Justin Gaston Running … For Office?

by UInterviewJanuary 5, 2012, 12:00 amNews >

Well, not exactly. But stranger things have happened.

Model-turned-actor and former Miley Cyrus boy toy Justin Gaston, who will play Levi Johnston opposite Julianne Moore's Sarah Palin the upcoming HBO movie Game Change, was spotted going for a jog in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Based on Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's book about the 2008 presidential election, Game Change thrusts Gaston into a cast of top-notch actors including Sarah Paulson and Woody Harrelson — not unlike the way Johnston, a high school hockey player from Wasilla who knocked up Palin's daughter Bristol, found himself sharing the spotlight with those gunning for a little position called President of the United States.

Gaston, 23, who dated Cyrus, 19, for nine months back in 2009, met the Disney Channel sensation when he appeared as a guitar player in her Hannah Montana concert. Audiences will have to wait till March to see if the hunky Louisiana native, whose acting credits consist mainly of the Glee pilot and a little-seen movie called Escapee, can play Johnston's role to their satisfaction.

Who knows? If he's really good, maybe someone will cast him in a sequel, where we'll get to see Gaston-as-Johnston model for Playgirl and run for mayor. Any takers?