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Gabourey Sidibe and Laura Linney look surprised while onstage during The Big C panel at the 2010 Summer TCA Tour on Thursday (July 29) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.The new Showtime series stars Laura as a schoolteacher confronting a terminal-cancer diagnosis and Gabby as her smart-alec student.Last week, the 27-year-old Precious actress braved the New York City rain as she strolled through the streets while chatting on her cell phone. 10+ pictures of Gabourey Sidibe and Laura Linney at the 2010 Summer TCA Tour…

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Summer's here! Are you fretting that there's nothing on television? Well, stop living in the past! We don't live in a school-year-dictated world anymore. Here are some shows you should consider watching to help pass the hot months, safely indoors. More »

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Gabourey Sidibe takes a nice stroll in the East Village with a friend before heading to the train on Saturday (March 27) in New York City.The 26-year-old Precious star is joining Showtime’s dark comedy series The Big C in a recurring capacity. Gabby will play a quick-witted student opposite Laura Linney as her teacher.Next up for Gabby is the indie drama Yelling to the Sky where she plays a teen figuring out her identity in a depraved New York neighborhood.Check out the trailer for The Big C below!Gabourey Sidibe in The Big C

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Maybe! He's just joined the cast of a serious movie. Also today: Is Kate Hudson the most original actress in Hollywood? Do you like zombies as much as I do? And is there a right way to say the word "Cannes"?Here's a weird movie cast: William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Milla Jovovich, Dwight Yoakam, and Tim McGraw.

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Oh!!! This sounds so good!!Suck it, Howard Stern!Gabourey Sidibe, the Oscar-nominated star of Precious, has just signed on to be a reccuring guest star on a new Showtime series starring Laura Linney and Oliver Platt!!The half hour dark comedy, called The Big C, revolves around Cathy (played by Linney) a Connecticut wife and mom who reclaims her life after she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Sidibe will reportedly be portraying a student in Cathy's class who has some major 'tude.We will TOTALLY be checking this out!!

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Gabourey Sidibe will have a recurring role in The Big C, a dark comedy series on Showtime.The 26-year-old Academy Award nominee guest starred in the show’s pilot - The Big C stars Laura Linney as Cathy, a suburban mom and teacher who’s been diagnosed with terminal cancer.Gabby will play a quick-witted student in Cathy’s class. Oliver Platt will play Cathy’s husband, according to Access Hollywood.Production is set to begin in May for a summer debut.

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Reading about the comeback struggle of American Beauty weirdo Wes Bentley yesterday got us thinking about other youngish, once-promising stars who made a big initial splash and then mostly disappeared. Let's give some career advice to Bentley and four others.Wes BentleyBentley came roaring onto the scene as the skull-capped suitor to Kevin Spacey's daughter in American Beauty, Sam Mendes' 1998 popcorn take on suburban ennui. He had a piercing gaze and a wolfish brow and, sure yeah, he could act pretty well.

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Jury duty for Kristen Stewart.Are YOU waiting for Tiger Woods’s return to golf?We are now hearing that Dr. Conrad Murray will be arraigned for the murder of Michael Jackson on Monday.An L. Ron tiff already?Armani | Exchange tries to open minds in the Midwest.Hate is a very strong word.Jesuit students stage a gay rights sit in.Is Lindsay Lohan a hoarder?Project Runway was red hot last night.Cute overload.Anne Hathaway does GQ magazine.Vanessa Hudgens suffers a blow out.Jon Gosselin says he will let TLC film his children if they drop their lawsuit against him.Audrina Patridge and Ryan Cabrera?

"I think people look at me and don't expect much," Precious star Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe has said, "Even though I expect a whole lot." Rapturous reviews testify to Sidibe's prodigious acting skills. But what should we expect from Hollywood?I decided to ask a few professionals.

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