Grey's anatomy to welcome tim daly

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First there was McDreamy, then McSteamy. And the women of _Grey’s Anatomy_ will have to come up with a brand-new nickname now that ex-_Wings_ hunk Tim Daly is on his way to Seattle Grace.


Daly, 51, will appear on a special two-hour episode of the ABC drama that could serve as a springboard for a spinoff series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The spinoff would star Kate


Walsh, who plays Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd on _Grey’s Anatomy,_ ABC reps confirmed to PEOPLE in February. Actor Taye Diggs has also signed on to appear in the expanded episode.


According to _The Hollywood Reporter,_ Daly’s character is described in a production breakdown as “handsome, sincere, like a McDreamy.” Paul Adelstein, who plays double-crossing Secret


Service agent Paul Kellerman on FOX’s _Prison Break,_ has also been cast, although it’s unclear what role he will play. _Grey’_s creator Shonda Rhimes is writing the special episode, details


of which are being kept under wraps but which _USA Today_ reports will feature Walsh’s character mulling an out-of-town job offer. Should the spinoff go forward, Addison will most likely


accept the offer. Daly most recently starred in ABC’s critically lauded drama _The Nine._