Up now: hottie Ace Young, who will take on the role of Kenickie in Grease starting September 9, just as Taylor Hicks is leaving his post as Teen Angel.

“I’m really excited,” said Ace. “I had a lot of things kind of open up for me and when the role of Kenickie was offered, it’s something that I’ve always wanted to do as a kid. That’s always been my favorite role from `Grease.’”

Dude, the only things that have opened up for Ace Young since his AmIdol stint are legs. I guess I’m just bitter because they were never my legs. I think I’d have sex with Ace Young in much the same way that I’d, like, wear a Milli Vanilli concert tee. It’s just a neat conversation starter. Like, “Ah ha ha, that’s a Milli Vanilli concert tee! Too funny! Where’d you get that?” Instead it would be like, “Ha ha, you had sex with Ace Young? Dude, that is too funny. I bet there’s a great story behind that. Let me buy you a beer and you can tell me.”

Anyway, congratulations, Ace.