When Matt Bomer’s Cooper Anderson arrives at Glee’s McKinley High, Blaine’s (Darren Criss) older brother will cause quite a stir when everyone — including Jane Lynch’s Sue Sylvester — is impressed with the local celebrity.

While his heart is in the right place, the White Collar star tells The Hollywood Reporter that his hilariously named character is a total hot mess when it comes to offering career advice for the kids of New Directions: Point to be dramatic! Wink to be funny! “Unfortunately, the wisdom he’s dispensing is really illegitimate and awful,” Bomer says.

THR caught up with Bomer to discuss how he connected with Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy for the role, covering childhood fave Duran Duran and whether Cooper Anderson could be back for graduation.

THR: Considering your partner, Simon Halls, is Ryan’s agent, has working with Ryan been something you’ve wanted to do for a long time?
Matt Bomer: I’ve been a huge fan of Ryan’s work for years, so yeah, absolutely. I’ve met him socially at the Golden Globes and incidentally at things over the years. But the first time we sat down together was at the meeting for was for The Normal Heart in September, and I was blown away by his talent. To be honest, nobody makes me laugh harder.

Is that where the idea for the best-named character ever — Cooper Anderson — was hatched?
(Laughs) I can’t take credit for that, I’m sure that was either Ryan or [writer] Ian Brennan. Ryan called me one day and asked if I wanted to play Darren Criss’ brother on the show. I was floored and said absolutely. He pitched a story line, and I was literally crying from laughter hearing what a hot mess this character was and how much fun it was going to be to get to play him. He, Ian and [Glee writer] Michael Hitchcock put together a real gift of a role for me.

How much of a “hot mess” is Cooper Anderson?
He’s somebody who has really strong convictions and opinions that are completely misguided and ill-founded, but his heart is in right place. He’s back in town to rekindle a relationship with his brother, and he really wants to help him and his classmates skip out on some of the flames and arrows of the business that he’s had to endure. I wanted to make sure that all the advice and “wisdom” he dispenses to the kids were all founded and based in something. He tells them, “Whatever you do, don’t go to New York,” because he didn’t have a good experience there and wants to save them the heartache of a very difficult business. Unfortunately, the wisdom he’s dispensing is really illegitimate and awful. (Laughs.)

You can read the rest of the interview here.

You can also check out a  sneak peek of the episode below!

I added 44 captures from the sneak peek here.

I added 5 more “Glee” stills to the gallery, and the promo video has also been posted below.

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I have added photos of Matt from the event tonight. It was such a wonderful performance!

PS: A HUGE thanks to my friend Crayen for donating 47 HQ photos! I really appreciate it.

In case you missed the live stream, or want to watch it again, it has been posted below.

I have also added 134 captures from the live stream here.

I added 343 “White Collar” Episode 3×15 captures.

I also added 4 video clips and you can view them here.

PS: Tim DeKay did such a wonderful job directing this episode! So proud of him.

I added 2 “White Collar” Episode 3×15 stills to the gallery.

Matt appears at 1:46, 8:05, and 11:28 in the video below.

Tim Davis also tweeted this photo of him with Matt and Darren Criss while filming “Glee” today.

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Matt received a New Generation Arts and Activism Award at the awards gala tonight, held at the Palm Springs Convention Center, benefiting Desert AIDS Project. Congratulations on your award Matt! We’re so proud of you and can’t think of anyone more deserving. I would like to thank @DesertAIDS for sharing the following photos below.

Update! I have added 8 HQ photos of Matt from last night to the gallery.

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Check out this incredible video of Matt from his GQ Italia photoshoot.

Update: It has been removed by YouTube, but it can be downloaded here.

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I added 274 “White Collar” Episode 3×14 captures.

I also added 3 video clips and you can view them here.

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I added photos of Matt at DIRECTV’s Sixth Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl in Indianapolis, Indiana today.

PS: Thanks to my friend Crayen for donating several HQ photos!

Update! I created a video consisting of Matt’s highlights from the game.