Alan Cumming headed for The L Word (16321)

Showtime announced Wednesday that out actor Alan Cumming will have a six-episode arc on the upcoming third season of the network's hit drama The L Word. Cumming will play a New York club fixture, drag queen, and party promoter who comes to Los Angeles to manage the Planet nightclub. Season 3 is set to run in 2006, with A Home at the End of the World's Dallas Roberts joining the regular cast. Cumming was last seen on Showtime in the network's original musical Reefer Madness.

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