On his new sitcom, “Superior Donuts,” Judd Hirsch plays the owner of a Chicago doughnut shop who, after a half-century in business, warily hires a young go-getter bent on freshening the bill of fare. “I’m going to help you bring this place into the 20th century,” says Franco, the eager new assistant played by co-star Jermaine Fowler.
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Judd Hirsch on “Superior Donuts,” Mary Tyler Moore’s legacy
Veteran actor Judd Hirsch is perhaps best known for his role as a New York taxi driver in the hit ’70s sitcom, “Taxi.” He returns to TV for the new CBS comedy series “Superior Donuts,” playing a grumpy Chicago donut shop owner who’s unwilling to be dragged into the 21st Century.