, ▁Stuart ▁couldn ' t ▁turn ▁it ▁down . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁" I ▁was ▁b oun cing ▁between ▁s occer ▁games ▁with ▁my ▁children ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁a ▁sudden " ▁Stuart ' s ▁agent ▁contact ed ▁him ▁about ▁Frank ▁Valent ini ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁role . ▁Stuart ▁consult ed ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁who ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁the ▁produ cers . ▁" The ▁role ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁talking ▁about ▁was ▁so ▁fun , ▁it ▁just ▁seemed ▁like ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁exactly ▁the ▁way ▁that ▁I ▁would ▁want ▁to ▁go ▁back ." ▁The ▁only ▁catch ▁was ▁that ▁Stuart ▁had ▁to ▁cancel ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁that ▁conflic ted ▁with ▁tap ing ▁dates . ▁The ▁casting ▁reun ites ▁Stuart ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁All ▁My ▁Children ▁co - star ▁Gen ie ▁Francis ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Jon ▁Lind st rom , ▁the ▁husband ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁co - star ▁and ▁close ▁friend ▁C ady ▁McC lain . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁fl atter ed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁hand p icked ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁Stuart ▁cred its ▁his ▁close ▁friends ▁R icky ▁Pa ull ▁Gold in ▁and ▁Michael ▁E . ▁Knight ▁( also ▁former ▁co - star ) ▁with ▁convin cing ▁him ▁to ▁sign ▁on . ▁" To ▁have ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁and ▁do ▁it ▁again ▁has ▁been ▁really ▁y ummy " ▁the ▁actor ▁said ▁of ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁day time . ▁When ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁commit ▁to ▁the ▁series ▁long ▁term ▁during ▁his ▁second ▁st