MADONNA, DEMI MOORE AND MINNIE DRIVER MAKE RARE TV GUEST-STAR APPEARANCES ON NBC’S ‘WILL & GRACE’

preview / download BURBANK, Calif. — January 17, 2003 — Film and entertainment stars Madonna, Demi Moore (“Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”), (“Ghost”), Oscar nominee Minnie Driver (“Good Will Hunting,” “Return to Me”) will each make a rare television appearance when they guest-star in separate episodes in February and May of NBC’s Emmy Award-winning “Will & Grace” (Thursdays, 9-9:30 p.m. ET), it was announced today by Jeff Zucker, President, NBC Entertainment.

“We’re thrilled these three major entertainment stars will be showcased on ‘Will & Grace,’” said Zucker. “This again demonstrates how this series attracts the high-profile stars who are seldom seen outside the big screen.”

Madonna will make her episodic television debut in an episode for May; more information on the storyline will be announced later.

Moore will play Jack’s (Sean Hayes) former babysitter who re-encounters him in the episode “Women and Children First,” due to be telecast in February.

Driver portrays a bawdy woman who is romancing Stan – Karen’s (Megan Mullally) former husband – but when she befriends Jack (Sean Hayes), Karen is livid with rage in the episode “Homojo” for broadcast in February.

The iconic Madonna – a true multi-media star – first burst onto the scene in the early 1980s with her hit debut solo album “Madonna,” and she followed up with more chart-topping albums such as “Like a Virgin,” “True Blue,” “Like a Prayer,” “Bedtime Stories,” “Evita” and “Ray of Light,” among others, which combined have sold over 153 million copies worldwide. She recently sang the title song for the James Bond feature film “Die Another Day,” and she has appeared herself in such features as “Evita,” “Dick Tracy,” “A League of Their Own,” “Shadows and Fog,” “Desperately Seeking Susan” and the musical documentary, “Truth or Dare.”

After a stint on “General Hospital.” Moore first drew major attention for her role in the feature film “St. Elmo’s Fire.” She followed up with “We’re No Angels” (opposite Robert De Niro) and further increased her profile with her work in “Ghost” in 1990. Her other films include “The Butcher’s Wife,” “A Few Good Men,” “Indecent Proposal,” “Disclosure,” “The Juror,” “Striptease,” “G.I. Jane” and “Deconstructing Harry,” and she will be seen in the upcoming “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.”

The London-born Driver appeared in many British television productions before international audiences discovered her in the 1997 feature films “Grosse Pointe Blank’ and “Good Will Hunting” (for which she was Oscar nominated as Best Supporting Actress). She also starred on the big screen in “Circle of Friends” (with Chris O’Donnell), “The Governess,” “Sleepers,” “Beautiful,” “Tarzan” (voicing Jane, the female lead) and the upcoming “Hope Springs.”

Last fall, NBC announced an exclusive development deal with Driver for her to star in a new comedy or drama series.

David Kohan and Max Mutchnick are the creators and executive producers of “Will & Grace.” James Burrows is director and executive producer. Jeff Greenstein and Jhoni Marchinko are executive producers and showrunners. “Will & Grace” is a production of KoMut Entertainment in association with NBC studios/Three Sisters Entertainment.

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