An out-of-work musician living in Hawaii thought he was going to become a movie star. Instead, he’ll be featured in a reality show about deadbeat dads.

The man, who owes $32,000 in child support to his ex in Philadelphia, was lured back to the city of brotherly love by a bounty hunter who convinced him he was being eyed for a role in a Jennifer Aniston film.

He was met at the airport by a film crew working for the bounty hunter, who’s producing the TV show.

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Too bad these donations won’t be tax-deductible.

Researchers are asking residents of the Canadian city of Calgary to contribute their dogs’ poop for a research study on parasites.

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Ever get stuck in a rush- hour traffic jam and wish you could drive right over the vehicles in front of you?

Then head to Kasota, Minn., where the “Drive-a-Tank’’ company will teach you how to operate an armored vehicle, and will even provide junked cars to squash.

“It was awesome,’’ said one satisfied customer, Jacob Ostig.

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Residents of Murray, Utah, are anxiously awaiting the results of an Independence Day election.

Mayor Dan Snarr left a major policy decision to local citizens — whether or not to get rid of his 18-inch handlebar mustache.

They voted with a thumbs-up or thumbs-down sign at the local parade.

The video was still being reviewed yesterday.

Snarr’s wife campaigned for a no-mustache decision, explaining she’s sick of getting “poked in the eye’’ and living with a “freak.’’

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In a fairy-tale-come-true story, a frog has been turned into a prince.

A rare Ecuadorian frog has been named after Britain’s Prince Charles to honor him for his conservation work.

The new royal, who is orange and brown, is named Huloscirtus Princecharlesi.