Larry Gilliard Jr. Joins 'The Walking Dead' - Season 4

For those of you who never watched The Wire, remember that kicker from The Waterboy who befriends Adam Sandler's Bobby Boucher?

Good, because the actor who played him is named Larry Gilliard Jr. and he just joined the cast of The Walking Dead for its upcoming 4th season.

Gilliard Jr. will play the role of Bob Stookey, an former Army medic turned alcoholic who - in the graphic novels - was a resident of Woodbury that saved the Governor's life after being tortured by Michonne.

Due to the series having a track record of not exactly following the books, it's safe to assume the character will have a somewhat different storyline on TV.

I for one was pretty disappointed by not just last season's finale, but the show's entire 2nd half once it returned from it's winter hiatus (probably having something to do with yet another showrunner, Glen Mazzara, being fired because AMC is too difficult to deal with).  They better start giving quality talent more creative control when it comes to their one rating's juggernaut or else I can already start to see the steady decline of this show.

The Walking Dead begins production on Season 4 next month under new showrunner Scott M. Gimple (let's see how long that lasts) and is set to premiere this October.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter