Carlos Bernard's Return From the Grave!

Carlos Bernard recently chatted with SciFi about the return of his character Tony Almeida! Bernard admitted he always knew Tony might not be ready to rest in peace.

“I’m very tight with the writers and producers, and I knew that when they did away with Tony in season five, they’d left the door open to possibly bring him back,” Bernard said. “I wasn’t shocked when they called me to come back, but I was definitely surprised.”

When Tony seemingly died in the arms of Jack Bauer in the fifth season, the character’s loyal fanbase went crazy! “I wasn’t aware of how vocal fans were getting on the Internet [at first],” Bernard admits. “[But] I was aware of it in terms of people coming up to me in the street and making their feelings known. It’s flattering.”

The fans are also hoping that Bernard may just take over for Jack Bauer, as Kiefer Sutherland has said that he only plans to do the show for a few more seasons

“I don’t know about that,” Bernard said, laughing at the idea. “I think the show, in general, is going to go another year, and then that’s going to be the end of it. I don’t really see that happening.”

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