Friday, August 27 2004, 23:13 BST
By Iain Chapman
NYPD Blue, and L.A Law actor Jimmy Smits is to join the cast of Emmy award winning show, The West Wing.
The actor will play a Houston congressman who has his sights set on the presidency
Critics of the show, which whilst in it's sixth season has seen a fall in it's ratings, had been told by NBC executives recently that the show would be 'shaken up'.
The news follows the recent announcement that M*A*S*H star, Alan Alda will also be joining the cast.
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