Nick Lachey to move on to new TV marriage

Singer will shoot a sitcom pilot about about a married baseball star

Reed Saxon / AP	Nick Lachey is set to play a baseball star navigating a new marriage in a pilot for the WB network.

Television video

‘Jersey Shore’ cast on controversy
Dec. 18: Snooki, Pauly D and The Situation about the controversy surrounding the show's use the of the word "guido."

Blitzer to Shakira: 'Your hips don't lie'

‘Sexiest rising star’ Matt Bomer on new show

‘Modern Family’ stars’ first Globe nods

‘Glee’s’ golden year

updated 5:12 p.m. ET Dec. 1, 2005

LOS ANGELES - “Newlyweds” Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson aren’t yet divorced, but Lachey is moving on to a new marriage. At least on TV.

Lachey is set to play a baseball star navigating a new marriage in a pilot for the WB network, spokesman Paul McGuire said Monday. Danny Jacobson, co-creator of “Mad About You,” has been tapped to write the show.

“Nick is a huge talent with a major following and Danny is a brilliant, seasoned comedy writer,” McGuire said. “We hope it’s a good match.”

Story continues below ↓

advertisement | your ad here

Slideshow
Celebrity sightings
Blake Lively takes in the "Sherlock Holmes" premiere, Keira Knightley makes her stage debut, Snoop Dogg cooks up brownies with Martha Stewart and more.
more photos
Shooting of the half-hour pilot will begin in April. The show will be considered for the network’s fall 2006 lineup, McGuire said.

Simpson, 25, and Lachey, 32, jointly announced their separation on Nov. 23, saying they had decided to part ways after three years of marriage. The couple had their own reality show, “Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica,” on MTV.