AllRespect.com // Is Pitbull Joining The 'Glee' Cast?

Posted on 2011-12-10 03:00:10
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Rapper would play Santana's older brother on a January episode.By James Montgomery

Pitbull Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Pitbull is capping a truly massive 2011 with a bit of a casting coup: He's reportedly in talks to join "Glee."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pit is currently in discussions with producers to play Santana Lopez's older brother on an upcoming episode, tentatively set to air in January. He would be joining singer Gloria Estefan, who was recently cast as Lopez's mother.

The January episode was also set to feature Ricky Martin as "a musically inclined Spanish teacher," though Martin's cameo has been moved to a later ep to make room for a larger, Santana-centric story line, according to The Reporter. Naya Rivera's Santana was just named MTV News' #11 TV Character of 2011.

A representative for Pitbull did not immediately respond to MTV News' request for comment.

The rumored role is a rather fitting way to end a year that saw Pit breakthrough to the mainstream with his massive hit Give Me Everything, which rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this summer. The song earned him a nomination at the 2011 Video Music Awards, and at the show, he teamed with Ne-Yo for a performance that most definitely brought the Miami heat.

Some of the "Everything" lyrics got the rapper in hot water with actress Lindsay Lohan, who sued to have the song removed from airwaves (he's since filed a countersuit). But he didn't let the legal issues slow him down: He can currently be seen in a high-profile ad campaign for Dr. Pepper and is working the latest single from his Planet Pit album, the Chris-Brown assisted "International Love."

Are you excited for Pitbull's "Glee" arrival? Let us know in the comments!

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