Miguel Cardona will step down after a two-year stint as U.S. Secretary of Education to pursue a leading role in the CBS hit series Ghosts. Cardona will play the ghost of a cheerful carpenter who died of consumption during the Spanish-American war. Executive producer Joe Port sought him for the role. “Playing an invisible character can be a difficult transition for an actor, but Cardona has more than two years of experience doing just that,” said Port. As to his “ghost power,” a running gag in the series that connects the ghosts with the living world in humorous ways, Port said he is torn between stating the obvious and missing the obvious. “Whichever our writers find funniest, that’s what we’ll go with. We know Miguel is talented at both.” Cardona’s Senate confirmation made him the second most famous Miguel Cardona, behind the Gainesville’s restaurateur. Cardona’s Cabinet tenure will be remembered for his several school visits and dozens of emails.
