Sting to Jam With Ally
Sting
Mar 21, 2001
Sting has signed on to play himself in an upcoming episode of Fox's Ally McBeal, where he'll seek legal advice from none other than Robert Downey Jr.
On the show, the singing superstar finds himself the target of a lawsuit that alleges his sexually suggestive performance at a concert led to the breakup of two married audience members. He then turns to Ally's (Calista Flockhart) beau, Larry Paul (Downey), to extricate himself from the legal red tape.
The episode is scheduled to air on April 30 at 9 p.m. ET, just in time for the all-important May sweeps ratings period.
Sting has achieved international success with his singing career, but he has also managed to get in some acting on the side in such films as Dune, Stormy Monday and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. According to David E. Kelley, Ally's executive producer, Sting's "combined acting and musical talent" made him "the perfect guest star for this show." Sting's appearance on the Fox series follows previous guest stints by such stars as Barry Manilow, Anne Heche, Chubby Checker and Florence Henderson. |
