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For Immediate Release GMC TV PRESENTS AN ORIGINAL WORLD PREMIERE SERIES ‘FOR RICHER OR POORER’ ROCKMOND DUNBAR, GRAMMY© AWARD-WINNER LETOYA LUCKETT, ANGELL CONWELL, JACKÉE HARRY AND GOSPEL MUSIC ARTIST ANTHONY EVANS LEAD AN ENSEMBLE CAST PREMIERES SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH AT 9:00 P.M. EST EXCLUSIVELY ON GMC TV ATLANTA -- January 17, 2013 – GMC TV, America’s favorite channel for uplifting family entertainment, presents the original GMC World Premiere Series “For Richer or Poorer” a new original six episode limited series produced exclusively for television starring Rockmond Dunbar (Raising Izzie, The Family That Preys, “Sons of Anarchy,” “Soul Food”), two-time Grammy© Award-winning R&B singer LeToya Luckett from “Destiny’s Child” (“Tremé”), Angell Conwell (Baby Boy, “The Young and the Restless”), Jackée Harry (“Sister, Sister”, “227”) and gospel music star Anthony Evans (“The Voice”). The inspirational series about a couple overcoming challenges after a financial setback is based on the first play in GMC TV’s popular wedding vow-themed productions that aired on the network in 2012. For Richer or Poorer” premieres exclusively on GMC TV on Saturday, January 26th at 9:00 p.m. EST. Based on original screenplays written by Cas Sigers Beedles (A Cross to Bear, “If You Really Love Me”) and directed by Roger Melvin (“The Love You Save,” “If You Really Love Me”), “For Richer or Poorer” follows our couple Kya (Luckett) and Aubrey Wilson (Dunbar)—who are on an upswing after suffering a major financial blow when Aubrey loses his six-figure job. Back on track and living a more modest lifestyle, the couple find themselves facing new challenges when they take a trip down memory lane with mementos given to each by ex’s, Kya’s new business takes off, home ownership on the horizon and dreams of expanding their family come in to play. As they explore issues such as honesty, trust, financial role reversal, and parenting, they find a new and deeper respect for their lifetime partner and build for a better future. “For Richer or Poorer” stars Rockmond Dunbar (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Soul Food”), LeToya Luckett (“Tremé”), Angell Conwell (Baby Boy, “The Young and the Restless”), Jackée Harry (“Sister, Sister”, “227”), Carl Payne - cont - (“The Game,” “Martin”), Buddy Lewis, DeEtta West and gospel music star Anthony Evans. Screenplay by Cas Sigers Beedles (A Cross to Bear, “If You Really Love Me”). Directed by Roger Melvin (“The Love You Save,” “If You Really Love Me”). “We are thrilled to bring ‘For Richer or Poorer’ to our GMC audience as a lively series,” says Leslie Glenn Chesloff, GMC’s executive vice president of programming. “This series is a wonderful follow-up to our original stage play of the same name and continues to follow this family as they face so many of the joys and challenges of marriage today. It’s a unique blend of drama, comedy, music and morality that you won’t find anywhere else on television. We continue to seek out and bring to the screen fun and compelling stories that our audience can relate to. This series is no exception and we are proud to bring it to our GMC family.” GMC’s” For Richer or Poorer” is produced by Swirl Films’ Eric Tomosunas, who has produced and taped numerous stage plays and feature-length films for television and DVD including Somebody’s Child, Love for Sale, A Mother’s Prayer, There’s a Stranger in My House, 35 and Ticking, Love Me or Leave Me”, “The Ideal Husband”, “The Love You Save”, and “Sugar Mommas”. “For Richer or Poorer” will be televised as follows. All times are EST. Saturday, January 26 Episode 101 – “The Ex Files” (9 and 11 p.m.) Episode 102 – “The Switch” (10 p.m. and 12 a.m.) Saturday, February 2 Episode 103 – “She Trusts Me, She Trusts Me Not” (9 and 11 p.m.) Episode 104 – “Me & Mrs. Jonesy” (10 p.m. and 12 a.m.) Saturday, February 9 Episode 105 – “You’re Perfect, Now Change” (9 and 11 p.m.) Episode 106 – “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing, Baby” (10 p.m. and 12 a.m.) “For Richer or Poorer” is the second original stage play to go to series following the success of the network’s first original stage play series, “She’s Still Not Our Sister.” GMC is the only network producing the popular medium and bringing it to a broad television audience. GMC TV (www.watchGMCtv.com) is America’s favorite network for uplifting music and family entertainment. The Parents Television Council ™ has twice awarded its Entertainment Seal of Approval™ to GMC TV for being “an authentic family-friendly cable network.” The network presents original and acquired movies, series, stage plays Page | 2 and music specials along with gMovies, the first faith-friendly streaming movie service. The GMC TV brand is reflected in “Uplift Someone,” the network’s successful pro-social initiative. GMC TV can be seen in more than 58 million homes on various cable systems around the country, as well as DISH Network on channel 188, DIRECTV on channel 338 and Verizon FiOS on channel 224. Follow GMC TV on Facebook and Twitter at http://facebook.com/gmctv and http://twitter.com/gmctv. ABOUT THE CAST ROCKMOND DUNBAR Rockmond Dunbar has enjoyed success on television and in film for over 20 consecutive years. He began his acting career in 1993 with a small role in Misery Loves Company. Soon after, he landed a series regular role in Steven Spielberg’s “Earth 2” gaining him visibility and notoriety. Dunbar went on to appear as a series regular on several acclaimed television series including “Girlfriends,” “Soul Food,” “Heartland,” “Prison Break,” “Terrier’s” and most recently the FX series “Sons of Anarchy”. He has guest starred in a host of television series including “The Closer,” “Private Practice,” “The Game,” “CSI:Miami,” Grey’s Anatomy,” “Shark,” “The Wayans Bros.,” “Pacific Blue,” “The Practice,” “The Pretender,” and “Felicity,” to name a few. His film credits include Highland Park and Echo at 11 Oak Drive as well as the made for television movie “A Taste of Romance and GMC’s Raising Izzie. On the big screen, Dunbar has starred in Pastor Brown, Tyler Perry’s The Family That Prey’s, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, All About You and Punks. A native of Berkeley, California, Dunbar has also enjoyed success behind the camera. He has directed and produced feature films and shorts including Pastor Brown Pastor Brown which is scheduled to premiere of Lifetime in February and The Great Commission, his 2003 directorial debut. Dunbar is nominated for two NAACP Image Awards for his performances in Raising Izzie and “Sons of Anarchy.” LETOYA LUCKETT LeToya Nicole Luckett, is a two-time Grammy® Award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and actress. She is a founding member of the R&B group, “Destiny’s Child” and has since pursued a successful solo career, topping the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In early 2006, her debut single “Torn” was released and quickly raced up the charts peaking at #1 on Urban Radio and #2 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Its accompanying video broke records by becoming the #1 video on BET’s 106 & Park countdown for 25 consecutive days – the first video to do so since Aaliyah’s “Rock the Boat” in 2003. Amid the success of “Torn” and touring with Mary J. Blige on her 29-city “The Breakthrough Experience Tour”, her second single “She Don’t” and solo debut album LeToya were released. The album topped Page | 3 several Billboard charts at #1 and was certified Gold just one month later. By the end of 2006, the album was certified Platinum, and she had not only accumulated numerous nominations, but was named “One of the Best New Artists of 2006” by AOL Music and awarded as a “Top Songwriter of 2006” by ASCAP for “Torn.” In 2009 the Ne-Yo penned hit single, “Not Anymore” and the infectious up-tempo, “She Ain’t Got…” reflected a bolder and more mature LeToya. The success of the singles helped propel her back to the top of Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with the release of her sophomore album Lady Love, which MTV called “golden” and “a R&B classic.” Her third single “Regret” (featuring rapper Ludacris) was quickly added to LeToya’s ever growing list of hit singles and shot into the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart based on airplay alone. It was ranked at #6 on AOL Music’s “Top R&B Songs of 2009” list and on Billboard’s list of the Top R&B Songs of 2010. LeToya began to pursue a career in acting in 1999 and has since appeared in numerous television and film roles including the critically acclaimed and award-winning HBO series “Treme”, and feature films Killers, The Preacher’s Kid, From the Rough and Note To Self. LeToya will appear in the upcoming new BET series Second Generation Wayans. In addition to her growing success as a solo artist and actress, LeToya has proven herself to be a successful entrepreneur. Luckett runs her own upscale women’s boutique, Lady L Boutique, which boasts two locations in Houston, Texas. ANGELL CONWELL A native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, Angell Conwell began her journey at a very young age as a child pageant queen. After winning countless pageants locally, she signed with Wilhelmina's Kids Division in New York at the age of 10 and pursued a career as a model.