Author: Sophie A. Schillaci

GoDaddy may not have received much positive feedback from their most recent Super Bowl ad, but actor Jesse Heiman seems to have come out on top.

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The 34-year-old starred in one of Sunday’s most talked-about commercials as the nerdy side of GoDaddy’s business model to Bar Refaeli’s sexy side. The duo proceeded to lock lips in a sloppy, saliva-filled makeout session for a solid 10 seconds.

“It was like kissing paradise or kissing God’s hands,” Heiman gushed on Monday morning during an appearance on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. “I was just in awe that I got to kiss her but I really enjoyed it.”

And while Heiman’s sudden relevance could open new doors (or at least prompt a mini-media blitz), viewers will be seeing more of him much sooner than expected. In fact, Heiman will return to CBS this month.

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“I recently did an episode of The Big Bang Theory,” Heiman revealed during his interview, while a rep for the show tells The Hollywood Reporter that Heiman’s episode will air on Feb. 14. Heiman has long been a member of the BBT family, appearing as an extra on the show for the past several years. His role in the Valentine’s Day episode is also nonspeaking.  

Heiman is, of course, already known as the “world’s greatest extra,” appearing in the background of countless film and television projects. On IMDb, he has 65 acting credits to his name.

Most recently, Heiman appeared as “Concession Kid” on The Mindy Project’s “Harry & Sally” episode.

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With two empty seats at the X Factor judges’ table and no word on a replacement, speculation has already begun swirling around potential candidates for the vacant positions.

One of the hats thrown into Simon Cowell’s proverbial ring belongs to Ne-Yo (nee: Shaffer Chimere Smith), a hit recording artist in his own right that currently heads up A&R at Motown Records. In The Hollywood Reporter’s X Factor Fantasy Panel blog post, published earlier this month, Ne-Yo was named among the ideal candidates to replace outgoing judge L.A. Reid.

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The 30-year-old confirms to THR that talks about a potential TV gig have commenced, but those conversations are still in the very early stages.

“I don’t want anybody to put too much stock in that,” says Ne-Yo. “It honestly and truly may not happen. It’s just conversation right now and everybody knows that in L.A., until the ink is dry on the contract, nothing is for certain.”

That’s not to say Ne-Yo wouldn’t say yes if offered the position.

“I feel like I have some vital information that I can give to an artist that will guarantee them as a career as opposed to a flash-in-the-pan,” he muses. “And we all know that it’s very, very easy for that to happen nowadays.” Adding: “So with that being said, yeah, I could definitely do it.”

And while critics of the singer, who released his debut album in 2006, wonder whether he’s as qualified as Reid or fellow outgoing judge Britney Spears, Ne-Yo is confident in his response.

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“I heard that there were some people that felt like that I hadn’t been as successful as Britney Spears or LA Reid, completely ignoring the fact that I haven’t been in the business as long as either one of them, but that’s neither here nor there. They didn’t feel like that I would have any kind of input to give to an up and coming artist,” he says.

“I feel like nothing could be farther from the truth. I really don’t feel like I would have a job as an A&R person at a prestigious record label if I didn’t have something to give to an up and coming artist.”

As the label’s senior vice president of A&R, Ne-Yo currently serves as a mentor to all Motown talent while seeking out and signing new artists.

What do you think of Ne-Yo as a reality competition judge?  Tell us in the comments below.

And in other X Factor-related news, fans can get their first taste of season two winner Tate Stevens‘ new material during the Grammys broadcast on Sunday, Feb. 10. The country singer will debut his very first music video, “Holler If You’re With Me,” during the CBS telecast beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT as part of his partnership with Pepsi.

With reporting by Shirley Halperin.

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Baby Lorenzo is ready for his close up.

The pint-sized guido, born to Jersey Shore alum Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi in August, makes his television debut on Tuesday in an all-new episode of MTV’s Snooki & JWOWW.  In the “Final Push” episode, Polizzi gives birth to her first child while the cameras are rolling.

And less than six months after the birth, Polizzi tells The Hollywood Reporter that she’s ready for baby No. 2.

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“I want more babies,” she said frankly. “I want one already, but it’s not the right time, so I have to get everything situated.”

Among her other current obligations are promotional duties for the show, building a house with fiancé Jionni LaValle and a line of products that includes self-tanner, body lotion, nail polish, perfume, as well as a budding fashion empire called “Couture.”

While Polizzi continues to expand her personal brand, wedding plans with LaValle have also taken a backseat for the time being.

“I have so much going on right now,” she says. “Me and Jionni are going to get married eventually, we just did things a little backwards.”

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But backwards doesn’t look too shabby to co-star Jenni “JWOWW” Farley, who admitted to putting her own wedding plans on the back burner in favor of a more unconventional family plan.

“Marriage is so hard to plan,” says Farley. “It’s a great thing to go through. You only want to do it once, hypothetically. We want to do it right with no pressure but if kids come along the way beforehand, so be it. “

Snooki & JWOWW airs Tuesday at 10 p.m. on MTV.

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