So excited for Joe!

Now that you’ve had time to adjust to the idea of Joe Manganiello in the role of Alcide on True Blood, it’s time to get to know the man behind the monster. In Part 1 of an exclusive two-part Q&A, the One Tree Hill hunk opens up about the phone call that changed his life, the childhood incident that foreshadowed his casting, and the punishing “werewolf workout” that will turn him into a half-human heartthrob.

How did you find out that you won the role?

JOE MANGANIELLO: I had three meetings with Alan Ball. [After the last one], I got a call from my agent and manager. And whenever you get a call from your agent and manager, you have a pretty good idea that something good is about to happen.

via ‘True Blood’ hunk on landing Alcide: ‘I started crying’ | Ausiello | EW.com.

Lee Norris, who plays Marvin “Mouth” McFadden, helps close out 2009 by visiting the One Tree Hill Podcast for an exclusive interview. Norris talks about the changes in season seven of One Tree Hill and if he thinks Mouth and Millie will make their way back to each other.

Link to Podcast: http://www.onetreehillpodcast.net/2009/12/27/the-one-tree-hill-connection-no-85/