Why is Maura Tierney withdrawing from parenthood?
By Dave Itzkoff Maura TierneyNBC Universal Maura Tierney is being treated for breast cancer and will not be a part of the NBC series “Parenthood.” Maura Tierney will not appear in the coming NBC series “Parenthood” as she undergoes treatment for breast cancer, Variety reported. Ms. Tierney, who has appeared in television shows like “NewsRadio” and “ER,” had been set to star alongside Peter Krause and Craig T. Nelson in “Parenthood,” a comedy-drama adapted from the 1989 Ron Howard film that was expected to have its premiere on NBC in the fall. But in July, NBC announced that it was delaying the debut of the show until next year after Ms. Tierney said she was diagnosed with breast cancer. At that time, NBC said that it would delay production on the show for eight weeks while Ms. Tierney received a medical evaluation. But the Variety report said that Ms. Tierney’s treatment was conflicting with the show’s production schedule and that her role would be recast. In a statement cited by Varie
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