Rick Fox to Join Melrose Place

Rick Fox has been added to the cast of Melrose Place, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Fox will play the owner of a restaurant at which both Auggie (Colin Egglesfield) and Violet (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz) work. The casting was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter. The former Los Angeles Laker-turned-actor has previously appeared on One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty (with ex-wife Vanessa Williams) and The Game. See our gallery of the hot stars of Melrose Place: then and now Fox will recur in the role throughout the first season. Watch clips of Melrose Place in our Online Video Guide and follow TVGuide.com on Twitter for more breaking news and scoop

Mickey O'Connor Sept. 3, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. PT