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Jason Segelis open to bringing back Marshall Eriksen onHow I Met Your Father.
The actor toldEntertainment Tonightin an interview published Friday that he would “do anything” for the Hulu spin-off creators, including reprising his role from the original CBS seriesHow I Met Your Mother.
“Those people changed my life, and I would do anything they ever asked me to,” he toldET, when asked if he would consider appearing in the rebooted series.
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Segel, 43, played the lovable role onHIMYM, which follows Ted (Josh Radnor) telling his children the long-winded love story about their mother while navigating adulthood in N.Y.C with his four best friends, one of them being Marshall. (The show aired from 2005-2014.)
If Segel were to make a surprise cameo in the spin-off, he would be in good company as severalHIMYMcostars have already made the jump, the first beingCobie Smulderswhen shereprised her role as Robin Scherbatskyin the season 1 finale ofHow I Met Your Father.
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Most recently,Neil Patrick Harrisbrought back his character Barney Stinson ina surprise appearancein the season 2 premiere of the Hulu spin-off Tuesday.
In that episode, Sophie calls her mom with concerns that she’s dating her father, leading her to crash into a vehicle once the call ends. The car, viewers promptly find out, belongs to none other than Barney, who exits and exclaims, “Dude!” — one of the character’s catchphrases in the original series.
This is only the beginning of Harris' introduction to the show, however, as creators Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger say audiences will beseeing more of him as season 2 continues.
“Whenever we talk about bringing back a member of the original crew, you want it to serve two purposes: You want to give some tidbits about what is going on in their lives, where they’ve landed and where they’re at,” Aptaker told the news outlet.
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New episodes ofHow I Met Your Fatherair Tuesdays on Hulu.
source: people.com
