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Private Practice: The Complete Third Season

Watch Private Practice - Watch a sneak peek of PRIVATE PRACTICE "The Parent Trap" Season 3 Episode 9 12:55 PM

Watch a sneak peek of PRIVATE PRACTICE "The Parent Trap" Season 3 Episode 9 which airs on December 03 at 10:00 p.m.

Episode Synopsis: PRIVATE PRACTICE "The Parent Trap" Season 3 Episode 9 - Addison performs a complex utero surgery, proving not only her talents to her father but giving them some common ground. Sam and Naomi deal with have a family crisis when they discover Maya is growing up way too fast. Violet does the unthinkable.

Watch Private Practice - Watch a sneak peek of PRIVATE PRACTICE "Sins of the Father" Season 3 Episode 8 9:43 AM

Watch a sneak peek of PRIVATE PRACTICE "Sins of the Father" Season 3 Episode 8 which airs on Thursday November 19 at 10:00 p.m.

Episode Synopsis: PRIVATE PRACTICE "Sins of the Father" Season 3 Episode 8 - Addison is shaken by the unwelcome arrival of her father to Los Angeles, Cooper is arrested when he refuses to cooperate in a case involving a longtime patient, and Pete fights to keep a terminally ill patient alive long enough for him to meet his new daughter, on "Private Practice," THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Private Practice" stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

"Sins of the Father" was written by Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter and directed by Tom Verica.

Watch Private Practice - Stephen Collins and JoBeth Williams Land Guest Starring Roles on 'Private Practice,' Set To Appear 12/3 9:37 AM

Broadway veteran Stephen Collins will appear on the December 3rd episode of ABC's "Private Practice." The actors will portray the father of actor Kate Walsh's character, Dr. Addison Montgomery. Collins will appear as the husband of actress JoBeth Williams.

Collins' Broadway credits include his 2008 role as King Arthur in Spamalot and prior appearances in Moonchildren, The Ritz, The Loves of Anatol, and No Sex Please, We're British; off-Broadway he appeared opposite Sigourney Weaver in Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy, as Macduff to Christopher Walken's Macbeth at Lincoln Center, and as husband to Julie Andrews (with whom he shares a birthday) in the Stephen Sondheim revue, Putting It Together at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1993.

Williams most recently starred in the The Night is a Child by Charles Randolph-Wright at the Pasadena Playhouse. She was also seen onstage in the plays Body Awareness and Quality of Life.

The series also stars several Broadway stars, including Audra McDonald and Taye Diggs. Audra McDonald - who earned an unprecedented three Tony Awards before the age of 30 (Carousel, Master Class, and Ragtime), and a fourth in 2004 (A Raisin in the Sun) - blends classically-trained soprano with an incomparable gift for dramatic truth-telling. In addition to her theatrical work, she maintains a major career as a concert and recording artist. She has sung regularly with all the major American orchestras, including the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics; Boston, Chicago, National, and San Francisco symphony orchestras; and the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras - with many of the world's leading conductors, such as John Adams, Sir Simon Rattle, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leonard Slatkin, and Michael Tilson Thomas. In the spring of 2005 she appeared with the New York Philharmonic to "preview" a scene from John Adams's then not yet premiered opera Doctor Atomic, with the composer conducting. Overseas, she performs at the BBC Proms (where she was only the second American in more than 100 years to solo on the famed "Last Night of the Proms"); with the London Symphony Orchestra and Berlin Philharmonic; and at Paris's Théâtre du Châtelet. Ms. McDonald also maintains a thriving television career, and currently can be seen as Dr. Naomi Bennett in the third season of the hit ABC television series Private Practice. Her most recent recordings are Kurt Weill's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (winner of two 2009 Grammy Awards) and a new studio recording of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Allegro (on the Sony MasterWorks Broadway label). Born into a musical family, Audra McDonald grew up in Fresno, California, and received her classical vocal training at The Juilliard School. Ms. McDonald last appeared with the New York Philharmonic on December 31, 2006, for a nationally televised New Year's Eve concert, conducted by Ted Sperling.

Taye Diggs currently appears on ABC-TV's 'Private Practice'. His television credits also include 'Kevin Hill' (UPN), 'Ally McBeal' (Fox), and 'Daybreak' (ABC). His feature film credits include How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Brown Sugar, Chicago, Rent, and others. Diggs' Broadway credits include Rent, Wicked, and Chicago.

Taye Diggs co-founded dre.dance in 2004. Emotion and power drive the company's aesthetic, while simultaneously maintaining the directors' most important quality, authenticity. Childhood friends from Rochester, New York, Palermo and Diggs have worked together for over eighteen years. They have presented three full-length New York seasons (two at Ailey Citigroup Theatre, one at Joyce Soho), as well as performances at the New York City Festival of Dance, Dance New Amsterdam's 'In the Company of Men Festival', TriPAC's Work and Show Festival, John Jay College, and a solo for Desmond Richardson, originally presented as part of Complexions Contemporary Ballet's 2007 Joyce season."Private Practice" stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

"Private Practice" airs Thursdays at 10pm on ABC-TV

Watch Private Practice - Watch a sneak peek of PRIVATE PRACTICE "The Hard Part" Season 3 Episode 7 7:26 AM

ADDISON AND SAM PERFORM TRAUMA CARE ON AN EXPECTING COUPLE TRAPPED IN THEIR CAR AFTER AN ACCIDENT, ON ABC'S "PRIVATE PRACTICE"

"The Hard Part" – Addison and Sam go for a hike in Malibu, and must perform urgent field care when they stumble upon an expecting couple, trapped in their car after an accident. Meanwhile at Oceanside Wellness, Charlotte, Cooper and Violet treat a newlywed who, out of nervousness for his wedding night, has taken too much Viagra, and Pete and Sheldon hit the bar scene together but fall for the same girl, on "Private Practice," THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Private Practice" stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

Watch Private Practice - Caught in the Act! 6:41 AM

• Kate Walsh dined out at L.A.'s exclusive Sunset Tower Hotel in a so-not-Hollywood way: totally makeup free! The Private Practice star, who was joined by friends, was also dressed down in slacks and a blazer at the popular spot for star-watching. Walsh sat at the head of the table and seemed very engaged in what seemed like a business discussion, a source says.

• She may have been one of the night's honorees – but Lady Gaga was busy playing with Barbie dolls at her table during the recent Accessories Council Awards in New York. The singer, who received the Stylemaker Award from Marc Jacobs, sipped water through her veil while dressing up the dolls alongside the designer.

• 16 members of the Glee cast – including hunky Cory Monteith (Finn), Lea Michele (Rachel) and Mark Salling (Puck) – arrived en masse for lunch at New York eatery The Smith in the East Village. The group ordered a pile of burgers, avocado sandwiches, tuna salad and more – and all dived in, sharing dishes, laughs and conversation. Equally amused: Fellow diners, who excitedly texted and snapped photos.

• Real Housewives of New York City star Kelly Bensimon requested to have her table moved out of the VIP section at the Joonbug.com party in New York so she could dance with fellow revelers. She also downed Coronas all night.

• Gossip Girl's Kelly Rutherford, shopping at the Lily Pulitzer boutique in Manhattan solo. The actress scooped up a Kaya dress in pink ($298), a Paley cardigan ($98) and a pair of white Palm Beach cropped jeans ($138).

Watch Private Practice - 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Private Practice' cross over again 6:39 AM

The doctors of Seattle Grace-Mercy West and Oceanside Wellness will be racking up some more frequent flyer miles between L.A. and Seattle later this season.

"Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" will cross over again in early 2010, with former lovers Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) and Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) popping up on each other's shows, according to several reports.

The crossover will begin with Addison heading to Seattle for a surgery on a young patient (Leven Rambin of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"). Sloan will then travel to Oceanside for followup. We're going to assume that a healthy dose of commentary on their past will be part of the action as well.

"Grey's Anatomy" and its spinoff have made a semi-regular habit of crossing into one another's worlds since "Private Practice" began in fall 2007. The two shows did a two-week crossover last February, and Walsh also made an appearance on "Grey's" in May 2008. James Pickens Jr. did a cameo on the "Private Practice" series premiere, and Chandra Wilson guested as Bailey earlier this season.

ABC hasn't set an airdate for the latest crossover, but it's likely to run shortly after the new year.

Watch Private Practice - Watch a sneak peek of PRIVATE PRACTICE "Slip Slidin' Away" Season 3 Episode 6 8:50 AM

Episode Synopsis: PRIVATE PRACTICE "Slip Slidin' Away" Season 3 Episode 6 - The doctors venture into controversial territory when an unexpected new hire at Pacific Wellcare causes Naomi to struggle with the idea of genetically designing babies and Violet makes a sudden decision to try electric shock therapy on a patient. Meanwhile Addison somehow finds herself alone and with a cat, on "Private Practice," THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Private Practice" stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

Guest starring George Newbern as Brian Reynolds; other guest cast TBA.

"Slip Slidin' Away" was written by Fred Einesman and directed by Helen Shaver.

Watch Private Practice - ABC tops ratings with 'Grey's,' 'Private Practice' 7:19 AM

Fox, CBS solid with baseball, repeats

Behind the strength of No. 1-rated "Grey's Anatomy" and spinoff "Private Practice," ABC took the Thursday night primetime race. Fox, which aired the fifth game of the American League Championship Series, was second, and CBS, despite airing two repeats, came in third.

According to early estimates from Nielsen, "Grey's" (5.2 rating/14 share in the 18-49 demo, 14.6 million viewers) was dominant. Sandwiched between steady 8 p.m. freshman drama "FlashForward" (3.0/9, 9.8m) and "Private Practice" (3.7/10, 9.9m), the Alphabet not only won in the demo but also edged CBS in overall viewers.

Of course, the Eye would quickly counter that both "CSI" (2.1/6, 10m) and "The Mentalist" (2.7/8, 11.3) were reruns. Net's reality staple "Survivor" (4.0/11) was the most-watched show of the evening with 12.8 million viewers.

Numbers are sure to go up once they become official, but Fox's early tallies on the Yankees-Angels game were 3.3/9, with 10.3 million viewers. Network projects that the game will be the highest ALCS since the seventh-game matchup between the Red Sox and Indians in 2007.

At 9 p.m., "The Office" (4.2/11, 8.5m) continues to fare well for NBC, and the laffer defeated "Grey's Anatomy" in 18-34 (pending the baseball game final results). "30 Rock" (3.2/8, 6.6m) was up slightly from its premiere a week ago.

"Community" (1.9/6, 5.1) was on average for the Peacock since being moved to 8 p.m., but the Joel McHale comedy hasn't done as well as when it was scheduled at 9:30. "Parks & Recreation" (2.1/6, 4.9m) was also on par, as was "The Jay Leno Show" (1.6/5, 4.9m).

CW offered repeats of "The Vampire Diaries" (0.9/3, 2.3m) and "Supernatural" (0.8/2, 1.8m).

Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: ABC, 4.0/11; Fox, 3.3/9; CBS, 3.0/8; NBC, 2.4/7; Univision, 1.4/4; CW, 0.8/2.

In total viewers: ABC, 11.48 million; CBS, 11.45 million; Fox, 10.34 million; NBC, 5.87 million; Univision, 3.54 million; CW, 2.07 million.

Watch Private Practice Episode - TV's "Psych," "House," "Private Practice" Stars Head L.A. Extinction World Premiere 5:27 AM

James Roday, Michael Weston and Amanda Detmer

Television stars James Roday ("Psych"), Michael Weston ("House, M.D.") and Amanda Detmer ("Private Practice") will headline the world premiere of Gabe McKinley's Extinction in Los Angeles.

Wayne Kasserman directs the Red Dog Squadron production that also features Stefanie E. Frame. Performances run Nov. 21-Dec. 13 at Hollywood's Elephant Space.

The dark comedy centers on "College buddies Max (Weston) and Finn (Roday) [who] meet in Atlantic City, where they traditionally spend their vacations in the fast lane, religiously drinking, drugging and chasing women," according to an announcement. "But this time something is different, and thwarted expectations precipitate a dangerous showdown between the two friends."

Roday, who is co-artistic director of Red Dog Squadron, currently stars on USA's "Psych." The actor, who got his start on the New York stage (The Three Sisters, Sexual Perversity in Chicago), has also appeared in the films "Don't Come Knocking," "Beerfest" and "The Dukes of Hazzard."

Weston has appeared on stage in The Waverly Gallery (Pasadena Playhouse), Snakebit (Off-Broadway) and Dead End (Williamstown Theater Festival) among others. Film/TV credits include "State of Play," "Garden State," "Coyote Ugly," "Six Feet Under," "ER" and "Scrubs."

Watch Private Practice Episode - ABC Network Features Tal & Acacia "Drifting Away" Tonight On "Private Practice" 12:28 PM

Debut Album Wake Me Leaps to Top 5 on iTunes Christian Chart, Top 20 on Pop Chart, Following Discovery Download Feature

New music from sister duo Tal & Acacia will be prominently featured tonight during ABC’s hit primetime drama “Private Practice.” The ABC network’s placement of the song “Drifting Away” follows last week’s iTunes spotlight of the duo’s track “ClearView,” as its notable Discovery Download selection. Both songs appear on the duo’s debut album titled Wake Me, released at iTunes on Oct. 6. The album skyrocketed up the iTunes charts hitting Top 5 Christian Albums, Top 20 Pop Albums, and broke into the Top 100 Overall Albums.

The recent iTunes review of the duo’s song “ClearView,” embraces the buzz-worthy track, saying, “The award for ‘song that sounds like it belongs in an iPod Commercial’ goes to the talented sister duo...”.

Tal & Acacia’s music receives further promotion following “Private Practice” this week with a feature on the iTunes Facebook Fan Page, launching on Friday, Oct. 16. The spot includes a digital stream of “Drifting Away” and will reach over 2 million fans.

The duo—sisters Tal & Acacia—grew up in Portland, Maine, and first began songwriting and playing guitar in their teen years, while the family spent an insightful year in Russia with the Salvation Army. Now, in their early twenties, Tal & Acacia aim to create songs that wake listeners and refresh the soul. Musically, Tal & Acacia bear resemblance to such acts as Feist, Norah Jones, Imogen Heap and Sixpence None The Richer, and credit songwriting inspiration from artists like Keith Green and Stevie Wonder.

The quirky pop sound of Tal & Acacia’s debut album, titled Wake Me, is a breath of fresh air—defined by catchy choruses—and girded in joy. Produced by Monroe Jones (Ginny Owens, Chris Rice, Third Day, Caedmon’s Call), Tal & Acacia’s Wake Me is distinctly rich and infectious, andintuitively embraces the clash between the principled, spiritual inner self and a confusing, glittery outer culture.

Watch Private Practice Episode - Private Practice: The Complete Second Season 2:24 PM

Country: USA
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Distributor: ABC Video
Director:
· Shonda Rhimes
Cast:
· Kate Walsh
· Taye Diggs
· Amy Brenneman
· Audra McDonald
· Tim Daly
· Paul Adelstein
· KaDee Strickland
· Chris LowellPrivate Practice: The Complete Second Season
Grade: B

Private Practice debuted in 2007 to decent ratings and mixed reviews. The Grey's Anatomy faithful either loved it for doubling the length of their favorite show, or hated it for stealing away their favorite neonatal surgeon. Like Grey's, the characters are constantly drowning in personal and professional drama which makes for some interesting television.

Season 2 begins with crucial developments at Oceanside Wellness Center. The practice is hemorrhaging money and pieces of medical equipment are being repossessed. After a professional disagreement between Sam (Taye Diggs) and Naomi (Audra McDonald), the rest of the doctors elect Addison (Kate Walsh) leader of the practice against her will. She sells off the unused practice space on the fourth floor to bring Oceanside back into the black. The only problem is the new tenants turn out to be a competing medical practice, complete with the evil Charlotte King (KaDee Strickland) at the helm. Oceanside Wellness may provide personalized care in a therapeutic environment, but the new practice, Pacific Wellcare, provides free coffee and breakfast! Even Cooper (Paul Adelstein) and Pete (Tim Daly) can't resist the allure of free food.

Until mid-season, many of the storylines revolve around the two practices competing for business. Then, Charlotte is replaced by a sinister male counterpart, Wyatt Lockhart (Jay Harrington), who insists upon collaboration for the sake of better patient care. Addison hates the arrogant Dr. Lockhart! She hates him for almost four episodes before she decides that his slickster charm is kind of appealing, and promptly messes up her relationship with SWAT cutie Kevin (David Sutcliffe) to go be seduced by him. Alas, creepy Wyatt has skipped town (to go star in his own show, Better off Ted) and now Addison's brother, Archer (Grant Show), is running Pacific Wellcare. Archer used to hang with the likes of McDreamy and McSteamy, which sets off a series of Grey's Anatomy crossover episodes. The final story arc of the season builds to a sensationalistic cliffhanger that toes the scalpel-sharp line between drama and melodrama.

Along the way, Addison toys with breaking up a marriage, Sam and Naomi struggle to define their relationship, Charlotte and Cooper have a lot of tempestuous sex, Pete fools around with pretty much anyone he can get his hands on, Violet (Amy Brenneman) gets pregnant and doesn't know who the daddy is, and Dell (Chris Lowell) turns into a complete punk. Dell's transformation is the one crushing disappointment of the season. In the first season, Dell starts off as a hot lunchtime diversion and ends up as Private Practice's version of Dr. Miranda Bailey -- the calm, rational individual around which all the chaos swirls. In this season, Dell turns out to be a judgmental bully, so wrapped up in his personal problems that he mixes up two frozen embryos. I think it's great that Chris Lowell's character is being given more screen time, but to make him the kind of guy who sulks around the office like a petulant child? The kind of guy who tries to coerce pregnant women into doing what he thinks is best? Well, that is not the laidback surfer guy we all fell in love with.

One of the things that sets this season of Private Practice apart from the previous season is the examination of a whole series of ethical dilemmas. Here are just a few of the issues that come to light:

1. Hymenoplasty for an American Muslim girl so she can be married off as a virgin.

2. Is it okay for a pediatrician to post on an adult dating website?

3. Two pregnant patients unknowingly have the same cheating husband.

4. Mandatory vaccinations vs. autism.

5. A suffering hospice patient wants enough morphine to overdose.

6. A terminally ill teenager wants to withdraw his ventilator, but Dad isn't ready to let go.

7. Who should decide the gender of a hermaphroditic baby?

What is fascinating about the episodes is that frequently there are no right answers. While the doctors of Oceanside Wellness often end up doing what real doctors can only dream of doing, watching the group debate and the individuals struggle is really thought provoking.

22 episodes on 6 discs are presented in widescreen format with 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. The entire package runs approximately 946 minutes. Bonus Features are as follows:

Extended Episodes/Deleted Scenes: Nothing shocking here. In fact, many of the deleted scenes seemed very familiar to me, as if they were only slightly different from the scenes that made it into the episodes.

Bloopers: A short feature with some funny stuff involving surgical instruments.

Patient Confidentiality: Shonda Rhimes discusses in detail some of the aforementioned ethical dilemmas, many of which steam from legalities involving confidentiality.

Life through the Lens: Chris Lowell takes breathtaking photographs all over the world when he's not busy playing Dell Parker and they are showcased here, accompanied by cast narration. This is worth a watch both for the amazing photography and the hilarious riffing between Lowell and Taye Diggs.

Watch Private Practice Episode - Celebrity Interviews: Paul Adelstein 11:47 AM

Celebrity Interviews: Private Practice: Paul Adelstein

CHARACTER BIO

Dr. Cooper Freedman is a board-certified pediatrician and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. A dedicated, effective physician, Dr. Freedman is a whiz with all things adolescent. He prides himself on making his patients laugh. He is also—quite simply—enthralled with modern technology—namely, the Internet. It’s no surprise then, that Dr. Freedman likes to surf the web during whatever little downtime he gets.

ACTOR BIO

Following appearances in several major films and guest stints on various TV series, this sharp actor now bowls us over each week as the comical Dr. Cooper Freedman on ABC’s Private Practice.

Paul Adelstein's films include Memoirs of a Geisha, Be Cool, opposite John Travolta and Uma Thurman, Collateral, opposite Tom Cruise and Jamie Fox, and Intolerable Cruelty, opposite George Clooney and Catherine Zeta Jones.

Adelstein has also appeared in several television series, including his role as Agent Paul Kellerman in Prison Break, and had guest roles on ER, Without a Trace, Medium, Scrubs, Nobody's Watching, Las Vegas and Law & Order.

A Chicago native, Adelstein started his career on stage with John Cusack's New Crime Productions and the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Also a songwriter, singer and composer, one of Adelstein's songs can be heard in the Coen Brothers' movie, Burn After Reading.

Watch Private Practice Episode - Season 3 promo 2:49 PM

Watch Private Practice - Season 3 Promo

Private Practice Season 3 Preview - Private Practice returns for an all-new, powerful season to follow up the end of Season 2. Drama abounds for Oceanside Wellness Group, and the 3rd season is set to start off big. ABC premieres the highly-anticipated series on Thursday, October 1, 2009. Where some questions will be answered and others asked. We still don’t know who fathered Violet’s baby, even though Violet picks Pete, but that isn’t the pressing matter.

Violet’s in labor and being held hostage by one of her patients who thinks Violet’s child was her baby just now in Violet’s body, and she wants that baby. Who survives? Will Violet and the baby survive, or will someone save her time? What’s next for Sam and Naomi now that Naomi’s taken Charlotte’s job? In fact, what’s next for Charlotte? Does she go back to simply working at the hospital? What happens with her and Cooper? Will Addison ever find love? What kind of dad will Dell be? Shonda Rhimes is ready to go with season 3 and the only thing she’ll tell us is that Grey’s Anatomy’s Dr. Bailey (Chandra Wilson) will make a guest appearance sometime in the season when she has to do surgery in Los Angeles. The rest remains to be seen.

Watch Private Practice Episode - Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel welcome baby boy, Walker Diggs 1:41 PM

Pass out the blue cigars - Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel welcomed their first child on Wednesday, People.com reports.

The couple, who announced their pregnancy in March, welcomed son Walker Diggs. "Mother, father and son are all doing well," reps said in a statement.

Though the "Private Practice" actor had a few names in mind, he said they were waiting to see the baby first before making a final decision.

"We have a couple [of names] in the running," the actor explained. "But part of us wants to see what he hits us with when we see him. We'll see what he looks like."

Diggs met the Tony award-winning actress, both 38, in the original 1996 Broadway production of "Rent." They wed in January 2003.

Watch Private Practice Episode - Exclusive Interview With Tim Daly 5:14 AM

CHARACTER BIO

Dr. Pete Wilder brings the power of holistic healing to Oceanside Wellness. He specializes in forms of Eastern-derived alternative, complementary, and integrative medicine. As a certified herbalist, Dr. Wilder combines medical acupuncture with nutritional and botanical modalities in his treatments. He also provides patients with complete, holistic birth plans. A former Doctors Without Borders physician, Dr. Wilder has traveled extensively around the world. A widower, Dr. Wilder says he is just now beginning to enjoy living in Los Angeles.

ACTOR BIO

This handsome actor won us over a decade ago, during his eight-season stint on NBC’s Wings. We’re happy to be getting a weekly dose of him again as holistic healer Dr. Pete Wilder on ABC’s Private Practice.

Tim Daly has taken on the screen from every angle. As an actor, he’s morphed from frightening cult leader David Koresh in In the Line of Duty: Ambush at Waco to legendary astronaut Jim Lovell in From the Earth to the Moon, from a corrupt Army colonel opposite John Travolta in Basic to the voice of iconic superhero Superman in the animated series and animated feature. Daly appeared in several episodes of the award-winning The Sopranos as a drug addicted scriptwriter, for which he received a 2007 Emmy Award nomination as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

While acting remains his truest passion, Daly has been actively producing and directing in recent years, the results of which have garnered him both a Peabody and a Humanitas Award for Showtime’s Edge of America, which opened the 2004 Sundance film festival. On the big screen his directorial debut, Bereft (co-directed with acclaimed cinematographer Clark Mathis), premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2004 and went on to screen at the Seattle, Hamptons, Chicago and AFI Film Festivals. Daly played a supporting role in the film, which was produced through his production company, Red House Entertainment.

Recently Daly produced the documentary film Poliwood, directed by Barry Levinson, presenting an in-depth look at the 2008 election. It premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. Daly’s association with Poliwood stems from his involvement with The Creative Coalition, on which he serves as co-president with Tony Goldwyn. The Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social and political advocacy organization which educates leaders in the arts community on issues of public importance, specifically First Amendment rights, arts advocacy and public education.

On the big screen recently for Daly was the psychological thriller The Skeptic, directed by Tennyson Bardwell. He also starred in Against the Ropes, with Meg Ryan. On television he starred in the critically acclaimed The Nine, opposite Chi McBride, Kim Raver and Scott Wolfe. In 2001 Daly was nominated for a SAG Award for The Fugitive, as Dr. Richard Kimble. He starred in the telepic The Outsider, with Naomi Watts, and portrayed Dan White, the man who murdered San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk, the country’s first openly gay politician, and Mayor George Moscone, in Execution of Justice. In addition Daly served as executive producer on the project, which won the GLAAD Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie.

On the stage Daly has appeared on Broadway in Coastal Disturbances and The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Other Off-Broadway and regional credits include Henry Flamethrowa, The Glass Menagerie, Buried Child, The Exonerated and The Colorado Catechism, for which he received a Drama Logue Award.

Daly lives in Vermont.

Watch Private Practice Episode - Starter Kit 4:38 AM

Confused about what's going on with Addison and her friends?

Catch up with everything from "Private Practice" with the "Private Practice" Starter Kit.
And don't forget to catch the season premiere this fall on Thursday, October1 on ABC

Watch Private Practice Episode - Kate Walsh in a Towel on Jimmy Kimmel 9:40 AM

Watch Private Practice - Kate Walsh in a Towel on Jimmy Kimmel

Kate Walsh appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live show wearing only a towel. The dress she was supposed to wear made her look like a “Vegas stripper” and someone suggested that she wear a towel for the interview instead. Check out the video.

Walsh said, "I was supposed to wear a fancy, sparkly sequined dress/ ... It was very hot and I was ready to rock it out."

"The tailor had taken it in. ... and I looked like a Vegas stripper. For me, it was not right. I wanted to keep it pure and clean. I'm bringing back the towel."

Walsh showed off the designer green gown, adding, "Someday I'll wear it."

Watch Private Practice Episode - Countdown to Fall 10:21 AM

Getting to the question that has been on every fan’s mind since the moment last season’s credits rolled — Yes, Violet is alive. Picking up a mere twenty minutes after what turned out to be last Spring’s most buzzed about season finale, actress Amy Brennenman (Violet) promises that, “You’re going to see me again.” Yet the question remains, in what condition? Teased PRIVATE PRACTICE creator Shonda Rhimes on this TV Addict’s recent visit to the set, “Obviously Amy is here on set. But the interesting thing is how she lives and whether or not there will be a baby.” ‘Whether or not there will be a baby?’ WhatchutalkinboutShonda! Unfortunately Rhimes, a notorious spoilerphobe isn’t talking — and we should add — has the uncanny ability for saying a lot without saying, well absolutely anything. Thankfully, what she will confirm is that what happened to Violet, in addition to Addison’s choice to walk away from Noah and Naomi’s decision to leave the Practice are going to reverberate for a while. And, rest assured, things won’t be all doom and gloom at Oceanside Wellness. “Last season there was a synthesis of both the dark and light stories that we were really happy with,” reassures co-executive producer Betsey Beers. “And we certainly want to restore that sense of balance that these characters are neurotic and can have fun.” Hey, we’re up for anything as long as it doesn’t involve a talking elevator. Shot back Rhimes, “I liked it, but we were the only ones.” Amen sister!

PRIVATE PRACTICE returns on Thursday October 1st on ABC at 10PM ['A' in Canada]

Source: thetvaddict

Watch Private Practice Episode - Bloopers, Season 1 9:07 AM

Private Practice - Show Summary

Private Practice is a spin-off of the highly popular ABC series, Grey's Anatomy starring Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, a renowned neonatal surgeon. After realizing that her life isn't advancing at Seattle Grace, Addison packs her bags and heads off to Santa Monica to start a new life. She reunites with her newly divorced med school friends, Naomi (Audra McDonald) and Sam (Taye Diggs), and joins them in their chic private practice.

The series, created by Shonda Rhimes, is produced by ABC Television Studio in collaboration with The Mark Gordon Company and Shondaland Productions. It first aired as an episode of Grey's Anatomy. The episode, titled The Other Side Of This Life, was known as a backdoor pilot. It tested the idea of the show, but also shared the plot with Grey's Anatomy scenes weaving in and out, from which it was spin-off.

Awards

People's Choice Award

Category: Favorite New TV Drama
Year: 2008
Result: Nominated , Won the 4th place.

Image Awards

Category: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series -Taye Diggs
Year: 2008
Result: Nominated

Category:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series-Audra McDonald
Year: 2008
Result: Nominated

Category:Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series-Shonda Rhimes(In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else)
Year: 2008
Result: Nominated

TV.com Fashion Awards

Category:On Air: Best Overall Fashion - Male - Dr. Sam Bennett
Year: 2008
Result: Nominated

BMI Film & TV Awards

Year: 2008
Result: Won