Psych 2: Lassie returns home reunites friends Joel McHale and Timothy Omundson. Read on to learn how the comedian and actor played father and son in the original Peacock movie based on the TV show, Psychoanalyze.
Timothy Omundson starred in ‘Psych’ as Carlton Lassiter
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Omundson, now 50, began his time playing Carlton “Lassie” Lassiter in 2006. A nonsensical detective with the Santa Barbara Police Department, Lassiter is about his job.
So when Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodríguez) starts working with the police as a psychic detective, she wants nothing to do with him.
With the help of his best friend, Burton “Gus” Guster (Dulé Hill), Spencer can pretend to be a psychic detective. Actually, he is not clairvoyant, but extremely observant.
While Lassiter remains skeptical, he eventually befriends Spencer and Guster. Psychoanalyze It went off the air in 2014 ending Omundson’s time playing Lassiter.
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The cast met in 2017 to Psych: the movie but due to a stroke, Omundson only made a brief appearance. Going back for the sequel, Psych 2: Lassie returns home, the story centers on the character of Omundson.
How did he and Joel McHale meet?
In a July 2020 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Omundson provided details about his friendship with McHale. As the actor describes it, he and McHale “have been friends for a while.”
They have a lot in common. They both grew up in Seattle, but it wasn’t until their children attended the same school in Los Angeles that they met. Also, Omundson. Psychoanalyze Co-star Maggie Lawson knew McHale from Santa Clarita Diet.
‘Psych’ surprised Timothy Omundson by playing Joel McHale as his father in the sequel
The cast of Psych: Lassie comes home You can keep a secret. They surprised Omundson by choosing McHale as their father and only discovered him when he appeared on set. As the actor told EW, he had been curious about who would play his father, but no one moved.
Not even the film’s director, Steve Franks, or the executive producer, Chris Henze. They went so far as to put a false name on the call sheet to mislead Omundson. The actor recalled how he reacted when he learned that McHale would play his father.
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“So, I’m sitting on the set and Steve [Franks] I made an announcement and Joel walks, and I laughed. It was like the biggest laugh I think I’ve had since I had the stroke, ”he said. “It was just incredible.”
How was it to star Psych 2: Lassie returns home with his friend?
“We had an amazing time together,” he said. “Joel immediately felt that he had been with us forever.”
Judging by Omundson’s positive response, we wouldn’t be surprised if McHale appeared in the future. Psychoanalyze movie.
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