How I Met Your Mother: More scoop on the return of Barney's father (John Lithgow) from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos

Here's some scoop on How I Met Your Mother from Kristin Dos Santos' Spoiler Chat column, which was posted on 10/16/13.

Logan: This week's episode of How I Met Your Mother practically put me to sleep. Please tell me that something interesting is coming up?
If by interesting you mean legendary, then yes! John Lithgow will be coming back to HIMYM in November to reprise his role as Jerry, aka Barney's formerly long lost father. "I'm just so delighted to be included in their last season," The iconic actor tells us. "I haven't received the script just yet but whatever they ask me to do." One thing we knows for sure is that after nine years of waiting we are finally going to get a scene with both Barney's father and mother! "I'll be working with Francis Conroy," he reveals. "I've always wanted to work with that fabulous actress so that's great." Hmm, we wonder what Loretta will think of Jerry's new wife…

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