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Where Are They Now? ER
March 20th, 2009
Dr. Greene Returns to ER
October 30th, 2008
Calling all original ER fans! NBC has announced that Anthony Edwards will be returning to the long-running show, reprising his role as Dr. Mark Greene for one episode of the final season. Wait–didn’t Dr. Greene die at the end of season eight?
Edwards will appear in the episode titled "Heal Thyself", airing Nov. 13. It’s a dream come true for the show’s producers who had hoped to celebrate ER’s long-running success by bringing back the original cast.
"We had hoped to bring back some of ER’s stars for the final season and think that our loyal fans will enjoy seeing of of the show’s most beloved and memorable characters," said executive producer John Wells.
Edwards, a four-time Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner, first appeared in the original pilot for ER (along with another now famous tall, dark and handsome actor). He continued on the show for nearly eight memorable seasons before completing his run in a highly rated episode at the end of the 2001-2002 television season.
Anthony Edwards Returns to the ER
September 5th, 2008
No, not even the good doctors at the fictional County General can raise the dead, but they do have vivid memories.
Anthony Edwards will return in flashback scenes as fan favorite Dr. Mark Greene during the final season of ER’s Nov. 13 episode, says NBC.
Anthony’s character died of a brain tumor in 2002, and will join others from the hospital’s past during the 15th and last season of the popular show. The names of those characters haven’t been released yet.
The famous halls of the TV hospital have launched many careers, including George Clooney, who left the series in 1999. Anthony is setting such a good example – how about it, George? Once more for old time’s sake?
Clooney, Margulies Headed to ER?
March 13th, 2008
Facing a shortened development season brought on by the writers’ strike, NBC is in the final stages of renewing ER for a 15th and, most likely, last season next fall.
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the network is courting former ER alums, George Clooney (Dr. Doug Ross) and Julianna Margulies (nurse Carol) for the final season. Original cast member Noah Wylie has already signed on to reprise his role as Dr. Carter for four episodes. Also on board for next season: Goran Visnjic (Dr. Kovac).
"We’d love to get them all back in some way," says executive producer David Zabel. "We want to revisit characters that have existed on the show over the years and say where they are now."
But let’s get down to business: Can George Clooney the movie star be swayed to return to the show that made him a household name? Zabel says it’s actually another ER alum that has him worried.
"The toughest will be getting Tony (Anthony) Edwards (Dr. Green), because his character is dead!" Zabel laughs. "That’s a little tricky, but there are ways to do it that we’ve thought about, even if it were like a lost episode from 1996, featuring him and Wyle."
In the meantime, the show will keep things buzzing for the remaining six outings this season by bringing in Aida Turturro (The Sopranos) for a three-week stint as a patient and adding a hot new doc (possibly an unknown actor from Australia) who’s supposed to make Dr. Gates (John Stamos) look like a plain white-coat.
"He’ll be a sexy rake, a devil you can’t resist," Zabel says, adding, "a dynamic new character has the ability to motivate everybody, though it’s easy to get excited about next season considering it will be the last."
