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Kirsten Nelson co-stars as Chief Vick in the new USA Network original series PSYCH. Born in Oklahoma and raised in Chicago, Nelson attended Northwestern University and then went on to become one of the founding members of Chicago's Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles.

Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional methods and out-of-the-box thinking to solve some of the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife, a devastated Monk became obsessive-compulsive. Now plagued by various phobias, almost everything causes him angst: germs, heights, crowds -- even milk. His condition eventually cost him his job, and continuously poses unique challenges as he goes about his daily life. He is in therapy for his condition, but signs of progress in overcoming his psychological disorder are spotty at best. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate various cases using his vast intelligence and unconventional approaches. However, Monk would like nothing more than to gain back his position on the force. Can he pull himself together and get back to solving San Francisco's toughest crimes full time?

Anthony Michael Hall serves as Producer and stars as "Johnny Smith" in the USA Network original series The Dead Zone.

Head Detective Carlton Lassiter (Tim Omundson) would sooner arrest Shawn Spencer than follow any of his psychic "visions". A straight-shooting, 10-year veteran of the Santa Barbara Police Department, Lassiter has worked his way to the top by conducting investigations cleanly, efficiently, and always by the book. This leaves little room for Shawn to intervene, and plenty of frustration when he inevitably does.

Elliot Lurie began his career in music in 1972 when, as a member of the band LOOKING GLASS, he wrote, produced and sang the million selling number one record BRANDY. Through the '70's Elliot continued to record, both with the group and as a solo artist, for Epic and Arista Records. He also was a staff songwriter for Chappell Music and Screen Gems Music. In the early 1980's Elliot wrote and produced music for advertising and industrials in New York City. Clients included IBM, WABC TV and Manhattan Cable TV.

Gigi Levangie Grazer is the author of "The Starter Wife" and also Executive Producer of "The Starter Wife" on USA Network. Grazer was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where she lived for the majority of her life on the Eastside of Hollywood in an area littered with donut shops, gas stations and graffiti. She later attended U.C.L.A., where she majored in Political Science, with the intention of applying to law school. At the same time, Grazer was working for legendary TV guru, Fred Silverman, who offered her a title and raise to dissuade her from pursuing a higher education. The offer worked. Grazer worked for Fred Silverman for eight years, developing and writing television shows. In the meantime, she married an alluring Indian/Italian/African-American blues musician, though they separated after three years. After her divorce, Grazer wrote a spec feature script that was subsequently optioned. Grazer went on to write the movie "Stepmom," starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. Up next, Grazer is set to write the romantic comedy "Prodigal Son" for Universal and Imagine Entertainment. Her first novel, Rescue Me, was published by Simon & Schuster in June 2000 and optioned by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Her next novel, Maneater, was published by Simon & Schuster in June 2003 and optioned by Mandalay Pictures. The Starter Wife was published in June 2005 and recently, Grazer completed her fourth book, "The Billionairess," which is set to hit bookshelves in September of this year. Grazer met her husband, Brian Grazer, Imagine Entertainment co-owner and Academy Award-winning producer, by accident at Orlando-Orsini on Pico at a lunch with a Playboy executive. They had their first date a few days later and have been together ever since. Grazer is a proud stepmom to two teenagers and a proud mother of two young boys.

Howard Klein, a founding partner of 3 Arts Entertainment (a leading management and production company), is Executive Producer of the Emmy Award-winning NBC comedy sensation The Office. Klein is also known for his work as Executive Producer of FOX's 11-year running and Emmy Award-winning, King of the Hill. He has also served as Executive Producer on HBO's supernatural hit Carnivale, and as Executive Producer on HBO's comedy specials for Richard Lewis and Dave Chappelle. Other shows to his credit include Greetings from Tucson, Daddy Dearest and Stressed Eric.

Jim Gallagher Jr. joined USA Sports in December 2002 as a course reporter for USA's extensive professional golf coverage. Gallagher's duties on USA involve reporting from the course as a walker during USA's live coverage, as well as some 18th Tower analysis. Gallagher joined the TOUR in 1984 after turning professional following his college graduation in 1983. The first of his five TOUR wins came in 1990 at the Greater Milwaukee Open. Gallagher was a two-time TOUR winner in 1993 with titles at the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and THE TOUR Championship. In 1995, he duplicated that performance with two wins at the KMart Greater Greensboro Open and the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Gallagher's playing resume also boasts participation on the 1993 Ryder Cup team, where he defeated Euro Ryder Cup stalwart Seve Ballesteros 3 and 2 to seal the United States victory at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England. Gallagher also was a member of the inaugural 1994 Presidents Cup team and recorded a 3-1 mark. He played in 15 TOUR events in 2001, with a season best T17th at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic.

Following nearly a decade as a member of the PGA TOUR, John Maginnes joined USA Network as an on-course reporter during the network's early-round coverage. In addition to his accomplishments on the PGA TOUR, Maginnes was a three-time winner on the Nationwide Tour before joining the PGA TOUR Network as an analyst.

John McEnroe is one of the most recognizable names in tennis history. He has won 7 singles and 10 doubles Grand Slam titles and a total of 76 singles and 70 doubles titles. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in '99. He is an Emmy-nominated commentator for NBC, CBS and USA Network. This is John's 8th year of play in WTT.

Johnny Smith (Anthony Michael Hall) once led the idyllic small-town life: working as a high school science teacher, a job which he loved; newly-engaged to a loving fianc e named Sarah Bracknell, a fellow teacher he'd known since childhood; and was a good son to his widowed mother. Johnny's life was nearly perfect... until the day a near-fatal car crash left him in a deep coma for six years. It's been three years since Johnny regained consciousness and discovered that the life he once knew has completely changed forever. His mother has long since passed, Sarah has married someone else - and he has a son he's just now getting to know. Even Johnny is not the same person he once was: since his coma, he possesses amazing psychic powers that allow him to see into the past and future through visions triggered by touch. Johnny continues to struggle to find his place in the world while also trying to cope with the knowledge that comes to him though his visions - visions that are both a blessing and a curse.

Kelly Kulchak joined Tagline Pictures in 2004 where she serves as president and partner. A graduate of the University of Southern California's Film and Television School, Kulchak began her career at Brillstein-Grey Television as a story editor working on "It's Garry Shandling's Show" and "Molly Dodd." She then moved to Fox Broadcasting Company as a current executive where she oversaw numerous shows including, "The Simpsons," "In Living Color" and "The X-Files." In 1994, Kulchak reunited with former Fox Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner, at The WB network as head of current programming where she was involved with several of the fledgling net's hit series including, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" and "Dawson's Creek." In 1997, Kulchak jumped to feature films, joining Jim Brook's company, Gracie Films as vice president of development, where she worked on the Oscar nominated film, "As Good as It Gets."

Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) is Adrian Monk's former boss, the man who was forced to let Monk go from the San Francisco Police Department when his obsessive compulsive disorder began to interfere with his ability to investigate cases and interact with his fellow officers. But even though he is no longer a member of the force, Stottlemeyer still often calls on Monk to provide his unique insights into cases that have San Francisco's finest stumped. Although Stottlemeyer is a highly decorated detective, he knows he will never be as good as the illustrious Monk - and that fact often drives him crazy.

Named as one of Television Week's 10 Most Bankable Stars in Syndication, Nancy O'Dell serves as the co-anchor of "Access Hollywood," the daily entertainment newsmagazine currently in its 12th season of providing the most comprehensive coverage of entertainment news and personalities on television. She was part of "Access Hollywood's" on-air team when the show launched in 1996, serving as weekend co-anchor and weekday correspondent. In January 1999, O'Dell was promoted to co-anchor and has since earned a reputation as one of Hollywood's leading entertainment journalists. In addition to her on-air duties at "Access Hollywood," O'Dell has contributed reports to both NBC News's "Today" show and "Dateline." Beyond covering events such as The Oscars, The Emmys, The Grammys and The Golden Globe Awards, O'Dell has also hosted the national Golden Globes Arrivals Special for NBC since 2000 and The Emmys Pre-Show for Fox (1999), ABC (2000) and NBC (2006). A member of the Academy of Country Music, she was the original host and consulting producer of USA Network's "Nashville Star," a nationwide search for the next great country music artist. In addition, O'Dell has been a co-host for NBC's network coverage of the Tournament of Roses Parade since 2000. In 2003 and 2004 she co-hosted ESPN's ESPY Awards Red Carpet Show. In 2004 she also co-hosted NBC's broadcast of Christmas in Rockefeller Center. Since 2004, O'Dell has co-hosted the Miss USA Pageant for NBC and co-hosted Miss Universe for the network in 2005 and 2006. Additionally, O'Dell co-hosted the Hollywood Christmas Parade in 1999, 2000 and 2002. An award-winning journalist, O'Dell has been honored with three Associated Press Awards, two Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Awards, and is a seven-time Emmy Award nominee. In addition, she was nominated two years in a row (1999 and 2000) for the ICG Publicists Guild Press Award, recognizing excellence in entertainment reporting.

Lieutenant Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford) plays a figurative "boy Friday" to Captain Stottlemeyer. More ambitious than bright, Disher relishes every opportunity to bolster the ego and reputation of his commanding officer, and is often the first to rebuff Monk's sometimes outlandish deductions, knowing full well that doing so pleases his boss.

Shawn Spencer tried his hand at 57 different jobs since high school before he found his calling in life as a Fake Psychic Detective. The result of his odyssey is a resume that reads like War and Peace ... but with better jokes.

Timothy Omundson stars as Detective Lassiter in the new USA Network original series PSYCH. The youngest of four children, Omundson was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, to his father, a former railroad man and mother, a teacher. The family settled in Seattle, where he began studying theater at the age of twelve at The Seattle Children's Theater. With acting as his main focus, Omundson interned at theaters throughout high school and spent the summer of his junior year in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He also held the honor of Washington State Debate Champion in Dramatic Interpretation for two years. Shortly after earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater from the University of Southern California, Omundson received the Jack Nicholson and the James A. Doolittle Awards for outstanding achievements in acting. His professional career began when Larry David, creator of "Seinfeld," presented him with a SAG Card on an episode of the hit show. Most recently seen opposite Emmy Award winning actress Tyne Daly on the long-running CBS series "Judging Amy," Omundson's numerous television credits also include appearances on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "CSI:Miami," "24" and "The OC." He has also had lead and recurring roles on "Medicine Ball", "Luck of the Irish," "SeaQuest DSV," "Jack & Jill," "Fired Up," the international cult hit "Xena" and the critically acclaimed "Nip/Tuck" and "Deadwood." Omundson's film credits include "Down with Love", "Swordfish", "House on Haunted Hill" and "Starship Troopers." Theater roles include turns as Lago in "Othello", Faustus in "Dr. Faustus", Valmont in "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" and 'Newman Noggs' in "Nicholas Nickleby." Omundson lives with his wife Allison and their family in Los Angeles.

A tennis prodigy, Austin turned pro in 1978 and won a total of 29 professional titles. Some of her career highlights include winning the U.S. Open twice, in 1979 and 1981, and Wimbledon in 1980. Her first U.S. Open championship was at age 16 and 9 months, putting her on the record books as the youngest player to win the event. She also played for the U.S. on three winning Federation Cup Teams from 1978 to 1980. Currently, Austin serves as a television commentator for USA Network, is an inspirational speaker, and conducts Cardio Tennis sessions across the country.