Haywire's Michael Angarano Lands Lead in CBS Comedy Pilot

Michael Angarano will star in a CBS comedy pilot from The Muppets' writer/producer Nick Stoller, TV Guide.com has confirmed.

Angarano, who co-stars in the new action film Haywire, is set to play Jake, a 20-something ad agency exec who breaks up with his girlfriend but is still forced to work alongside her.

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The pilot is written and directed by Stoller and is loosely based on his life.The 24-year-old Angarano, whose casting was first reported by Deadline, has also appeared in Will & Grace, and thefilm Almost Famous.