'Bones' Casts Ben Savage in Guest-Starring Role

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Former Boy Meets World star Ben Savage is headed to Bones.

The actor has landed a guest-starring role on the Fox drama series, which stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz.

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He tweeted about the gig Wednesday afternoon.

"First day on the set of Bones," he wrote. "Great show and a very talented cast!”

Savage is set to play a former shipping store employee who becomes part of an investigation.

He will be featured in the upcoming season's fourth episode, which will air in December. Bones kicks off its new season Nov. 3.

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Since Boy Meets World ended its seven-season run in 2000, Savage has most held guest-starring roles in such series as Chuck and Without a Trace.

He also was in ABC's comedy pilot Making It Legal that was in contention for the 2007-08 season but didn't go forward.