Veering dangerously close to a “Will & Grace”-style special guest star overdose, the creators of “Desperate Housewives” follow up their recent Carol Burnett announcement (not to mention recent appearances by Adrian Pasdar, Jane Lynch and Wallace Shawn) with news that former “My So-Called Life” teen heartthrob Jared Leto will appear in a four-episode arc as a sexy grocery-store worker who catches Gabrielle’s eye.
Well, since Leto is pushing thirty-five these days, at least we can assume that Gabby’s days as a statutory rapist are behind her for good. And who knows? With his last decent movie role (in “Requiem for a Dream;” rent it on a night when you won’t mind suffering a little Post Traumatic Stress Disorder afterwards) six long years behind him, maybe Leto is testing the water for a return to series TV, if the right project comes along. After all, it’s a far cushier gig than playing bitch to both Colin Farrell and Oliver Stone in the same movie.
Of course, Leto is already getting great press for the yet-to-be-released flick “Chapter 27,” in which he followed the George Clooney/Robert De Niro “Eating for Oscars” diet, so I wouldn’t hold my breath looking for Leto to turn up as Joey Tribbiani’s kooky new roommate. Plus, if that whole acting thing doesn’t work out, he’s always got his career as a so-called rock star, as founding member of 30 Seconds to Mars.
Dammit, Jordan Catalano, why must you keep on breaking our hearts?
