Taylor Lautner to star in sitcom

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Feb 13 2014 | 8:15 AM IST
'Twilight' star Taylor Lautner is set to join the cast of 'Cuckoo', a culture-clashing comedy hit on BBC.
Lautner, who turned 22 on Tuesday, is replacing comedian Andy Samberg as the lead male actor, reported People magazine.
Samberg's is busy filming for his new hit show 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'.
"Cuckoo was one of BBC3's most stand-out comedies, so I'm delighted to welcome it back with the addition of superstar Taylor Lautner joining the critically acclaimed Greg Davies and an outstanding British comedy cast for what will be one of the comedy treats of the year," Zai Bennet, BBC3 controller, said.
The first season of Cuckoo starred Samberg as Cuckoo, the hippie husband and self-appointed spiritual ninja of a middle-class English girl who brings him home after a summer abroad.
The second season of Cuckoo, where Lautner will play the lead, picks up two years after Cuckoo disappeared while researching a book in the Himalayas, leaving his wife Rachel (Tamla Kari) to rebuild her life alongside her brother and parents.
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First Published: Feb 13 2014 | 8:15 AM IST

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