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NBC's 'SVU' PREMIERES ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AT
10 PM ET/PT - NEW SEASON BOASTS STAR WATTAGE WITH MARCIA GAY HARDEN ON
PREMIERE NIGHT
FILM STAR CONNIE NIELSEN AND LEGENDARY COMEDIAN AND ACTOR JERRY LEWIS
HEADLINE A ROSTER OF GUEST STARS ON SEASON 8 OF NBC'S LAW & ORDER:
SVU
Leslie Caron, Brian Dennehy, Robert Vaughn, Marcia Gay Harden,
Gregory Harrison, Betty Buckley, Deborah Raffin and Paget Brewster Will
Appear
SVU Returns on Tuesday, September 19 at 10:00 PM ET/PT
NEW YORK – September 13, 2006 – "Law & Order: SVU" returns to
NBC for its eighth season on Tuesday, September 19 at 10:00 PM ET. The
series, boasts some heavy star power this fall when Connie Nielsen,
Leslie Caron, Brian Dennehy, Robert Vaughn, Marcia Gay Harden, Gregory
Harrison, Betty Buckley, Deborah Raffin and Paget Brewster make guest
starring appearances. Nielsen ("Gladiator") will appear in a
six-episode arc while Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) goes
undercover. Nielsen will play Detective Dani Beck, an NYPD warrants
officer and will be partnered with Det. Stabler (Chris Meloni). The
six-episode arc was filmed while Hargitay was on maternity leave.
In addition, the show has earned an Emmy win for Detective Mariska
Hargitay (Det. Olivia Benson) and an Emmy nomination for Dtective
Christopher Meloni (Det. Eliot Stabler). Meloni, receiving his first
nomination for his role as the intense, but caring Detective Stabler
and Hargitay, her third nomination and first win for the indefatigable
Detective Benson.
Executive Producer Neal Bear said, "We're thrilled with Mariska's
Emmy win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Chris'
nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series this year,
underscoring the great performances both of them gave this season. The
intensity continues with new episodes that explore both their
characters: the audience will discover a secret about Benson's personal
life that may shatter her, and Stabler will confront a problem he never
expected." He added, "After some turmoil in Benson and Stabler's
relationship last season, they will come to depend on each other more
than they ever have in the past."
The emotional season premiere features Benson (Hargitay) in a
showdown with guest star Marcia Gay Harden who reprises her role as
Star Morrison. Hargitay will appear on another episode of the series
until she goes underground working in the computer crimes division.
Legendary comedian and actor Jerry Lewis will make a rare television
appearance on SVU in October. In the episode titled "Uncle," Lewis will
play a homeless man and be revealed as both a suspect in a murder case
and the long lost uncle of Det. John Munch, played by Richard Belzer.
Last season boasted gripping storylines and powerful guest starring
performances from Rebecca De Mornay, Natalie Cole, Lou Diamond
Phillips, Anthony Anderson, and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges. Bridges,
coming off of critically-acclaimed roles in the Oscar-winning "Crash"
and "Hustle and Flow," made his television debut in a dramatic
storyline that begs for a return.
Ice-T, Dann Florek, B.D. Wong, Diane Neal and Tamara Tunie also star in "Law & Order: SVU."
"Law & Order: SVU" is produced by Wolf Films in association with NBC Universal Television Studio.
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