TV BUZZ: OMFG. EW reports that the actor will star in an upcoming run of Gossip Girl episodes as Aaron Rose, Serena’s new, boho love interest. The dude (weirdly already a regular on teen heartthrob websites) has a background in skateboarding and playing the acoustic guitar…so like, typecasting, right?

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The Best Links:

1. Teen Idol Sites LURVE this person.
2. The take from some true GG obsessives.
3. The Casting Scoop.
4. Imdb, natch.

CELEBRITY BUZZ: Anna Faris is garnering rave reviews for her recent comedic performances. Her hilarious performance in Greg Araki’s Smiley Face is making the film an instant stoner classic and even earned her the High Times ‘Stonette of the Year’ award. She’s also showing she is more than just a dumb blonde by taking the executive producer role in her new film The House Bunny.

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1. Note on a Face
2. Anna Faris Interview
3. ‘House Bunny’ May Open Doors for Anna Faris
4. ‘Smiley Face,’ Anna Faris Leave Audiences Dazed, Confused (With Laughter)
5. Interview: Anna Faris
6. “Anna Faris Makes Smiley Face Worth Watching”
7. Anna Faris is God
8. Anna Faris

MUSIC BUZZ: People are saying good things about her upcoming album of Tom Waits covers, Anywhere I Lay My Head. While the idea of an actor doing a concept album would usually make us shiver, ScarJo has apparently pulled it off.

The Best Links:

1. Confirmed: Scarlett Johansson Makes Best-Ever Album by an Actor
2. Listen to the Leak!
3. The Track-By-Track Preview of “Anywhere I Lay My Head”
4. Most Importantly, What Does Stereogum Think?
5. See ScarJo Lay Her Head (On Album Cover Art)
6. The Ten Greatest Albums Made by Actors (See? Anything Is Possible!)