Common lands 'Hell on Wheels' pilot
9:28 AM PDT 7/27/2010 by Georg Szalai,
AP
Rapper nabs lead role on AMC's contemporary western
NEW YORK -- Rapper-actor Common is getting his first TV lead role. AMC said Tuesday it has cast him as one of the leads in its newest pilot "Hell on Wheels."
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