Ron P. Jaffe/CBS Lucas Till, the star of CBS? forthcoming MacGyver reboot, shouldn't have any trouble stepping into the iconic role. It's practically in his DNA. As it turns out, the 25-year-old is the son of a chemist and an Army lieutenant colonel, which gives him a bit of an advantage taking on the character of Angus ?Mac? McGyver once made famous by Richard Dean Anderson. In CBS? reimagining of the franchise, which originally ran on ABC from 1985-1992, MacGyver is described as a young man who creates a clandestine organization within the U.S. government where he uses his extraordinary talent for unconventional problem solving and vast scientific knowledge to save lives.