ER - WEST TO FRONT THE GERMS AFTER PORTRAYING FRONTMAN CRASH

The members of punk icons THE GERMS were so impressed with ER star SHANE WEST's portrayal of their tragic bandmate DARBY CRASH in a new biopic, they've asked him to front the reformed act. West's film, Now What We Do Is Secret, has yet to get a release date but the actor became a huge Crash fan while making the movie - and was thrilled when The Germs asked him to revive his character for a string of live shows. Crash committed suicide in 1980, aged 22.