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Showtime's dark hospital dramedy "Nurse Jackie" has booked Cannavale for a major guest role in all 10 episodes of its upcoming fourth season.
Cannavale, whose credits include "Will & Grace" as well as "Six Feet Under," will play formidable hospital administrator sent by the new conglomerate that buys the financially strapped All Saint's Hospital to improve its efficiency and profitability.
Season 3 ended with Anna Deavere Smith's Gloria Akalitus – the now former top dog at All Saint's – essentially holding Jackie's (Edie Falco) fate in her hands before disposing of a urine sample that more than likely could have spelled doom for the pill-popping nurse.
Production on "Nurse Jackie's" fourth season begins next month in New York with a premiere date set for next year.
Cannavale's credits include his Emmy winning turn on NBC's "Will & Grace" as well as HBO's "Six Feet Under" and the ABC comedy "Cupid." He's repped by ICM.
– The Hollywood Reporter
