Tom Cavanaugh Signs Up for Hockey

Fans of NBC's departed Ed who have missed the cute and hilarious Tom Cavanaugh will be thrilled to know that the comic actor is taking on a gay role in the upcoming Breakfast with Scott.

And it's not just any gay role - he'll strap on pads and grab a stick to play an openly gay pro hockey player. (The Toronto Maple Leafs have given the project their blessing, a first for a gay movie.)

Based on a novel by Michael Downing - and not to be confused with Breakfast with Tiffany, another gay book being adapted for film - Scott tells the story of a gay couple (Cavanaugh and Angels in America's Ben Shenkman) who wind up adopting a possibly gay 11-year-old boy.

The film should skate into theaters this December and rankle both homophobic hockey fans and gay adoption foes alike. Success!