Cheers & Jeers: Damages Hail, Judd Hirsch!

Judd Hirsch Cheers to Judd Hirsch getting into the fast lane with Damages. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Sign up for TV Guide Magazine. The Emmy-winning Taxi vet has mostly been stuck in low-gear shows like Numb3rs recently. His masterful guest submit tonight's episode of DirecTV's top-drawer legal thriller could change everything. Hirsch plays Bill Herndon, hard-consuming horndog legal mentor to Patty Hewes (Glenn Close), who asks him to help her protégé Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) within the probe of dirty-dealing military contractor High Star. Our verdict is unanimous: He's responsible for stealing all of his moments. And case the beginning of Hirsch's career renaissance: He's also got roles in three long awaited films: The Muppets, Tower Heist (opposite Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy) which Should Be the area (with Sean Penn). He's advanced significantly from Dear John. Have you been pleased to see Judd Hirsch doing high-quality work again? Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!