Lamorne Morris has replaced Damon Wayans, Jr on the new Fox sitcom New Girl, starring Zooey Deschanel. Television viewers were caught off guard on Tuesday night when Damon Wayans, Jr. suddenly disappeared from the show after only one episode and was replaced by Lamorne Morris.
But there was a good reason for this–Damon was double booked.
Wayans booked the pilot for New Girl as Coach, one of Zooey’s three male roommates she meets on Craigslist after breaking up with her cheating boyfriend. The problem was–Wayans was also committed to ABC’s Happy Endings, which was recently picked up for a second season.
Wayans had already completed 13-episodes of the first season of Happy Endings but the show (after a lengthy wait) still didn’t have a premiere date. Meanwhile, not sure if Happy Endings had a future, Wayans auditioned and ended up booking the New Girl pilot.
The first season of Happy Endings finally aired last spring and it was a hit, so a second season was ordered.
The problem: the pilot for New Girl was well received as well, and a first season was ordered by Fox.
“Happy Endings was the first TV show I ever auditioned for, and New Girl was my second,” Wayans, 29, told the Toronto Sun. “So I didn’t really know the protocol.”
Hey, that’s not too much of a bad thing Damon.
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