Fans of “Angie Tribeca” who tuned into this week’s Season 3 opener on TBS were treated to a hilarious cameo appearance by Chris Pine doing his best Hannibal Lecter impression.

Pine, a UC Berkeley grad who studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater, played Dr. Thomas Hornbein — a very creepy inmate housed at the Mennen Speed Stick Maximum Security Prison (“We keep sweat locked up”). In a story line that will dominate the cop-show parody this season, Angie (Rashida Jones) is on the hunt for a serial killer. She comes to Hornbein, hoping to procure some information, but he, of course, wants her to meet his demands.

“I want to be transferred to a Courtyard Marriott with an indoor pool,” he hisses while standing behind a glass wall and clad in a bright blue jumpsuit. “I want $670,000 in cash and prizes, no matter what I bid. …”

Pine is among a slew of familiar names making guest appearances on “Angie Tribeca” this season — a list that includes Natalie Portman, Ed Helms, Michelle Dockery, Jean Smart, Heather Graham and many others. Fortunately, we’re told that his Dr. Hornbein will show up in two more episodes.

On the big screen, Pine can be seen playing Steve Trevor in “Wonder Woman,” premiering this summer.

THIS ‘N’ THAT: KPIX-TV president and general manager Bruno Cohen has announced that he will retire later this year. Cohen, who grew up in the Bay Area and graduated from Palo Alto High School, has been in the broadcast industry for 40 years. In addition to overseeing KPIX, he has run KBCW in San Francisco and KSTW in Seattle since 2012. … CNN has set April 30 as the premiere date for Season 2 of “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell.” The documentary series follows Bell, a Berkeley comedian, as he explores subcultures across the country, using humor to start a conversation about race and how our differences unite and divide us. Season 2 will consist of eight episodes. … “4.1 Miles,” an Oscar-nominated documentary short by Berkeley filmmaker Daphne Matziaraki, has been named a Peabody Award finalist. “4.1 Miles” is about a coast guard captain on a small Greek island who is charged with saving thousands of refugees from drowning at sea.

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