David Archuleta, the American Idol Season 7 runner-up, is set to make his acting debut in a Nickelodeon sitcom.

Archuleta is set to play himself in an episode of Nickelodeon's iCarly. Shooting will begin this Thursday.

iCarly is a show about a high school student, played by Miranda Cosgrove, who runs a video blog with her friends.

In related news, Archuleta has released his first ever single entitled "Crush." The song's music video has also been released lately.

The song is included in his self-titled debut album, due Nov. 11 on Jive Records.