Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, the stars of 21 Jump Street, are real-life buddies, and the former shared some funny stories with Jimmy Kimmel Thursday about the pranks he perpetrated on his pal during their travels promoting the film.

Tatum said he and Hill bonded plenty over booze, which sometimes produced hysterical results, such as the time a hungry Hill nonchalantly tried to stroll into a Miami deli with no pants on.

Reports surfaced on Monday that Jonah Hill needed rescuing while swimming in Australian waters, but the funny guy squashed the notion admitting he was just "wasted" and "being awesome."

Jonah and co-star Channing Tatum were in Sydney to promote their new flick, 21 Jump Street, and hit the waters after having a few early morning drinks.

The death of TV's legendary Stephen J. Cannell Friday brought out a flood of comments from the actors who starred in his shows and the producers, directors and writers who were influenced by his work.

Now the extremely reclusive Ken Wahl, who starred in the title role of Cannell's Wiseguy series, has surprisingly come forward with a statement to RadarOnline.com.

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"I am going to miss Stephen," Wahl says. "He was such a nice family guy and friend that never threw his weight around when he could have. I feel a piece of me has died."

Cannell created many of the most popular shows of the 80s and 90s including The Rockford Files, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street and Wiseguy, which ran from 1987 to 1990, and is considered by many critics to be one of the best TV show ever.

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Cannell gave Wahl the opportunity to write an episode and direct another one, but he left the show after three seasons amid controversy over his behavior he show lasted only a few episodes after that, but Cannell always publicly defended his star.

Wahl had hoped to return to movies, where he'd already established himself pre-Wiseguy, but that was not destined to happen. He fell down a flight of stairs and broke his neck.

There were a few B movies and a Wiseguy TV movie in 1996. The career was over and Wahl went into hiding.

Ken says he was "shocked" to learn of Cannell's death from cancer because he'd spoken to his former boss in May to wish him a happy birthday, and Stephen hadn't let on he was ill. Losing his old boss at the age of 69 was also a surprise to Wahl because the much-loved Cannell was a "health nut, never drank or smoked, always ate organic foods."

Wahl has not revealed if he'll come out of seclusion to attend a Cannell memorial.

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