‘Californication’ Lands Rick Springfield

Nice! One of my favorite Aussies ever has scored a four-episode gig on the oversexed David Duchovny Showtime comedy Californication, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Rick Springfield, best known to hordes of fans as 1980s “Jessie’s Girl” rocker and Dr. Noah Drake on ABC’s daytime sudser General Hospital, has reportedly been chosen to portray himself … if he were a “down-on his-luck ex-celebrity waiting tables to get by,” which we — meaning those of us old enough to actually know who Springfield is without the aid of Wikipedia — realize isn’t true.

The role will even include the to-be-expected nudity and sex scenes, if the report is correct, things many longtime fans of Springfield probably won’t mind in the least.

Look for the 59-year-old actor and musician, who has an album of lullabies called My Precious Little One: Lullabies for a New Generation scheduled for release on May 5th, to appear during Californication’s upcoming third season later this year.