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Movie Stars
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Wayne Lemon
Written by	Chris Atwood Felicia D. Henderson Wayne Lemon Emily Cutler Susan Nirah Jaffee Adam Markowitz Kate Nielsen Bax Skahill
Directed by	Peter Bonerz Gil Junger Dinah Manoff James Widdoes
Starring	Harry Hamlin Jennifer Grant Mark Benninghofen Marnette Patterson Zack Hopkins Rachel David Anne Haney
Composers	Paul Buckley Guy Moon Steve Tyrell Jonathan Wolff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	21 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Jonathan Axelrod Gil Junger Wayne Lemon
Producers	Jonathan Axelrod Dionne Kirschner Adam Markowitz Julie Tsutsui James Widdoes
Cinematography	Richard Hissong
Editors	Art Kellner Andy Zall
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Axelrod-Widdoes Entertainment Castle Rock Entertainment
Original release
Network	The WB
Release	July 11, 1999 (1999-07-11) – June 18, 2000 (2000-06-18)

Movie Stars is an Americansitcom television series that aired onThe WB from July 11, 1999, to June 18, 2000. It starsHarry Hamlin andJennifer Grant as famousHollywood actors trying to raise their children.

Reese Hardin (Hamlin) was the star of over-the-top but high-grossing action films while Jacey Watts (Grant), his second wife, was an often-nominated dramatic actress. They lived in a fancy house inMalibu, California, (next door toTom Hanks, who was never seen) and raising their children, Apache and Moonglow. Also living with them were Reese's less successful brother Todd and Lori, Reese's daughter from his first marriage. Apache always tried to come up with marketing ideas for his parents; in the second season he worked to try to get Jacey theOscar he felt she deserved. A running gag was that Todd'spoker buddies were the real-life less-successful brothers ofJohn Travolta,Patrick Swayze, andSylvester Stallone, playing fictionalized versions of themselves.

• Harry Hamlin as Reese Hardin, action star. Reese is revered for his heroic adventure performances, including the role of Persius inClash of the Titans (a running inside-joke), but his sensitive portrayals and frequent lack of clothing have made him a reluctant gay icon and favorite among female viewers.
• Jennifer Grant as Jacey Wyatt, award-winning actress. Although she's 15 years Reese's junior, Jacey is generally mature and an anchor for her family. In her professional life, however, she has a propensity for being petty and jealous.
• Mark Benninghofen as Todd Hardin, Reese's younger brother. Todd graduated fromJuilliard and set off to Hollywood with his brother in tow, not realizing Reese would waltz onto the scene and become a superstar. Todd has largely been relegated to commercials and extra work, with significant appearances inMentos and Japanese underwear commercials, as well as appearing as an extra inTitanic. Todd's only friends are other siblings of famous persons, including Stallone, Swayze, and Travolta.
• Marnette Patterson as Lori Lansford, Reese's surly teenage daughter from his first marriage. New to the Hollywood scene and naive to its ways, Lori frequently finds herself at odds with her family, who have her best interests at heart.Shiri Appleby played the role in the original version of the pilot, but Patterson reshot her scenes prior to the show's debut.
• Zack Hopkins as Apache Hardin, Reese and Jacy's teenage son. Apache is anAlex P. Keaton type, a smart alec teenager who tries to weasel his way into the elite Hollywood social circles.
• Rachel David as Moonglow Hardin, Reese and Jacey's precocious but potentially unhinged young daughter.
• Anne Haney as Francine Hardin, Reese and Todd's mother. Following the death of her husband, Francine moved into Reese's Malibu beach house, where she spent her days acting as a housekeeper, making snarky remarks, and occasionally revealing family secrets. Francine vanished without explanation in season two.

• Joey Travolta as himself. Joey is level-headed and nurturing, the mother hen of Todd's poker group—although he has no problems razzing his buddies if he feels that they deserve it.
• Don Swayze as himself. Don is the oddball of the group, overly sensitive and sometimes outright weird.
• Frank Stallone as himself. Although Frank loves his brother, he's deeply jealous of Sly's fame. He's also prone to breaking into song.

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