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Hollywood Hearts Maryland

An HBO comedy series and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition are being filmed in Maryland.

Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who has roots in the D.C. suburbs, is starring in an HBO comedy series called VEEP that is filming this week in Maryland, the governor's office announced.

The show revolves around the character, Selina Meyer, a former senator who becomes vice president but finds the job isn't what she expected.

O'Malley praised the economic benefits of having HBO come back to the state.  

“This project will not only bring new jobs to Maryland, but will also benefit local businesses that will serve the cast and crew during production,” he said in a statement. The production is expected to create some 2,000 jobs.

Filming will reportedly occur at the Maryland Institute College of Art and DLA Piper, an international law firm with offices in Mount Washington. Filming has also taken place on a soundstage in Columbia, according to the Baltimore Sun.

This past summer, HBO shot the film Game Change in Maryland, according to the governor's office and the Maryland Film Office. Previous award-winning HBO productions that were filmed in Maryland include Shot in the HeartSomething the Lord MadeThe Corner and The Wire.

Maryland’s newly enacted Film Production Employment Act of 2011 offers a partial tax credit for local production expenditures and encourages producers to use local film crews, according to a press release.

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At the same time Monday, O'Malley noted that ABC television’s Extreme Makeover: Home Editionhad arrived in Mardela Springs near Salisbury.

Wyzhir Johnson, a Mardela Springs teenager who lost his left hand in a home improvement project on Christmas Eve, and his family, were selected after being nominated by another family member, according to the governor's office. The family's new home was being built with an emphasis on "green" technologies.

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Related Topics: Extreme Home MakeoverHbo, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus

 

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