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Casting Scoop: Jesse McCartney to Guest Star on Ben and Kate

Exclusive! The actor/singer will play a love interest for Dakota Johnson's character in the Fox comedy's Feb. 26 episode

By Tierney Bricker Jan 18, 2013 9:00 PMTags
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Jesse McCartney is one busy man.

In addition to his recurring role on the new season of Army Wives, the actor-singer is set to guest star in a February episode of Fox's breakout comedy Ben and Kate, we've exclusively learned.

And he'll be romancing Kate (Dakota Johnson)!

In the episode, Kate returns to college and shares a class with BJ (Lucy Punch), who tries to get her to let loose and have fun, but Kate is determined to focus on her studies this time around. Yeah, that might be a little difficult with Jesse (McCartney), a hot fellow student, trying to get Kate's attention and eventually asking her out.

McCartney's episode is slated to air Tuesday Feb. 26.

The "Beautiful Soul" singer shaved his head for his role in the seventh season of Lifetime's Army Wives and shared his hair makeover with his fans in an exclusive video. McCartney is known for his work on Greek, Summerland and All My Children, which earned him two Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

Ben and Kate airs Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. on Fox.