Kix has a new job

Turns out Kix Brooks is a bit of a renaissance man. Six months after his split with Ronnie Dunn, ending the 20-year run of country music's best-selling duo, Brooks & Dunn, Brooks is branching out in new directions. Already a radio host, accomplished songwriter and professional vintner, Brooks is trying out the acting biz. He recently wrapped a small part in the upcoming movie "Thriftstore Cowboy" and has accepted a leading role in another, "The Last Ride," which will be shot in May in Arizona. Brooks describes "Thriftstore Cowboy" as a "kind of a modern age urban cowboy sort of scenario."