two more years. This could mean two things: the show has been renewed by NBC for a 12th season or should the series get another season, then the two actors are definitely in the cards.
Oprah Winfrey Is the Highest Paid TV Star in the US
July 25, 2007 10:07:26
When it comes to money, Oprah Winfrey is the one with abundant. The chat show queen, who frequently listed on Forbes' Rich list, earns an estimated US$260 million a year from the famous "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for which she serves as host and supervising producer. With such amount of money, based on a list by TV Guide magazine, no doubt that she tops the list of the Highest-Paid Television Stars in the United States.
Placed just behind her at the 2nd spot is music producer Simon Cowell, who earns US$45 million for his role on the Fox network's smash hit talent show "American Idol" and his other TV projects. The rest three Highest Paid TV Stars are Judith Sheindlin, also known as Judge Sheindlin, at No. 3, taking in US$30 million thanks to her own syndicated court show "Judge Judy"; Katie Couric of "CBS Evening News" whose salary reaches US$15 million per year is placed at the 4th spot; and Zach Braff of "Scrubs" who is voted 5th, taking in US$6.3 million from the TV series.
Duo Resides in "Rodanthe"
May 29, 2007 03:05:38
Filling in the supporting roles, James Franco and Christopher Meloni have been submitted into the cast of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Nights in Rodanthe" toplined by Richard Gere and Diane Lane, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Adapted from Nicholas Sparks' novel of the same title, the romantic drama finds Gere as a doctor who has a life-changing romance with an unhappily married woman, played by Lane, when he stops in the beach town on his journey to reconcile with his estranged son. Franco will be billed as the son while Meloni is plotted to be the husband of Lane's character.
Eleven Jump Into "Harold and Kumar" Sequel
January 31, 2007 03:01:32
Rounding out the companions to John Cho and Kal Penn for the "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" follow-up, Mandate Pictures and New Line Cinema have smoothly included eleven more names to the project's cast list, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Five of them namely David Krumholtz, Neil Patrick Harris, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Christopher Meloni, and Paula Garces are the cast member from the first installment of the franchise while the rest six are new players consisting of Rob Corddry, Ed Helms, Jack Conley, Roger Bart, Danneel Harris, and Eric Winter.
Mariska Hargitay & Christopher Meloni Stay on "SVU"
January 26, 2007 09:01:46
Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni won't leave the series. They, instead, will stay on NBC's hit crime drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" for two more seasons.
After lengthy negotiations both stars have inked rich new deals to continue joining the series' next season. The two-year deals reportedly valued at more than $330,000 per episode for both Hargitay and Meloni.
