The Paley Center for Media Announces Lineup of Panelists for PaleyFest 2012

The Paley Center for Media Announces Lineup of Panelists for PaleyFest 2012

Beverly Hills, CA, February 17, 2012 - The Paley Center for Media today announced the full lineup of special guest panelists for the upcoming PaleyFest: The William S. Paley Television Festival. Members of the Casts and Creative Teams of American Horror Story, Community, Once Upon a Time, New Girl, The Office, Sons of Anarchy, Bones, Castle, The Vampire Diaries, Revenge, Two and a Half Men, Mad Men and Modern Family will be honored as part of the Center's annual two week celebration of great television at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills March 2 - 14, 2012.

Details follow:

WHAT: PaleyFest 2012 (The William S. Paley Television Festival) has become a destination event for the worldwide community of television fans who gather each year to connect with the stars and creators of their favorite series during interactive panel sessions and premiere screenings.

PaleyFest underscores The Paley Center for Media's ongoing commitment to increase the public's understanding of media and its growing significance in our lives through its various public and industry programs, exhibitions, and media preservation initiatives.

PaleyFest is generously underwritten by the William S. Paley Foundation. PaleyFest 2012 sponsors include Hulu as Signature Sponsor and Netflix as an Evening Sponsor. PaleyFest is also grateful for the continued support of its partners; Los Angeles Times, which serves as a Platinum Media Partner; TV Guide Magazine, LA Weekly, and KROQ, which serve as media partners; and American Airlines, Travel Partner.

WHEN: March 2 to 14, 2012

WHERE: The Saban Theatre 8440 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211

WHO: The full PaleyFest 2012 panelist lineup is as follows (panelists appearing schedule permitting)

TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased at the festival's official website www.paleyfest.org and via its ticket provider www.ticketweb.com

Opening Night: American Horror Story (Friday, March 2, 2012)
Moderator: Tim Stack, Entertainment Weekly
· Ryan Murphy: Creator & Executive Producer
· Brad Falchuk: Creator & Executive Producer
· Dante Di Loreto: Executive Producer
· Connie Britton: "Vivien Harmon"
· Dylan McDermott: "Ben Harmon"
· Jessica Lange: "Constance Langdon"
· Alexandra Breckenridge: "Young Moira"
· Plus additional guests to be announced

Community (Saturday, March 3, 2012)
Moderator to be announced
· Dan Harmon: Creator & Executive Producer
· Russ Krasnoff: Executive Producer
· Neil Goldman: Executive Producer
· Garrett Donovan: Executive Producer
· Joel McHale: "Jeff Winger"
· Gillian Jacobs: "Britta Perry"
· Yvette Nicole Brown: "Shirley Bennett"
· Danny Pudi: "Abed Nadir"
· Ken Jeong: "Senor Chang"
· Jim Rash: "Dean Pelton"
· Alison Brie: "Annie Edison"
· Plus additional guest to be announced

Once Upon A Time (Sunday, March 4, 2012)
Moderated by: Matt Mitovich, TVLine.com
· Edward Kitsis: Creator & Executive Producer
· Adam Horowitz: Creator & Executive Producer
· Steve Pearlman: Executive Producer
· Ginnifer Goodwin: "Mary Margaret Blanchard / Snow White"
· Jennifer Morrison: "Emma Swan"
· Robert Carlyle: "Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin"
· Lana Parrilla: "Regina Mills / Evil Queen"
· Josh Dallas: "David Nolan / Prince Charming"
· Raphael Sbarge: "Archie Hopper / Jiminy Cricket"

New Girl (Monday, March 5, 2012)
Moderated by Rob Moynihan, TV Guide Magazine
· Elizabeth Meriwether: Creator & Executive Producer
· Brett Baer: Executive Producer
· Dave Finkel: Executive Producer
· Jake Kasdan: Executive Producer
· Katherine Pope: Executive Producer
· Zooey Deschanel: "Jess"
· Max Greenfield: "Schmidt"
· Jake Johnson: "Nick"
· Lamorne Morris: "Winston"
· Hannah Simone: "Cece"

The Office (Tuesday, March 6, 2012)
Moderated by Michael Schneider, TV Guide Magazine
· Greg Daniels: Executive Producer
· Rainn Wilson: "Dwight Schrute"
· John Krasinski: "Jim Halpert"
· Jenna Fischer: "Pam Halpert"
· Ed Helms: "Andy Bernard"
· B.J. Novak: "Ryan Howard" & Executive Producer
· Leslie David Baker: "Stanley Hudson"
· Brian Baumgartner: "Kevin Malone"
· Kate Flannery: "Meredith Palmer"
· Angela Kinsey: "Angela Martin"
· Oscar Nunez: "Oscar Martinez"
· Phyllis Smith: "Phyllis Vance"
· Paul Lieberstein: "Toby Flenderson" & Executive Producer
· Mindy Kaling: "Kelly Kapoor" & Executive Producer
· Creed Bratton: "Creed Bratton"
· Craig Robinson: "Daryl Philbin"
· Ellie Kemper: "Erin Hannon"
· Zach Woods: "Gabe Lewis"

Sons of Anarchy (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)
Moderated by Stuart Levine, Daily Variety
· Kurt Sutter: Creator & Executive Producer
· Katey Sagal: "Gemma"
· Theo Rossi: "Juice"
· Plus additional guests to be announced

Bones (Thursday, March 8, 2012)
Moderated by Michael Ausiello, TVLine.com
· Hart Hanson: Creator & Executive Producer
· Stephen Nathan: Executive Producer
· Emily Deschanel: "Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan"
· David Boreanaz: "Special Agent Seeley Booth"
· T.J. Thyne: "Dr. Jack Hodgins"
· Michaela Conlin: "Angela Montenegro"
· John Francis Daley: "Dr. Lance Sweets"

Castle (Friday, March 9, 2012)
Moderated by Will Keck, TV Guide Magazine
· Andrew W. Marlowe: Creator & Executive Producer
· Rob Bowman: Executive Producer
· Nathan Fillion: "Richard Castle"
· Stana Katic: "Kate Beckett"
· Molly Quinn: "Alexis Castle"
· Susan Sullivan: "Martha Rodgers"
· Seamus Dever: "Kevin Ryan"
· Jon Huertas: "Javier Esposito"
· Penny Johnson Jerald: "Victoria Gates"
· Tamala Jones: "Lanie Parish"

The Vampire Diaries (Saturday, March 10, 2012)
Moderated by Debra Birnbaum, TV Guide Magazine
· Julie Plec: Executive Producer
· Nina Dobrev: "Elena Gilbert"
· Paul Wesley: "Stefan Salvatore"
· Ian Somerhalder: "Damon Salvatore"
· Candice Accola: "Caroline Forbes"
· Matthew Davis: "Alaric Saltzman"

Revenge (Sunday, March 11, 2012)
Moderated by Debra Birnbaum, TV Guide Magazine
· Mike Kelley: Creator & Executive Producer
· Marty Bowen; Executive Producer
· Emily VanCamp: "Emily Thorne"
· Madeleine Stowe: "Victoria Grayson"
· Henry Czerny: "Conrad Grayson"
· Josh Bowman: "Daniel Grayson"
· Nick Wechsler: "Jack Porter"
· Gabriel Mann: "Nolan Ross"
· Ashley Madekwe: "Ashley Davenport
· Christa B. Allen: "Charlotte Grayson"
· Connor Paolo: "Declan Porter"

Two and a Half Men (Monday, March 12, 2012)
Moderated by Michael Schneider, TV Guide Magazine
· Chuck Lorre: Creator & Executive Producer
· Lee Aronsohn: Creator & Executive Producer
· Jon Cryer: "Alan Harper"
· Ashton Kutcher: "Walden Schmidt"
· Angus T. Jones: "Jake Harper"
· Conchata Ferrell: "Berta"
· Holland Taylor: "Evelyn Harper"

Mad Men (Tuesday, March 13, 2012)
Moderator: Elvis Mitchell, Film Critic & Host of KCRW's The Treatment
· Matthew Weiner: Creator & Executive Producer
· Jon Hamm: "Don Draper"
· John Slattery: "Roger Sterling"
· January Jones: "Betty Francis"
· Vincent Kartheiser: "Pete Campbell"
· Jared Harris: "Lane Pryce"
· Rich Sommer: "Harry Crane"
· Aaron Staton: "Ken Cosgrove"
· Robert Morse: "Bertram Cooper"
· Kiernan Shipka, "Sally Draper"
· Plus additional guests to be announced

Closing Night: Modern Family (Wednesday, March 14, 2012)
Moderator To Be Announced
· Steven Levitan: Creator & Executive Producer
· Christopher Lloyd: Creator & Executive Producer
· Julie Bowen: "Claire Dunphy"
· Ed O'Neill: "Jay Pritchett"
· Ty Burrell: "Phil Dunphy"
· Jesse Tyler Ferguson: "Mitchell Pritchett"
· Eric Stonestreet: "Cameron Tucker"
· Sofia Vergara: "Gloria Delgado-Pritchett"
· Sarah Hyland: "Haley Dunphy"
· Ariel Winter: "Alex Dunphy"
· Nolan Gould: "Luke Dunphy"
· Rico Rodriguez: "Manny Delgado"