He looked great in a military uniform as J.J. Pryor, the soulful oldest brother on "American Dreams" and as a torpedo man on a submarine in the spy thriller movie U-571. Handsome Will Estes, veteran of a lot of TV comedies and child star of "The New Lassie" series years ago, is taking on a new adult challenge as one of the long time friends facing murder, mystery and intrigue in the new Fox TV series "Reunion".

Will Estes Credit: FOX

Playing Will, small-town guy with big time problems, Estes joins Alexa Davalos, Sean Faris, Amanda Righetti, Dave Annable and Chyler Leigh as they take on the roles of high school pals through the years until their 20th high school reunion covering all the mysteries and relationships in between.

We caught up with Will on a break on the Vancouver set of the series where he was kicking back with his dog Baby Girl. Will walks us through on-set pranks, bonding with his castmates, his thoughts about his "American Dreams" J.J. Pryor character and the time when he nearly gave up acting...Tune in....

TeenTelevision: How different is this series for you than "American Dreams"? They are both big ensemble shows.

The young cast of American Dreams Credit: NBC

Will: It's a lot different. "American Dreams" took place in the '60's. "Reunion" takes place from the '80's all the way to present day. The main thing that pops out is these are six friends, all about my age (26) so it's got a younger attitude to it. It's a younger storyline.