January 31, 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Exclusive: Richard Dreyfuss Joins Parenthood

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Michael Ausiello

Mr. Holland is headed to Parenthood!

Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss is joining NBC’s sublime family drama for a multi-episode arc, sources confirm to me exclusively.

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The star of The Goodbye Girl and Mr. Holland’s Opus will appear in this season’s final four episodes as Gilliam T. Blount, a once-great theater producer who also happens to be an old friend of Zeek’s (Craig T. Nelson). Blount is looking to stage a comeback, which makes me think Jasmine (Joy Bryant) will somehow be involved.

Dreyfuss is coming off a recurring gig on Showtime’s Weeds, where he played Nancy’s adoring Math teacher.

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Comments (4)

Cool. Although the storyline won´t be about Jasmine;) I´m really excited about the second half of the season.
Comment by Lenka – January 31, 2011 02:33 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Yes, those Parenthood fans who search for spoilers know what storyline this is! And it’s not about Jasmine. : ) So excited. I’m surprised Ausiello doesn’t already know about these spoilers. Time to step it up for Parenthood, Mike.
Comment by Meghan – January 31, 2011 02:49 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- Who’s it about?
  Comment by sara – January 31, 2011 04:47 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Huh. At first I thought he’d be cast as either Kristina or Joel’s dad. Guess not. But seriously, what about THEIR families? I know that the Braverman’s are awesome, but Kristina and Joel have to need to want to deal with their families too. Just saying.
Comment by the tenor – January 31, 2011 03:59 PM PDT Reply To This Post