Cruising the Park

Multi-hyphenate hottie Justin Theroux is joining TV’s Parks and Recreation in a major recurring role later this season.

The actor, who co-wrote the screenplays for Tropic Thunder and the upcoming Iron Man 2, will play a friend of Ann’s (Rashida Jones) and a potential love interest for Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) on the comedy. His first episode is slated to air in early 2010.

I’ll say it because I’m that shallow: Theroux’s an in-the-looks-department improvement over Louis C.K., who’s been romancing Poehler on the show, but then again, I was very into that sweet rapport the two have.

But I’m totally open to seeing Leslie make a play at this stud, you know what I mean.

Photo: MannyTheMovieGuy.com.

Update: Also set to romance Poehler on the show after the holiday break? Her real-life husband, Will Arnett.

The Arrested Development alumnus will play an MRI technician and a second possible love interest for Poehler’s luckier-in-love-by-the-minute character (Arnett will appear in the same episode as Theroux.