DUI for "Pie" Guy

Bye, bye, American Pie...Hello, DUI.

Pie jock Chris Klein is facing two drunken-driving-related charges following a February arrest in San Diego.

San Diego's finest confirm that Klein, behind the wheel of a 2003 BMW cruising on San Diego's North Coast Highway, was pulled over by sheriff's deputies back on Feb. 5.

The 26-year-old actor was given a Breathalyzer test on scene and, per the police report, blew a 0.20 or higher, more than twice California's legal limit of 0.08.

Klein was arrested and taken to Vista Detention Center around 10:30 p.m., according to a clerk at the jail. He was booked under his full name, Frederick Christopher Klein, fingerprinted and processed at the facility, where he remained until 4:30 a.m. the following day.

A mug shot of the actor has been published on the Smoking Gun, which broke the story of his arrest on Wednesday. The Website surmises the news hadn't been previously reported because Klein was charged under his full name.

Klein has been rung up on two misdemeanor counts--driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs and driving with a measurable blood-alcohol level. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail, along with a fine and suspension of license. He is scheduled to be arraigned Apr. 29 in the Vista branch of San Diego Superior Court.

The Illinois-born actor, who was discovered by Oscar-winning writer-director Alexander Payne in a high school hallway when the filmmaker was scouting locations for Election, was last seen in the 2004 indie flick The United States of Leland.

His alleged booze cruise came just weeks before his high-profile split with former Dawson's Creek cutie Katie Holmes. The couple, who dated for five years, called off their engagement in early March.

When not making court appearances, Klein will next be seen in the upcoming comedy The Long Weekend, about a pair of brothers--one an uptight career man (Brendan Fehr), one a wild playboy (Klein)--who have different ideas about the right way to spend their weekend.

Klein will then shoot Just Friends, which costars Alanis Morissette.

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