LL Cool J has been cast in “NCIS: Hawaii” Season 3 after a surprise cameo during the Season 2 finale of the CBS procedural Monday night.
LL Cool J is slated to join “NCIS: Hawaii” as a recurring guest star in the series’ upcoming third season, reprising his role as Sam Hanna from “NCIS: Los Angeles.”
The rapper made a cameo as Sam when he swoops in from Morocco to aid Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey) and Kate Whistler (Tori Anderson) during an assault in Venezuela during the “NCIS: Hawaii” season 2 finale. Were.
“All of us here at NCIS: Hawaii have been huge fans of LL Cool J over the years and could not be more thrilled or honored to add his amazing talent to our Ohana for Season 3,” executive producer Matt Bosack, Jan Nash and Christopher Silber said in a statement, using the Hawaiian word for family.
The news of LL Cool J’s casting in “NCIS: Hawaii” comes a day after “NCIS: Los Angeles” closed its 14-season run on the network, with showrunner R. Scott Gemmill giving each character a happy ending. as wrapped. as possible.
“One of the most beautiful things about working on ‘NCIS: Hawaii’ is the show’s ability to bring franchises together,” series star Vanessa Lachey said in a statement. “We’ve had so much fun extending the Aloha to ‘NCIS’ and ‘NCIS:LA’ with the triple crossover. Now, we have the amazing opportunity to bring Sam Hannah to Hawaii to help solve some island cases and maybe even have a few laughs in the process. Welcome to Ohana, Todd! It’s going to be a fun ride!”
In addition to Lachey, “NCIS: Hawaii” stars Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon and Torrie Anderson. The series comes from CBS Studios and is executive produced by Matt Bosack, Jan Nash and Christopher Silber.
