Article: 24 HOUR PARTY PERSON; Broken marriages- jilted by Julia Roberts- drink and drug problems- when Kiefer Sutherland takes to the set of apocalyptic TV thriller 24, it's like a holiday from his own life.

Byline: NINA WARING

Ever think you're having a bad day? Then console yourself by considering what a bad day entails for the world's most celebrated and beleaguered counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer, aka Kiefer Sutherland, in the award-winning TV thriller 24. So far, Bauer has seen his wife murdered by his lover, had his daughter kidnapped, become a heroin addict to infiltrate a drugs gang, and been forced to execute his own boss in order to avert a chemical attack by terrorists.

He's even been pronounced dead himself on a couple of occasions. And he is never allowed respite.

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