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Tony Winner Christian Borle Set to Join Season Five of TV Land's Hit Series YOUNGER

By: Mar. 14, 2018
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Tony Winner Christian Borle Set to Join Season Five of TV Land's Hit Series YOUNGER  Image

According to Variety, TV Land comedy "Younger" has booked Christian Borle in a guest starring role for its upcoming fifth season. Borle will portray journalist Don Ridley, a man who intrigues Liza (Sutton Foster) with his charm. Liza will take "interest" in Don and later confide in him.

Christian Borle is scheduled to appear in two episodes of the season, which premieres in the summer of 2018. His debut will be in the fourth episode. This marks a reunion for Borle and Foster, who recently worked on "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" together for Netflix.

As an actor, Christian is a two-time Tony Award winner for SOMETHING ROTTEN and PETER AND THE STARCATCHER. He has also appeared on Broadway in WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, FALSETTOS, MARY POPPINS, LEGALLY BLONDE, SPAMALOT, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, AMOUR, FOOTLOOSE and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Off-Broadway: SWEENEY TODD (PBS'"Live at Lincoln Center"), ANGELS IN AMERICA (Signature Theatre), ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE (Lincoln Center) and ON THE TOWN and LITTLE ME for City Center Encores! Television: "The Gilmore Girls," "Smash," "Masters of Sex," "The Good Wife,"" Sofia the First," Disney Junior's "Lucky Duck," "The Sound of Music Live!" and "Peter Pan Live!" Film: THE BOUNTY HUNTER, Michael Mann's BLACKHAT.

Created by "Sex and the City's" Darren Star, "Younger" stars two-time Tony-winner Sutton Foster (ANYTHING GOES, SHREK, VIOLET, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE), Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor, Nico Tortorella, Peter Hermann and Molly Bernard. "Younger," which was recently renewed for a fifth seaso n on TV Land, also has an extensive global footprint and is distributed in over 155 countries and territories worldwide.

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