Actress Gillian Jacbobs joins the 'Cleveland, I Love You' cast The community of actors involved in Cleveland, I Love You continues to grow. The production recently announced the addition of Gillian Jacobs to the cast. The movie, produced by Cleveland filmmakers Eric Swinderman and Mark Pengryn, tells tales of love in Cleveland by way of 11 vignettes – love stories created by some of Cleveland’s most talented filmmakers. Jacobs, best known for her role as Britta Perry in the NBC sit-com Community , will play Busy Phillipps ’ character’s sister. Phillipps, known for her work as Laurie Keller on ABC’s Cougar Town , joined the cast earlier in January. Both will star in a short written by Karey Dornetto ( South Park, Community, Arrested Development ) and directed by Shaker Heights native Jamie Babbit ( United States of Tara, The Middle ). Dornetto’s connection to Community helped draw Jacobs to the project. As a producer on the program, Dornetto reac...
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