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updated 10:03 a.m. ET March 12, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Shaquille O’Neal will be taking a shot at a TV reality show focused on childhood obesity and health.

The ABC summer series will feature the Miami Heat star and his effort to help Florida schoolchildren lose weight, ABC said Monday.

Airdates for the six-episode series, yet to be titled, haven’t been set.

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The series, being filmed in Broward County, Fla., will track the lives of the children involved. O’Neal will be on hand as booster and, in episodes yet to be shot, will lobby politicians on causes including school nutrition, Daily Variety reported Monday.

The show is an adaptation of the British series “Ian Wright’s Unfit Kids,” which featured the former soccer star.

O’Neal, a father of six, has been outspoken about the issue of children and weight problems.

The former Los Angeles Laker’s Hollywood resume includes appearances on the reality shows “Fear Factor” and “Punk’d” and roles in movies including “Kazaam” and “Blue Chips.”

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