If I remember right, he didn't start out on that show. There was a very different character who ran the restaurant next door, and he ended up being written out. I think they brought Scolari in at the same time.
Now that I think about it, Julia Duffy was also a replacement. There was another maid character before her who was attractive, but didn't seem all that interesting. So they canned her and brought in Duffy as the spoiled rich girl, and she rocked that.
I bet Duffy is actually the reason that Scolari's character was brought in. They worked really well together.
That was really a good show.
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