Tony Award-winner Marissa Jaret Winokur will give TV comedy another shot with a pilot set up at ABC.
Winokur is set to star in a show from former “Friends” writer Dana Klein about a working-class woman who suddenly becomes rich and moves to a gated community with her husband, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The deal is the “Hairspray” star’s second go-round at ABC. Winokur starred in a sitcom pilot called “The Furst Family” last spring as part of a development deal she had with the network. The show wasn’t picked up.
Her TV credits include the ABC Family movie “Beautiful Girl” and guest roles on “Dharma & Greg,” “Just Shoot Me” and “Boston Public.” She’ll also appear in the Farrelly brothers’ “Fever Pitch,” an adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel that’s due for release next year.
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