Former All My Children and Buffy the Vampire star Sarah Michelle Gellar has landed a role opposite Oscar winner Robin Williams  in the comedy pilot Crazy Ones, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Reportedly, Gellar will play Sydney Roberts, the daughter of Williams’ Simon Roberts.

She's described as pretty, intense, driven, organized and burdened with being practical. Sydney is the creative director and life and soul of the Roberts and Roberts Advertising Agency at the center of the comedy. She wants to be her father but is too busy having to parent him.

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Former All My Children star Mark Consuelos is headed to Washington D.C. According to Deadline, Consuelos has signed on to Amazon Studios’ comedy pilot Alpha House opposite of John Goodman. Reportedly,

Alpha House follows four senators who live together in a rented house in Washington DC. Consuelos will play one of them, Andy Guzman, a young, handsome, confident Senator with an excess of charm & swagger. An irresistible rogue. Goodman plays another Senator.

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On today’s Pop Confidential podcast Jamey Giddens, Luke Kerr and Regan Cellura dish the latest pop culture, movie, music, TV headlines and storylines, including:

Donald Trump and Bill Maher face off, again, over birth certificates. Los Angeles' D.A. wants to revoke Chris Brown’s probation.

Beyonce rocks the Super Bowl halftime show and reunites with bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child.

30 Rock ends its run on NBC, as The Office prepares to say goodbye too. Smash returns for its second season after cleaning house. The Earl of Grantham and Countess of Grantham’s marriage continues to crumble beneath the death of their daughter Lady Sybil on Downton Abbey. 

With Larry Hagman’s death causing Dallas to write off J.R., does TNT’s drama need to bring Victoria Principal back as Pamela Barnes Ewing? Spencer finds out Toby is an A on Pretty Little Liars. Jamey is still in love with NBC’s Deception. Which “on the bubble” shows could be cancelled soon? Secrets shake Scandal on ABC. Regan isn’t happy with Grey’s Anatomy, but Luke and Jamey are loving it.

Tim McGraw releases a new album and Warm Bodies tops the Box Office.

All this and much more on today’s Pop Confidential podcast! 

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Don't be too bummed, Ryan Lavery fans. I recently caught up with Mathison for Daytime Confidential  and The Good Morning America correspondent is still hopeful he'll turn up in Pine Valley at some point.

Daytime Confidential: What can you tell us about your character?

Cameron Mathison: First of all, he’s written very funny. Right from the beginning, he cracked me up. He’s the best friend to Valerie’s [Bertinelli] boyfriend’s character. He’s a little bit cocky; he’s a little bit excited about getting named Cleveland’s most eligible bachelor. He’s got a little bit of a quirky thing about him. He’s a word shortener. He kind of does one of those cheesy words like, delicious is now “delish”, and expeditious is now “expidish”; he’s one of those guys. He’s also got an interesting characteristic, he’s only got one testicle! So his nickname is “One Ball Bill” and it becomes a bit of an issue with the girls and the guys. He doesn’t want anyone to know, but they’re talking about it behind his back. It’s kind of funny. READ MORE

Will Joy (Jane Leeves) get to see Cameron Mathison's famous abs when he appears on the January 30 episode of Hot in Cleveland? In the episode entitled “The Anger Games”, the All My Children alum plays Bill, a friend of Melanie’s (Valerie Bertinelli) boyfriend Alec (Jay Harrington), whom she sets up with Joy. Watch a promo for “The Anger Games” after the jump!

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