90210 star plays gay

Brian Austin Green, who played  David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills 90210, is to star in a new comedy from the writers of Will & Grace, reports Reuters.

The CBS show, which does not have a title yet, features two writers, one of whom is a gay and the other a straight. Oh, the comedy!

Green, 33, tried to cash in on his 90210 fame in 1996, when he released a hip-hop album.

It tanked, with one critic calling him "the poor man's Vanilla Ice."

He is currently dating actress Megan Fox.