Actress Shawnee SmithCharlie Sheen. Smith, best known for her work on "Becker," will play the ex-wife of Sheen's character.
Eddie Marsan and Dash Mihok have joined Showtime's drama pilot "Ray Donovan," which stars Liev Schreiber in the title role. Both Marsan and Mihok will play brothers of Schreiber's character.
Multimedia studio Electus has named Bruce Seidel chief executive of a new online food channel to air on YouTube, which is scheduled to launch in July. Seidel was most recently senior vice president of programming at Cooking Channel.
Facebook has named Dan Fletcher managing editor, a new position at the social networking site. Fletcher was previously social media director at Bloomberg News.
Ian Abercrombie, the actor who played Mr. Pitt on "Seinfeld," died last week at age 77 after suffering complications from kidney failure. Abercrombie appeared on a number of shows during his career, including "Desperate Housewives," "Twin Peaks," "Dynasty" and "Days of Our Lives," and he most recently played Professor Crumbs on Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place."
CBS News has promoted Thomas Tillman, naming him deputy Washington bureau chief. Tillman had been a coordinating producer at the network.
David Arquette is set to guest on ABC's "Cougar Town," playing a hotel concierge on the show's season finale. In October 2010 Arquette separated from series star Courteney Cox after 11 years of marriage.
Kevin Weisman has joined NBC's upcoming series "Awake," playing a character named Mr. Blonde in a recurring role. Weisman played Marshall Flinkman on the ABC show "Alias."
John Rich, a director on shows including "All in the Family," "Gunsmoke" and "Gilligan's Island," died last week at age 86. No cause was given. Rich directed "All in the Family" for its first four seasons, winning three Emmys along the way.
ABC has signed Cuba Gooding Jr. to star in "Firelight," a movie to air on April 22. Gooding will play a counselor working at a youth correctional facility.
Lex Fenwick is in talks to become chief executive officer at Dow Jones, according to The Wall Street Journal, replacing Les Hinton, who left six months ago as scandal engulfed News International, where he used to work. Fenwick has been at Bloomberg for 25 years, most recently in charge of Bloomberg Ventures.
Bill Hamilton has joined The New York Times, becoming national security editor. Hamilton joins from Politico, where he was most recently White House editor.
