Jason Lee will film rock-and-roll comedy during show’s hiatus.

My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee is lined up to play as a rock star in the comedy Krater. The movie will film in May, during the actor’s hiatus from his hit show.

Krater takes place in the late-’70s/early-’80s music scene. It follows a rock band of the same name that finds its success in jeopardy after the band’s lead singer reveals secret desires to be a Broadway star.

Lee is also coproducing the film.

Lee previously played as a member of the fictional rock band Stillwater in 2000’s Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous. The actor will next be heard as the voice of Underdog in a film adaptation of the beloved 1960s cartoon.

My Name Is Earl won two Emmys this year. The show, along with The Office, has helped NBC revive its flagging Thursday-night comedy-block fortunes.

Several real-life rock singers have made the transition to the Great White Way. Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach starred in the 2000 Broadway musical Jekyll and Hyde, and AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson says he is writing a musical about historical figure Helen of Troy.