True Blood man-beast Joe
Manganiello is making a return trip to How I Met Your
Mother this fall.
TVLine has learned exclusively that the Magic
Mike actor has signed on to reprise his role as Marshall’s law school
chum Brad in two episodes of the CBS hitcom.
Viewers last saw Brad in Season 5 when
he went on an awkward hockey-themed date with Robin. It’s unclear what
brings him back into the fold, but last week HIMYM co-creator Craig
Thomas told TVLine that the show’s eighth season would feature “a couple
of familiar faces coming back,” including the previously reported
Michael Trucco as Robin’s crush and Ashley Williams as Victoria.
“There’s going to be a few more [returnees]
from deeper into the past as we near the end of the series,” he added.
“Just funny people we always wanted to write for more and play with
more.”
HIMYM returns with Season 8 on
Sept. 24.
