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"Tony Shalhoub has joined a new CBS sitcom pilot. The Monk star will play a lead role in the comedy from How I Met Your Mother executive producer Rob Greenberg, TVLine reports. Formerly known as Ex-Men, the pilot stars Chris Smith (Paranormal Activity 3) as a man who makes friends with two divorced guys after being left at the altar by his own fianc\u00E9e. Shalhoub will play Frank, a long-time bachelor who has been divorced four times and considers himself a ladies&amp;#039; man.  The 58-year-old actor is known for his roles in such films as Men in Black, Galaxy Quest and Barton Fink. He recently shot a pilot for NBC&amp;#039;s remake of the UK comedy Friday Night Dinner but the project was not picked up to series. Kal Penn (House) has also been cast in Shalhoub&amp;#039;s new pilot as a formerly married man who was caught having an affair. Other pilots in the works at CBS for the 2013-14 television season include a new crime show from Bones creator Hart Hanson and medical drama Island Practice. &amp;gt; Monk to return for TV movie? &amp;gt; Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen star in new Hemingway &amp;amp; Gellhorn trailer "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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