Scott Bakula set to return to TV

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Actor Scott Bakula has signed on to guest star as Chuck and Ellie's estranged dad on the U.S. action-comedy series, "Chuck," NBC said Monday.

Best known for his roles on TV's "Quantum Leap" and "Star Trek: Enterprise," Bakula is set to appear in a multi-episode arc on "Chuck," scheduled to air this spring.

Zachary Levi and Sarah Lancaster play siblings Chuck and Ellie.

"In the storyline, Chuck made a promise to his sister, Ellie, that he was going to find their dad in time for her wedding. But when he does find him, Chuck discovers that his dad is not necessarily a guy who wants to be found. He's living in a trailer, he's disheveled, he's paranoid and he's claiming constantly that Ted Roark (guest star Chevy Chase) -- who he used to work with -- stole all his ideas from him. In addition, Ted Roark has now become a super-successful software billionaire while Chuck's dad has become an eccentric, living in the shadows," NBC said in a news release.

Bakula will be seen on the big-screen this fall opposite Matt Damon in "The Informant." He is also scheduled to co-star with Ray Romano and Andre Braugher in the original cable television series "Men of a Certain Age" in January 2010.