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Denton actor Jason Lee -- you know him from 'My Name Is Earl' -- tapped to star in CBS show

Jason Lee, who uprooted from Hollywood for the more mellow pastures of Denton, might return to TV soon.

According to Hollywood Reporter, Lee was tapped to play a lead role in the new CBS comedy pilot What Goes Around Comes Around. The pilot centers on two 40-something parents who spent their adolescence living recklessly and are now raising three teenagers. Will their kids follow in their footsteps? One can only hope, since -- say it with me -- what goes around comes around.

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"Lee will star as Kenny, a husband, father and owner of a hip music management company, who with wife Robin (uncast) raises three kids with the hopes that they don't make the same mistakes that their parents did," says Hollywood Reporter.

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[UPDATE March 8 at 10:30 a.m.: Actor Dougie Baldwin of has been cast as one of Lee's sons in the show, according to Deadline Hollywood.]

Lee is perhaps most well-known for his role as Earl Hickey on the show My Name Is Earl. After that series concluded in 2009, he acted a variety of television series and movies, including Raising Hope, Memphis Beat and Up All Night.

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What Goes Around Comes Around will reportedly be written and produced by Dan Kopelman (Malcom in the Middle, Rules of Engagement). Aaron Kaplan and Tim Story of Kapital Entertainment will also produce the pilot. Story will serve as director, according to HR.