Wow have we got one of the best Chuck casting calls slash spoiler since we got wind that Chevy Chase was guest starring on the hit NBC comedy.  Oh wait, that was yesterday.

It turns out that Scott Bakula (the man from Quantum Leap) has been cast as Chuck's father in a three episode arc according to what Chuck's creator Josh Schwartz told Ausiello files.

As Schwartz reminds us, "Chuck made a promise to his sister, Ellie, that he was going to find their dad in time for her wedding.  And it's something that Chuck becomes consumed with pursuing during the second half of the season."

"But when he finds him, he's not necessarily a guy who wants to be found," Schwartz continues, "He's living in a trailer, he's disheveled, he's paranoid and he's claiming constantly that Ted Roark (Chevy Chase), who he used to work with, stole all his ideas from him. And Ted Roark has now become this super-successful software billionaire, and Chuck's dad has become an eccentric, living in the shadows."

Expect the episodes of Chuck featuring his father to air in April.

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