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Former “Gilmore Girls” star Lauren Graham brings special qualities to her new role in “Parenthood.”

Lauren Graham is a little surprised to find herself in Philadelphia as part of a quick East Coast publicity swing. After all, her NBC show, Parenthood, is still shooting in Los Angeles.

But when your boss, a big Hollywood mogul with roots in TV, tells you to jump on a plane, you say, “Window or aisle?”

“It was explained to me that Ron Howard, when he was doing Happy Days, had success in traveling the country and talking about the show. So this was like Ron Howard wanted me to come here,” Graham says, laughing. “You don’t say no to that.”

Howard’s involvement with Parenthood goes way back. He directed the original 1989 film starring Steve Martin, a tender and funny exploration of family ties.

The following year, he executive-produced the TV spinoff, starring Ed Begley Jr. (and a young Leonardo DiCaprio). And Howard serves in the same supervisory capacity on this remake, which debuted in March and has already been renewed for a second season.

As struggling single mom Sarah Braverman, Graham is part of a remarkably rich and deep cast, including Peter Krause, Bonnie Bedelia, Craig T. Nelson, Erika Christensen, and Monica Potter. Even the youngsters in this witty generational saga, such as Mae Whitman and Savannah Paige Rae, are scene stealers.

Graham was a late addition to the ensemble, replacing Maura Tierney, who withdrew from the show after shooting the pilot in order to deal with health issues.

The new Sarah hasn’t watched a frame of that pilot, nor has she seen any of the previous Parenthood iterations.

“Some people would do all the research. I’m too sensitive,” she says. “As an actor it would never be helpful to me to see what another actor did with a part.”

From her first scene, Graham, 43, has been making the role her own.

“Lauren, in addition to everything else, has great comedic chops,” says executive producer Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights). “Over time, the character has evolved in that direction. It’s what typically will happen in a TV series: You see what an actor brings to the role and you start writing for that. Lauren has really done an incredible job of finding unexpected moments of humor that weren’t in the script.”

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On Friday April 30th Lauren Graham will be one of the guests featured on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. This show airs following Letterman on CBS at 12:30 EST. Be sure to tune in as she promotes Parenthood!

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Sorry for the late notice but Lauren will be on The Today Show tomorrow morning (Monday) We will have clip & caps as soon as we can.

This just in: NBC has picked up Parenthood for a second season! The mid-season drama, from Friday Night Lights boss Jason Katims, has been holding its own in the ratings since debuting last month.

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Just heads up Lauren is going to be on the Tonight’s Show tomorrow night (Monday). We will have caps and a clip up as soon as we can

The coming of age dramedy, It’s Kind of a Funny story will start production early next month in New York City, and in preparation they’ve finally cast the role of its main character. The film centers on a 16 year old boy who suffers from a nervous breakdown, and eventually checks himself into a mental facility. That role has been cast along with several other supporting parts, which will include the addition of actors Keir Gilchrist, Zoe Kravitz, and Lauren Graham.

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Lauren Graham has filled the vacancy in the cast of the NBC dramedy “Parenthood.”

Graham will fill the role originally played in the pilot by Maura Tierney, who was forced to drop out of the show because of health issues (Daily Variety, Sept. 11).

The Imagine TV/Universal Media Studios dramedy, based on the 1989 film of the same name, revolves around a large family in Northern California. NBC pushed the project to a post-winter Olympics midseason start after Tierney’s illness delayed production.

Jason Katims penned the “Parenthood” pilot and is exec producing with Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and David Nevins.

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LAUREN Graham. Born in Honolulu, raised in DC, where the father she’s named for was a congressional staffer, Barnard grad, fine arts mas ter’s from Texas’ Southern Method ist U., Lorelai on TV’s “Gilmore Girls,” recently in B’way’s “Guys and Dolls” redo, now starring in the film “The Answer Man.”

“I’m feeling lucky,” she said. “This film’s director John Hindman was a fan of the TV series — his preteen daughter would watch and he’s seen every episode. I was his first pick for this role. I told him, ‘From now on, I want to do everything you ever do. Please, don’t someday leave me for Julia Roberts.’

“This filmed in Philly because good tax credits and they could put us all up. It’s cheap there. But, me, I never saw the Liberty Bell or had a Philly cheese steak. I kept waiting for the proper day. Never came.

“TV is ridiculous long hours, but get a cold on TV, they just slap more makeup on you. A movie’s easy because eventually it’ll wrap and it’s over. A 2½-hour Broadway musical lead is hard physically. I never slept so much. I had humidifiers, medicines, hot water bottle, scarf around my neck, a million vitamins because Oliver Platt, who played Nathan Detroit, is king of the vitamins. He takes 30 a day. What really knocked me out was Broadway.

“After the round of p.r. for this film, I’m taking a vacation. My first summer off in 10 years. I’ll visit my grandmother in Florida. Do family stuff. Then I’d like to get back to living in New York.

“I love New York. New Yorkers are so bold. They shout out, ‘Hey, Loralei.’ One said he’d seen reviews of this new movie. As I braced he said, ‘Don’t worry. They said it’s OK.’ ”

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