Busy Philipps Balances Tech Drama & Mom Life

0:00On April 25, Busy Phillips has a packed summer ahead, landing a regular role on the new CBS legal drama Set Right in Silicon Valley. She spilled the details exclusively to People Magazine at the opening night of proof on Broadway last Thursday, April 16. Her daughter's 17-year-old birdie and 12-year-old cricket will hang with their dad, her ex-husband Mark Silverstein, while she films. The show got announced back in February, starring Mike Coulter as a lawyer fighting his old tech startup boss over stolen stock options. He teams up with Rachel Keller to battle the big Silicon Valley players for everyday folks getting squeezed. It's classic, David vs. Goliath's stuff in the tech world. Phillips and Silverstein split in 2022 after 15 years of marriage, but they co-parent smoothly. Birdie's name nods to former first lady, Lady Bird Johnson, a pick from her husband back in the day. Cricket came along in 2013, named for that bubbly everyone loves her vibe.

1:00Earlier this year, at the Mean Girls premiere, Phillips owned up to not being the cool mom her kids see her as. She stressed she's their parent first, not a buddy, which keeps things real. That movie marked the first time Cricket washed her mom perform on screen, sparking some awkward family chats. Sounds like Phillips' juggling career highs in mom life with style, keeping it all authentic as she dives into this tech showdown series. Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending.