Rick Schroder joins "24"

December 05, 2006

There was an awkward period when Rick Schroder had to ask people to please call him “Rick” instead of “Ricky.”

He’s come a long way from the bedimpled moppet on "Silver Spoons." And his struggle to climb the ranks toward leading-man roles will continue with the premiere of this season’s "24."

Schroder will play Mike Doyle, a CTU operative who teams with Jack Bauer (Keifer Sutherland) to foil the bad guys.

This isn’t the first time he’s tried to erase his dimples and cheesy punchlines from our memories. He played a cop on “NYPD Blue” and appeared in a few episodes of “Scrubs.”

We’re waiting for the real star-making turn attempted by most former child-actors: we’ve got our fingers crossed for either “destitute junkie” or “square gay neighbor.”

Schroder is one of many casting miracles that the producers at “24” are whipping out this year. Actors with some serious chops will be appearing this season, such as Peter MacNicol, James Cromwell, Regina King, Chad Lowe, Powers Boothe, and pretty much everyone else in the whole wide world.

The two-night, four-hour premiere of Season Six of “24” will be on Sunday, Jan. 14 and Monday, Jan. 15.

We’re waiting for the real star-making turn attempted by most former child-actors: we’ve got our fingers crossed for either “destitute junkie” or “square gay neighbor.”

Schroder is one of many casting miracles that the producers at “24” are whipping out this year. Actors with some serious chops will be appearing this season, such as Peter MacNicol, James Cromwell, Regina King, Chad Lowe, Powers Boothe, and pretty much everyone else in the whole wide world.

The two-night, four-hour premiere of Season Six of “24” will be on Sunday, Jan. 14 and Monday, Jan. 15.