Exclusive: The Office's Jake Lacy Joins CBS Pilot The McCarthys as Gay Son
The Office‘s Jake Lacy has joined the cast of CBS’ dysfunctional family comedy pilot The McCarthys, TVLine has learned exclusively.
The half-hour project, from Brian Gallivan (Are You There, Chelsea?) and Will Gluck (Andy Richter Controls the Universe), centers on a sports-crazed, Irish-Catholic Boston family.
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Lacy will play Ronny, the smart, funny, neurotic son who came out to his family two years ago. He’s finally decided to move out and begin a life away from his family, but they keep finding ways to involve him in their drama.
As previously reported, Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook) and Jack McGee (Rescue Me) have been cast as Ronny’s parents.
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