Skeet Ulrich Reveals Why Jericho Is Such a Blast
If you judge Skeet Ulrich on his career choices alone, you might think he doesn't learn from his mistakes. "My work on Miracles should have told me to steer clear of doing another show," says the star of the surprise hit Jericho (Wednesdays at 8 pm/ET, on CBS). "Doing one is so intense, it typically becomes a 70-hour week."
So what changed his mind after that short-lived show about the supernatural? "With the kids [twins Jakob and Naiia, from his recently ended marriage to actress Georgina Cates] starting kindergarten," Ulrich says, "I just don't want to be away on movie locations anymore."
It probably didn't hurt that Ulrich already knew a lot about small towns like Jericho, Kansas, where prodigal so