Bruce Willis, a TV day player?(Blink, USA Network TV drama Touching Evil)(Brief Article)

TelevisionWeek, January, 2004

Look for movie star Bruce Willis to do some "Moonlighting'' on the upcoming USA Network drama series "Touching Evil,'' an adaptation of a British series. Mr. Willis is exec producing the series with partner Arnold Rifkin. "I actually volunteered to play a villain in one of the episodes, and I plan on doing so.

I'm not sure when,'' Mr. Willis told TV critics in L.A. last week, sporting a bushy beard and a baseball cap. When syndicated columnist Jeannie Wolf suggested the lead role is one that Mr. Willis could've played himself, he replied: "About 20 years ago, Jeannie, I could've played this character.'' The lead is actually Jeffrey Donovan, whose swagger-agreed Mr. Rifkin and Allen Hughes, the series' director and also an exec producer-is remarkably similar to...

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