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LL Cool J is The Man
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
September 18, 2006

"CSI" creator Anthony Zuiker has teamed with LL Cool J for "The Man," a drama to star the rapper-actor. CBS has given a put pilot commitment to the project, from CBS Paramount Network TV.

"The Man" will star LL Cool J as an undercover LAPD cop who spends the nights running sting operations to break criminal rings and the days raising his three adopted kids -- an abused boy with an aggression problem, a former streetwalker girl he put in community college and a skateboarder boy who is a recovering drug addict.

The cop's cover is being "the man" -- he is the go-to guy in the upper echelon of Los Angeles, a high-octane hustler who can do anything, from getting into the hottest nightclub in town to scoring tickets for a Lakers game.

As for the genre of the show, it will be a mix of the procedural crime drama Zuiker mastered to perfection on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and character-driven drama.

Zuiker is writing "The Man" and will executive produce the project. LL Cool J and his manager, Alchemy Entertainment's Jason Barrett, will serve as producers.

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