Omar Gooding, the lesser known and uber-talented younger brother of Cuba Gooding, Jr. — who’s probably ready to be described in his own right without that “brother of” intro — has been cast in a new CBS pilot called “Can Openers,” a drama about brain surgeons.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Omar Gooding will play “Dr. Darryl Childress, a sixth-year resident suffering from burnout.”

Yeah, buddy!

Thank Gawd for brothers being cast as doctors.

Guess Taye Diggs’ role in the Grey’s Anatomy-spin off Private Practice, along with the success of Grey’s Anatomy itself (to say nothing of Isaiah Washington’s mess - The Lord giveth a role, and the Lord taketh away a role…) helped pave the way to see more brilliant brothers as surgeons and the like.

Go ‘head, Omar!

Omar Gooding has one of those faces and personas that you love — and know you know him from some specific role, but you can’t quite remember which one.

Good character actor, they call it.

I see one of Omar’s most recent roles was in the movie Lord Help Us, directed by Shavar Ross — who many of us remember as the kindly Dudley from Differ’nt Strokes…

It takes…different strokes…it takes…different strokes to rule the world!

(Okay, I always thought they said “rule” not “move” the world.)

Yes it does…it takes…different strokes to move the world! Mmmm….