Christopher Meloni's new series isn't so much about the law, but there's no question he's still trying to maintain order.
Three years after ending his long "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" run as Detective Elliot Stabler, the actor goes for laughs in the Fox sitcom "Surviving Jack," premiering Thursday, March 27.
Bill Lawrence ("Cougar Town") is among the executive producers of the 1990s-set show, based on Justin Halpern's autobiographical book "I Suck at Girls." Meloni basically plays Halpern's father, a no-nonsense doctor who becomes a Mr. Mom to his teen children when his wife (Rachael Harris) starts law school.
"I was kind of leaning toward this arena," Meloni tells Zap2it of tackling a more humorous project than he usually has lately, "and it's been borne out in that I feel lighter in my day."
And lighter in his new role, too: "I think people find it refreshing when someone is unapologetically himself,...
Three years after ending his long "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" run as Detective Elliot Stabler, the actor goes for laughs in the Fox sitcom "Surviving Jack," premiering Thursday, March 27.
Bill Lawrence ("Cougar Town") is among the executive producers of the 1990s-set show, based on Justin Halpern's autobiographical book "I Suck at Girls." Meloni basically plays Halpern's father, a no-nonsense doctor who becomes a Mr. Mom to his teen children when his wife (Rachael Harris) starts law school.
"I was kind of leaning toward this arena," Meloni tells Zap2it of tackling a more humorous project than he usually has lately, "and it's been borne out in that I feel lighter in my day."
And lighter in his new role, too: "I think people find it refreshing when someone is unapologetically himself,...
- 3/27/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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