As one of the stars of Broadway’s Spring Awakening and the hit a capella film Pitch Perfect, Skylar Astin has won fans and stolen hearts thanks in no small part to his beautiful voice. Which is why it makes total sense that, despite the fact that he’s playing a suit-wearing banker on the new workplace comedy Ground Floor (Thursday, 10/9c), TBS is putting his singing talents to good use. Not only does he get to rock out to Aerosmith in the show’s promos, but he also belts some Elton John in the show’s premiere. “It’s always done with a comedy twist,” Astin tells TVGuide.com. “It’s always done out of a real, genuine story-driven moment and it never feels cheap or unearned. People are really going to have their cake and eat it too.”
To preview his new show, in which his character, Brody, falls for a maintenance supervisor (Briga Heelan) who works on the ground floor of his building, Astin talked with TVGuide.com about moving to TV, co-star John C. McGinley‘s stories and performing in front of a live studio audience…
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