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 - 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 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 - 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.

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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 - 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.

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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 - Tribute to Violet Turner 10:28 AM

Watch Private Practice - Tribute to Violet Turner

CHARACTER BIO

Dr. Violet Turner is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in general adult and adolescent psychotherapy, diagnosis, evaluation, and management of pharmacologic medication. Accomplished, assured and astute, Dr. Turner likes to think of herself as more than just your average “shrink.” She clearly lives by the methods she teaches her patients: Think positively. Visualize your destiny. She believes anyone can be happy, no matter what. Dr. Turner is currently expecting her first child.

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Her Private Practice character may be unlucky in love, but we love watching this beautiful prime time veteran week after week as Oceanside Wellness Centre’s resident psychiatrist, Dr. Violet Turner.

In 2005 Amy Brenneman concluded her final season as star, producer and co-creator of the hit drama series Judging Amy. Her role as Judge Amy Gray garnered two TV Guide Awards, three Golden Globe Award nominations, three Emmy Award nominations and a People's Choice Award nomination, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.

Brenneman was recently seen in 88 Minutes with Al Pacino, and can be seen in Nine Lives directed by Rodrigo García. Other upcoming projects include The Jane Austen Book Club and Downloading Nancy.

Her other film credits include roles in Michael Mann's Heat, opposite Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, the thriller Daylight opposite Sylvester Stallone, and Neil LaBute's Your Friends and Neighbors, opposite Jason Patric and Ben Stiller. In addition she starred in the independent film Nevada with Gabrielle Anwar, Angus MacFayden and Kathy Najimy, and in The Suburbans opposite Ben Stiller and Robert Loggia. She also appeared in Showtime's Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, opposite Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker and Holly Hunter, and was also seen in the independent feature Off the Map, opposite Joan Allen and Sam Elliott.

America first took notice of Brenneman with her Emmy Award-nominated performance in NYPD Blue in the role of Janice Licalsi. She continued her role on the hit television series for a year as a recurring regular, which again earned her an Emmy nomination.

At the early age of 11, after singing in the chorus of The Music Man, Brenneman's interest in performing began to blossom. An 'A' student throughout her academic life, she enrolled in Harvard University with the intention of graduating with a B.A. in Comparative Religions. During her freshman year, she teamed up with a group of fellow actors to form the Cornerstone Theater Company. This unique company customized theater classics such as Romeo and Juliet and Our Town, taking them to the back roads of America and integrating local townspeople with professional actors. Consuming over five years of her life, Brenneman is very proud of her hard work with the company. Cornerstone has been celebrated again and again in the national media, including 60 Minutes, The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and American Theatre magazine.

Brenneman's college experience also included a semester abroad in Nepal, where she studied sacred dances with an indigenous priest. In doing so she became one of only two or three westerners to learn the dances. She also found time to live in Paris for seven months, where she earned her living as an au pair for two autistic children.

Watch Private Practice Episode - Dr. Sam Bennett 8:55 AM

CHARACTER BIO

Dr. Sam Bennett, or “Doctor Feelgood” as he’s known to patients across the globe, is Oceanside Wellness Group’s internist. He is also the author of the bestselling nonfiction book, Body Language: The Mind-Body Connection. Dr. Bennett met his wife, Naomi, in medical school at Columbia University. The two eventually married, but since divorced, amicably. They remain committed to their daughter, Maya. Currently, Dr. Bennett lives on the beach in Malibu. He is a next-door neighbor and close friend of Dr. Montgomery.

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We first watched him pay the “rent” in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. Then we sat back in awe as he took to the big screen to give Stella her groove back.

An established star of film, television and theatre, Taye Diggs made his feature film debut starring opposite Angela Bassett in the box office hit, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and since then has turned heads in every role he has chosen. He starred in the ABC drama Daybreak, which aired in November 2006. He also served as a producer on the project. In 2005 he was seen in the feature film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Rent. Diggs, who was part of the original Broadway cast, joined Idina Menzel, Rosario Dawson, Jesse Martin and Adam Pascal in the film.

That same year Diggs received rave reviews for his portrayal of Captain Davenport in the Second Stage Theatre production of A Soldier's Play. His performance earned a nomination for Distinguished Performance from the Drama League Awards. He also starred in his television series debut in Kevin Hill, on which he served additionally as producer, and received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. He has created memorable characters in multiple guest appearances on hit television shows, including Ally McBeal, Will & Grace, Ed, The West Wing, New York Undercover and Law & Order.

His film projects include the movie Days of Wrath, co-starring Ricardo Chavira and Laurence Fishburne, as well as the Steven Spielberg-directed, Aaron Sorkin-scripted The Trial of the Chicago 7, starring Will Smith and Kevin Spacey.

In 2002 Diggs returned to his musical theater roots in the Academy Award-winning film Chicago, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The cast was honored with a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble Performance. He also starred in Brown Sugar, opposite Sanaa Lathan, Queen Latifah and Mos Def, as well as the futuristic thriller Equilibrium. The following year he starred in John McTiernan's military thriller Basic, opposite Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta.

In 2000 he appeared in The Way of the Gun, opposite Benicio Del Toro and James Caan, and in 1999 in The Wood, for director Rick Famuyiwa, as well as the romantic comedy The Best Man, co-starring Nia Long and Morris Chestnut. That performance garnered him an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. Other film roles include Just a Kiss, co-starring Marisa Tomei and Kyra Sedgwick, The House on Haunted Hill, Go, directed by Doug Liman and also starring Katie Holmes and Timothy Olyphant, Drum, Cake and Malibu's Most Wanted.

Diggs' success on stage has also continued. He appeared on Broadway filling in as Fiyero in the Tony Award-nominated musical Wicked, and as Billy Flynn in the hit musical Chicago. Previously he starred in the Manhattan Theater Club's The Wild Party, which was the winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical. His musical talents were first recognized in Broadway's critically acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Rent, with his role as Benny the landlord. His first job out of college, in 1994, was a coveted role in the ensemble cast of the five-time Tony Award-winning play, Carousel.

Born in New Jersey, Diggs grew up in Rochester, New York, attending High School of the Arts. He received his BFA degree from Syracuse University, where he studied theater, and was discovered by an agent while performing in a showcase during his senior year in college.

Diggs resides in New York with his wife, actress Idina Menzel.

Watch Private Practice Episode - Addison Character Trailer 5:28 AM

CHARACTER BIO

Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery is one of the foremost neo-natal surgeons in the world. She is also a double board-certified OB/GYN. Dr. Montgomery joined Oceanside Wellness Group after a brief—yet significant—stint at Seattle Grace Hospital, where she commanded a state-of-the-art NICU and worked on several high-profile cases, including the delivery of quintuplets. Originally from Manhattan, Dr. Montgomery is a close friend of Drs. Sam and Naomi Bennett, having known the former couple since medical school.

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She became one of our favorite prime time docs by portraying Addison Montgomery on Grey’s Anatomy. Lucky for us, her departure from Seattle Grace led to a starring role on ABC’s Private Practice.

Born in San Jose, California and raised both there and in Tucson, Arizona, Kate Walsh began her career in Chicago, studying at the renowned Piven Theatre Workshop. She then starred in theatrical productions of the critically acclaimed Born Guilty, Moon Under Miami and Troilus and Cressida at the Shakespeare Repertory.

In Chicago, Walsh was cast in her first two independent films, Normal Life, directed by John McNaughton, and Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer II.

The actress' career quickly took off with a move to New York for comedy and improvisation training. She landed series regular roles on The Mike O'Malley Show (ABC), Mind of a Married Man (HBO) and The Drew Carey Show (ABC). Walsh is perhaps best known for her work on the ABC series Grey's Anatomy, in which she portrayed Addison Montgomery. She and her fellow cast members received the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Walsh stars in the thriller Legion, opposite Dennis Quaid and Paul Bettany. Other feature credits include Kicking and Screaming, Under the Tuscan Sun, After the Sunset, Inside Out and The Family Man.

Walsh resides in Los Angeles.