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September 22, 2015: Michael Rosenbaum Talks TV Reunion with Former "Smallville" Co-Stars

Former "Smallville" star Michael Rosenbaum recently returned to television on the TV Land comedy series "Impastor" in which he stars as Buddy Dobbs, a slacker and gambling addict who fakes his own death and poses as gay Lutheran pastor Jonathan Barlow to hide from loan sharks.

TVLine recently caught up with Rosenbaum on the set of the dark indie comedy "Last Days of Summer" and talked to him about the freshman season of "Impastor". During the course of the interview, Rosenbaum touched on his days as Lex Luthor on "Smallville" and who he would like reunite with in an episode of his new series. Here's an excerpt:

TVLINE: Who from Smallville would you like to see bring their comedy chops to Impastor?
That’s a really good question…. I mean, Tom [Welling] and I are still buddies – I’m a Jew but I had a Christmas tree decorating party last year and he made an ornament and brought it over. So, Tom’s got a really fun, really dry sense of humor…. It’d be a blast if there was something for him.

TVLINE: Like, maybe he’s the onetime BMOC from Ladner College or something...
Yeah! Or he could be a criminal in town. Tom would be a blast. I also think Annette O’Toole (who played Martha) is really funny, she could be hilarious. And Allison Mack (Chloe)…. Any of those guys, we’d be lucky to have them.

What I like is that my peers will send me an email – “Dude, I could play a rival pastor!” People want to be on the show and that really excites me. It means we’re doing something right. But you know what the best thing is? I used to think, “You want everybody to watch a show,” but now success for me — and I’m not giving you a fake sermon here! — is working and being happy with what you’re doing. If you can wake up every morning and enjoy work. I’m 43 years old now, so I’m very appreciative in my older age!