Fox's 'Family Album' with Mike O'Malley

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Mike O'Malley, who is recurring on Fox/20th TV's Glee, is adding a potential regular series gig to his plate, also for Fox and 20th TV. O'Malley is set to play the lead in the single-camera comedy pilot Family Album, written by Joe Port and Joe Wiseman and directed by Shawn Levy. It centers on Dave (O'Malley), a passionate, overly enthusiastic former jock who, after a breakthrough experience on a family vacation returns home with a renewed conviction to "bond the crap out of his family."

O'Malley had a choice of a comedy and drama series gig this pilot season with offers for Family Album and NBC's drama Grimm, ultimately going with the half-hour project. The deal for Family Album calls for O'Malley to continue his recurring role as Kurt's sensitive single dad Burt Hummel on Glee, which earned him a guest starring Emmy nomination. Additionally, O'Malley, repped by CAA and Principato Young, wrote this past weekend's episode of the Showtime drama Shameless and the indie feature Certainty, now in post-production. On the big screen, he currently co-stars in Fox Searchlight's Cedar Rapids. Rachael Harris will play the wife, a stay-at-home mom. Rob Huebel will play the brother.