Michael Bolton for new ABC comedy

Musician Michael Bolton is to star in a new primetime comedy series for ABC, Deadline reports.

Bolton will play a fictional version of himself in Michael Bolton’s Daughter Is Destroying My Life, which tells the story of a young writer who becomes the social media director for the Grammy award-winning singer.
30 Rock scribe Tami Sagher has signed up to write the series, and will also form part of a team of executive producers including Bolton.
The series is based on an idea by Go On actress Allison Miller and reportedly was inspired by her experiences with celebrities when she first came to Hollywood.
Bolton has some previous acting experience including a guest role in Two and a Half Men.