FREDDIE PRINZE JR.'S SWEET TREAT FOR 24 CASTING DIRECTOR

Freddie Prinze Jr. was so desperate to land a part in action drama 24 he showed up at office of the programme's casting director unannounced and refused to leave until he was hired.

The actor landed a big part in the new season of the show - as Cole Ortiz - after Emmy Award winner Debi Manwiller spent an hour with him in her office.

Freddie Prinze, Jr tells WENN, "I went to the casting director’s office, andà ¢â€š ¬ ¨ there were no other actors there. When they broughtà ¢â€š ¬ ¨ me in, I said, 'Look, you’re not waiting for anyone à ¢â€š ¬ ¨else to get in here, so we’re doing this audition ’til I get it right.'

"She was nice enough to let me ۬get a few cracks at it. And I sent her a big box of۬ cookies when I got the part. I don’t get offered this kind of a job, period... To get a chance to do this is something, as an actor,۬ that you ready yourself for. I was very excited."