Gwyneth Paltrow: 'Glee' Episode Details!

Gwyneth Paltrow is gearing up for her Glee debut – and now, writer/creator Ryan Murphy is opening up about the role Gwyn will play!

The actress, who celebrates her 38th birthday TODAY (September 27) will play a substitute teacher who Matt Morrison‘s charcter falls for,” Ryan dished to Us Weekly, adding, “She will be doing 3 or 4 solos.”

As for how the partnership came about, Ryan shared, “She is a friend of mine and I admire her…I said, ‘If I write a part for you, will you do it?’ And she said, ‘Yes!’”

FYI: Ryan and Gwyn worked together on 2006′s Running with Scissors.