Rupert Murdoch, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David E. Kelley and Jay Leno will be inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in March. They’ll be joined by Ray Dolby, who pioneered noise reduction and former ABC exec Brandon Stoddard. Dolby passed away in September at the age of 80.
The ceremonies, marking the Hall of Fame’s 23rd year, will be held March 11 at the Beverly Wilshire in LA, with Phil Gurin (“Shark Tank”) producing the shindig.
Past inductees include Barbara Walters, Regis Philbin, Johnny Carson, William Shatner, Candice Bergen and CBS chief Les Moonves.
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Aging up: Bianca Lawson, who stars in Lifetime Movie Network’s upcoming flick “House of Secrets,” produced by Jeffrey Schenck (“Past Lies”), has made a virtual career out of playing teenagers in shows including “Saved By the Bell,” “Sister, Sister,” “The Steve Harvey Show,” “Secret Life of an American Teenager” and “Pretty Little Liars.”
But she plays a much more mature character in “House of Secrets,” which is based on real-life events and tells the story of a recently divorced woman (Lawson) whose life, unbeknownst to her, is being monitored by hidden cameras and listening devices. Neil Jackson, Stephanie Jacobsen, Brendan Fehr and Costas Mandylor co-star in the movie, airing Jan. 1 (8 p.m.) on LMN. Lawson also stars in MTV’s “Teen Wolf” as teacher/therapist (and Druid) Marin Morrell.
And aging down: I’m not so sure Macca (Paul McCartney) would do this, but Ringo Starr will voice a character in “Dance Pantsed,” a new, CGI version of “The Powerpuff Girls” premiering Jan. 20 on Cartoon Network. Starr will play Fibonacci Sequins, Townsville’s “most famous flamboyant mathematician” (their words, not mine). Original cast members reprising their roles include Catherine Cavadini (Blossom), Tara Strong (Bubbles), EG Daily (Buttercup) Roger L. Jackson (Mojo Jojo), Tom Kane (The Professor) and Tom Kenny (The Mayor).
Last, but not least . . .
Tuesday night: AJ Calloway (“Extra”) and MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts will don Santa suits for Animal Fair’s 10th Annual Toys for Dogs benefit for The Humane Society of NY at XL Nightclub (512 West 42nd) . . . Enrique Iglesias chatting with Ryan Serhant (“Million Dollar Listing”) at last Friday’s Gilt City New York and Atlantico Rum party at Tenjune . . . Giants defensive end Justin Tuck lends his voice to “NFL Rush Zone: Guardians Unleashed, ’T’isn’t the Season,” airing Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. on Nicktoons. . . Adrianne Palicki, Jake Busey and Lane Garrison have joined the cast of El Rey’s “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series,” premiering next year and executive-produced by Robert Rodriguez . . . This week’s unnecessarily elaborate, overbearing press kit: Syfy’s boxy mailer for “Helix.”