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NBC confirmed Friday what we've all known for weeks: That Jimmy Smits is joining the cast of NBC's The West Wing as Martin Sheen's possible Oval Office successor. The actor, meanwhile, has already lined up his next job. Variety reports that Smits has inked a deal with ABC to star in his own series after his West Wing duties are fulfilled.
NBC confirmed Friday what we've all known for weeks: That Jimmy Smits is joining the cast of NBC's The West Wing as Martin Sheen's possible Oval Office successor. The actor, meanwhile, has already lined up his next job. Variety reports that Smits has inked a deal with ABC to star in his own series after his West Wing duties are fulfilled.