Eddie Cibrian Has Another Gig
Over at EW, Ausiello reports that Eddie Cibrian has signed on for a 3-episode arc with USA Network’s The Starter Wife. He’s going to play a detective who investigates some strange goings-on in Molly’s (Debra Messing) life.
What does this mean for Ugly Betty? As you recall, Cibrian’s character on Betty, coach Diaz, was introduced late in season 2 as (what became) a love interest for Hilda. We have already seen signs that Diaz’s wife will appear on the show, setting up what will most likely be a “Her or Me” showdown.
Now, Cibrian signed on for four episodes, and Ugly Betty just completed filming the fourth. Ausiello gives a hint that Cibrian must already be done with Betty, but the writers tend to drop story lines for an episode of two, so it’s not a given that Cibrian has filmed his four eps and now is gone. Probable, but not certain.
However, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the whole “dating a married man” thing is not going to end well for Hilda.
As an aside, it’s interesting that Cibrian seems to bounce from one female-centric show to another. His job is basically to advance the story line of a woman on the show, and somehow find a way to take off his shirt. Even on Third Watch, where his part was more substantive, his character was a Don Juan who ended up in bed a lot. Poor guy. :)
Before I get a lot of hate mail - yes, I know Hollywood has been doing this to actresses since at least the 60’s. Check out the casting notices - there is no shortage of listings for “Girl in Bikini”. It’s just funny to me that now that the majority of prime-time shows are female oriented, the tables have been turned a little bit.
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