Best known for his role as “almost-too-gay-to-function” Damian in 2004’s “Mean Girls,” actor Daniel Franzese is joining HBO’s gay-themed series, “Looking,” for its second season.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Franzese will play Eddie, a member of San Francisco’s nonprofit community, in a major arc when “Looking” returns in 2015. The publication also describes the role as a “love interest” for an unspecified character.

Franzese, 36, described his role as the “new bear in town” on Twitter.

I guess I’m allowed to tell everyone! (Finally) There’s a new Bear in town. #HBO #LookingHBO http://t.co/5rXcVjINK3

— Daniel Franzese (@WhatsupDanny) August 27, 2014

Meanwhile, actor Russell Tovey tweeted a photo which showed Franzese (right) enjoying lunch with his “Looking” co-stars on Aug. 27.

The @LookingHBO @HBO boys do lunch x pic.twitter.com/5tV2XAf3Jv

— russell tovey (@russelltovey) August 28, 2014

Earlier this year, Franzese came out as gay in an open letter addressed to his “Mean Girls” character.

“You were proud of who you were; I was an insecure actor,” he wrote in the letter, published on IndieWire. “You became an iconic character that people looked up to; I wished I’d had you as a role model when I was younger. I might’ve been easier to be gay growing up.”