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Jennifer Lopez will feel the 'Glee' this season, on Fox

By April MacIntyre Jan 18, 2010, 19:06 GMT

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony - © Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Louboutin lovin' Jennifer Lopez is scheduled to appear on Ryan Murphy's Golden Globe winning "Glee" this season.

Lopez, 40, earned herself a guest spot on "Glee," and the show's creator, Ryan Murphy, shared with Extra post-Golden Globes that he was hoping to put Lopez in a hairnet and kitchen apron.

"We are writing a role for Ms. Jennifer Lopez, who we love," Murphy said. "We want her to be a cafeteria lady."

Fox's award winning "Glee" - which won Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical)last night at the Globes ceremony - will return in fall 2010 for a second season, Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly announced Jan. 11.

The series will also be holding open auditions in a search for three new cast members in February and chronicling the search in a muli-part special leading up to the season two premiere.

"We've loved Glee ever since it was a pilot script," said Reilly in a statement. "It's been an incredible thrill to watch the show take root and see audiences embrace these characters in such a huge way this season."

"Glee" has been a mega cross-platform success for the network, with two certified gold records, over four million downloaded tunes and already capturing accolades and awards. along with the Globe win it took a spot on the American Film Institute's top 10 TV programs of the year.

"We would like to thank all the wonderful people who actually thought a musical would work on primetime television," said Murphy during his acceptance speech. "This show is about a lot of things -- it's about the importance of arts education, and this is for anybody and everybody who got a wedgie in high school."

"Glee" returns to FOX in April.