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If looks could kill. (It's Friday, y'all; hackery welcome!) While Richard Grieco does not make a cameo appearance in this weekend's reboot of "21 Jump Street," the actor was on hand at the Los Angeles premiere of the new film earlier this week.Grieco, who co-starred on the seminal Fox series as Dennis Booker for 18 episodes between 1988 and 1989, said the new comic take on "21 Jump Street" was surprising.
"I didn't know what to expect," he told ABCNews.com. "They made it into a real funny comedy. There were two ways to go with it, either make it really dark or go overboard and make it funny, and that's what they did. I think they pulled it off in that respect."
Starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Dave Franco and Ice Cube, "21 Jump Street" is out in theaters now. Check out Grieco hamming it up at the Los Angeles premiere below.
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Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" - Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Actor Richard Grieco arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' '21 Jump Street' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 13. 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) -
Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" - Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Actor Richard Grieco arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' '21 Jump Street' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 13. 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) -
Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" - Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Actor Richard Grieco arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' '21 Jump Street' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 13. 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) -
Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" - Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Actor Richard Grieco arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' '21 Jump Street' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 13. 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) -
Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" - Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Actor Richard Grieco arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' '21 Jump Street' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 13. 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) -
Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" - Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Actor Richard Grieco arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' '21 Jump Street' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 13. 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) -
Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" - Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Actor Richard Grieco arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' '21 Jump Street' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 13. 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) -
Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" - Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Actor Richard Grieco arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' '21 Jump Street' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 13. 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) -
Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" - Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Actor Richard Grieco arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' '21 Jump Street' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 13. 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) -
Actor Richard Grieco arrives for the Col
Actor Richard Grieco arrives for the Columbia Pictures' Premiere of '21 Jump Street' held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on March 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California.AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images) -
Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" - Arrivals
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 13: Actor Richard Grieco arrives at the Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' '21 Jump Street' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on March 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) -
Actor Richard Grieco arrives for the Col
Actor Richard Grieco arrives for the Columbia Pictures' Premiere of '21 Jump Street' held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on March 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California.AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images) -
Actor Richard Grieco arrives for the Col
Actor Richard Grieco arrives for the Columbia Pictures' Premiere of '21 Jump Street' held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on March 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California.AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images) -
Actor Richard Grieco runs followed by a
Actor Richard Grieco runs followed by a bodyguard to meet his fans on Hollywood Boulevard during Columbia Pictures' premiere of '21 Jump Street' held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on March 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California.AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
