Lt. Joe Schillaci is still on duty with the Miami Police Department but he has trouble with undercover jobs and stakeouts because he's always being recognized, the Miami Herald says.

Schillaci became the break-out star of an A&E Television reality show - "The First 48" -- about homicide detectives. It tracked detectives for the first 48 hours after an apparent murder, watching them try to find the killer.

Schillaci attracted a following, with viewers gushing over each episode on A&E's online bulletin boards. His run on "The First 48" ended this fall when he was promoted to lieutenant and transferred back to his old undercover unit.

This time, he's taking a camera along, hoping to film a pilot for a TV series about, what else, undercover cops.