Article: Emmy-Nominated Jon Avnet Set to Direct The USA Network Television Event Based on Gigi Levangie Grazer Novel 'THE STARTER WIFE'.

Emmy-Award Winner Debra Messing to Star

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmy-nominated Jon Avnet ("Uprising," "The Burning Bed") is set to direct and executive produce the USA Network six-hour television event THE STARTER WIFE, it was announced today by Jeff Wachtel, executive vice president of original programming for USA. Starring Debra Messing ("Will & Grace"), the project is based on the New York Times best-selling 2005 novel (Simon & Schuster) of the same name by author Gigi Levangie Grazer ("Rescue Me," "Maneater"). THE STARTER WIFE will be executive produced by Grazer and penned by the writing team of Sara Parriott & Josann McGibbon ("Runaway ...

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