Word: lapaglia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Where's the moolah going? Into the special effects, from computer-generated images of the White House exploding (again) and the bombing of the Speaker's limousine to the design and building of a huge 24-ft.-high, 45-ft.-wide sphere for time travel. The show stars Jonathan LaPaglia, once a real-life emergency-room doctor who turned in his stethoscope for show biz, as Frank Parker, a former CIA renegade who's drafted into Operation Back-Step, a time-travel mission that goes back seven days to undo damage wrought by the attack, bring the President back...
...seems to know about, a few miles east and a smidge south of Macy's. 29th Street is a based-on-true-story about the first winner of the New York Lottery. It's a richest-man-in-Queens meets Goodfellas tale starring Danny Aiello and Anthony LaPaglia, and it's a genuine Xmas heartwarmer. Trust in Couch Potato, and give Dad a call immediately after...
...Murder One (ABC) Chronicling three consecutive trials rather than a single one all season, the revamped legal thriller returned more clearly focused and more energetically paced. The real bonus? The arrival of Anthony LaPaglia as the brash, ethically messy Wyler...
...trials. Newcomer Wyler is a prosecutor turned defense attorney who lives in a world ethically messier than his predecessor's. Wyler's father took bribes, he himself cuts deals with smarmy tabloid reporters, and he is not above seeking the limelight. There is a becoming earthiness to Wyler that LaPaglia pulls off effortlessly...
...unbearable by season's end. "Danny's main strength was an enigmatic, very still quality, which I was really attracted to," reflects Bochco. "But he didn't do much beyond that with any particular ease." After approaching too costly stars like Alan Alda and Danny Glover, Bochco settled on LaPaglia, a talented character actor who has made his mark in a number of independent films including Bulletproof Heart and the current Steve Buscemi film Trees Lounge. Bochco then set about retooling the show to exploit the dramatic possibilities the new character offered. Says LaPaglia: "The character of Hoffman...