▁sent ▁a ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁Valent ine ' s ▁Day ▁bou quet ▁to ▁season - six ▁new com er ▁Jimmy ▁Sm its ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁card ▁craft ed ▁on ▁Whit ford ' s ▁st olen ▁letter head ▁stating : ▁" J im my , ▁You ▁are ▁a ▁delight . ▁I ▁enjoyed ▁every ▁moment ▁we ' ve ▁had ▁together . ▁Be ▁my ▁Valent ine ." ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁The ▁West ▁Wing , ▁Mal ina ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁leading ▁role ▁of ▁D anny ▁Tri pp ▁in ▁S ork in ' s ▁next ▁TV ▁project , ▁Studio ▁ 6 0 ▁On ▁the ▁Sun set ▁St rip , ▁but ▁the ▁role ▁went ▁instead ▁to ▁Whit ford . ▁When ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁cancel led ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁season , ▁Mal ina ▁was ▁te ased ▁by ▁some ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁who ▁suggested ▁he ▁was ▁S ork in ' s ▁good ▁luck ▁charm , ▁but ▁he ▁pointed ▁to ▁S ork in ' s ▁up coming ▁film ▁Charlie ▁Wilson ' s ▁War ▁as ▁evidence ▁his ▁friend ▁could ▁succeed ▁without ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Mal ina ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁stars ▁of ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁ABC ▁dram edy ▁Big ▁Sh ots . ▁His ▁character , ▁Karl ▁Mix worth y , ▁was ▁a ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁company ▁executive ▁jug g ling ▁a ▁wife ▁and ▁a ▁mist ress , ▁who ▁meet ▁when ▁the ▁j ilt ed ▁lo ver ▁tries ▁to ▁expose ▁him ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁but ▁be fri ends ▁her