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Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Conners” star Michael Fishman is leaving the ABC sitcom ahead of Season 5, Variety has confirmed. Fishman played DJ Tanner in the series, reprising the role he played for 10 seasons on “Roseanne.” Exact details on how Fishman will be written out of the show are currently under wraps, but it will supposedly leave the door open for him to return. Jayden Rey, who plays DJ’s daughter Mary in the show, will also not be back as a series regular, though she will appear in a guest star role. John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, Jay R. Ferguson, and Katey Sagal will all return for the new season. Fishman first began playing DJ Tanner in 1988 in the second episode of “Roseanne.” He stayed with the show throughout its first nine seasons, returning along with the rest of the original cast for the 2018 revival. He has also directed five episodes of “The Conners” since 2020, most recently directing the Season 4 episode “Messy Situation, Miscommunication and Academic Probation.”

 are losing one of their own. Michael Fishman, who played DJ on all 10 seasons of and the first four seasons of the spinoff, is not returning for season 5 of the ABC sitcom, ET has learned. Additionally, Jayden Rey, who plays his daughter, Mary, is not slated to return as a series regular when picks back up with new episodes.

Michael Fishman and Jayden Rey will not return as series regulars in the upcoming fifth season of “The Connors,” TheWrap has learned.Fishman’s name is not on the Season 5 lead sheet. In the show he portrays D.J.

EXCLUSIVE: Director Dave Caplan’s directorial debut is a love letter and inspirational hip hop archive about The DOC, a master of the art who is more than likely your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper.

Eminem has praised hip-hip pioneer The D.O.C. in a new documentary.The film The DOC, which is set to premiere this week at the Tribeca Festival, tells the story of the veteran rapper from his work in the Fila Fresh Crew in the 1980s, writing with NWA and Dr Dre and co-founding Death Row Records to how a car crash 30 years ago took away his voice.In the clip below, a host of stars are interviewed for the Dave Caplan documentary, including Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and Eminem, who hailed the rapper before reciting lyrics from ‘Mind Blowin’, which appeared on the 1989 album ‘No One Can Do It Better’.“He was doing things that nobody had done yet, like just lyrically,” he said.While he is reciting the lyrics, he calls The D.O.C.

, “A Judge and a Priest Walk Into a Living Room,” several key family members got married during a mega wedding. But given that this is, there’s always some setbacks. “It’s actually two steps forward and 15 steps back,” executive producer Bruce Helford jokes.

The Conners,” “The Wonder Years” and “Home Economics” have been renewed for new seasons at ABC, the broadcaster revealed Friday.All three series will air their respective finales Wednesday, May 18.“The Conners” has been picked up for a fifth season by the Disney-owned network. Season 4 of the comedy series debuted in September.The show is a spinoff continuation of “Roseanne,” which was canceled after one revival season in 2018 due to controversial remarks made by series star Roseanne Barr.In Season 4, the Conners continue to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford.

Block party scheduled for Lanford: The Conners will return for a fifth season at ABC.

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals details of Wednesday’s episode of ABC’s The Conners. The family and their neighbors in Lanford were forced to deal with tragedy in Wednesday night’s episode of ABC’s The Conners in a storyline that echoes the experiences of too many communities across the U.S.

John Goodman) and Louise (Katey Sagal) finally get engaged, wasted no time in seeing the couple get married in season 4. Executive producers Bruce Helford and Dave Caplan explain to ET why they wanted to see the two get hitched, why the big day was anything but perfect, and how they filmed that tornado scene.

deftly handled the ups and downs of America’s favorite working-class family over the course of a standout third season and brought things to a close with an eventful finale. In a conversation with ET, executive producers Bruce Helford and Dave Caplan break down the episode, “Two Proposals, a Homecoming and a Bear,” and what it means for the likes of Dan (John Goodman), Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and D.J.

Emerson James ABC comedy “The Conners” found bright spots of humor in the darkness of the past year — confronting the impacts of COVID-19 head-on, from family finances to addiction, while balancing the show’s trademark authenticity with heart, hope and humor.“We’re a show that’s sometimes brutally honest with our audience and they expect that,” says executive producer Dave Caplan.

, “Walden Pond, a Staycation and the Axis Powers,” proved to be a big moment for Dan (John Goodman) and Louise (Katey Sagal), just as the show’s executive producers promised.