November 19, 2008
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Dan Fogler, start working out your vocal cords: the burly actor, below, who was a Tony winner for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” has been cast as the burly comedian Sam Kinison in a biographical film for HBO, Variety reported. The film, “Brother Sam,” will tell the story of Kinison, the one-time Pentecostal preacher turned standup performer, who died in a car accident in 1992 at 38. It is adapted from the memoir of the same name, written by the comedian’s brother and manager, Bill Kinison, and Steve Delsohn, and will be directed by Tom Shadyac (“The Nutty ... (more)
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