On FOX’s breakout hit New Girl, Max Greenfield plays Schmidt, a guy who was probably voted “Most Likely to be Shirtless at Any Given Moment” in high school.

But it’s Schmidt’s lack of modesty that has made him one of television’s funniest characters. After all, it’s not every day that a guy throws a “penis cast removal party.”

“First episode, it’s off. He’s back!,” Greenfield told Celebuzz. “Thank goodness. That needed to happen. But it’s off and he’s a free man again. And that’s a good thing for everybody.”

That is, everybody except for Parker Posey.

The Party Girl actress will guest star on the Season 2 premiere episode, entitled “Re-launch,” as a shot girl at Schmidt’s penis cast removal party. And, of course, with his nether regions now diaper and cast-free, Schmidt is looking for some action.

“When someone like Parker Posey steps on the set, the sparks are flying before anything is even lit,” said Greenfield. “He’d be a fool not to try something.”

And yes, this means that Schmidt’s and Cece’s (Hannah Simone) awkward-yet-adorkable relationship is over… for now. After his attempt to “White Fang” her on the Season 1 finale, it looks like Cece called it quits.

“He’s a free man in every sense of the word now,” said Greenfield. “And it’s going to get truly scary for everyone else involved.”

Watch out, ladies! Schmidt is back on the prowl.

Though he may not always be thankful for Schmidt’s “no shirt, no problem” philosophy, Greenfield is extremely grateful for the show’s success, especially among A-list “movie people.”

“It’s crazy,” he said. “It was nuts when we went to the Golden Globes, and you have all of these fancy movie people sitting in the middle. And then all of the sudden, you’re going to bathroom and Rob Reiner is, like, right next to you, saying ‘I love your show!’ It’s like, what is happening? It’s all very surreal.”

Meanwhile, in between his hectic shooting schedule and creative side projects, Greenfield has also turned Schmidt into a viral internet sensation. Back in April, the actor went rogue and posted a workout video featuring his character Schmidt. Are there anymore spontaneous Schmidt videos in Greenfield’s future?

“I have a couple of ideas,” he said. “We’ll see what happens. My only problem is that I’m so busy with the show, I literally don’t know when I’ll have the time to do it. But we’ll see!”

New Girl Season 2 premieres Tuesday at 8 PM on FOX, followed by new show Ben and Kate, then another all-new episode of New Girl at 9 PM.

Are New Girl co-stars Max Greenfield and Zooey Deschanel planning to coordinate their looks at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night?

Well, if the decision was up to funny man Greenfield, the Fox sitcom duo would be the talk of the Emmys — complete with matching tuxedo nails.

“I think it’s something that people are going to be excited about and that people are going to talk about,” teased Greenfield in an interview with Celebuzz. “We don’t want to make too much of a splash so that we take away from the event. You know, we don’t want the Emmys to be all about Max and Zooey — but it will be talked about.”

Jokes aside, Greenfield, a first-time Emmy nominee, will be documenting his big night… for Gwyneth Paltrow?

When he’s not rehearsing scenes for his hit sitcom or writing, directing and starring in his own web series for AXE, Greenfield is an avid reader of Paltrow’s lifestyle newsletter GOOP.  Now that he and “GP” — as he affectionately calls the actress — are on friendly terms, he’s even going to give GOOP readers the inside scoop on Emmy night.

“It’s all going to be documented — everything that goes into such an event and prepping myself for such an event will be documented in this GOOP piece,” said Greenfield. “I think maybe I’ll take a few pictures that night, but I don’t want to be that annoying guy with his camera all night.”

For Greenfield, the thought of even being nominated for an Emmy is unbelievable. ”It felt like a very big 180,” he said, noting that just two years ago his biggest role had been playing a young Sandy Cohen in an episode of The OC. But to be nominated alongside his New Girl co-star Deschanel is even more incredible.

“We were emailing back and forth the entire day,” he recalled. “We just couldn’t believe it.”

As for Deschanel — who was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy — she notes that while she doesn’t have a speech prepared yet, she’s not going to worry about that just yet.

“We work crazy hours, and I try to keep things as low-key as possible because it makes me less nervous,” the actress told Celebuzz and a group of reporters during a Fox conference call. “And I try to just have a good time while getting ready. It’s silly to get upset about anything because the whole thing is supposed to be fun. It’s a treat that we’re all getting appreciated, and it should be something that we all enjoy. So I never freak out. It’s not work — It’s fun.”

What about Deschanel’s Emmy dress? The comedy actress nominee revealed that the dress will have the same vintage look as her 2011 Emmys ensemble. ”I think it’s a really great dress, and I’m really excited,” she said.

New Girl’s resident douche, Schmidt (Max Greenfield), is coming out with his own book. The Douche Journals: The Definitive Account of One Man’s Genius chronicles every “douche-y” infraction Schmidt has ever made. The hilarious book will be released for your reading pleasure next Tuesday. One of our faves: “If your annual moisturizer budget doesn’t contain a comma then you’re doing it wrong.” [It Books]

Which Friends star’s show got picked up for another season? 

Matt LeBlanc’s Showtime series Episodes has been renewed for a third season. LeBlanc, who plays himself on the show, won a Golden Globe for the award in January of 2012. The third season of the critically acclaimed show will consist of nine half-hour episodes. [Showtime]

Ed O’Neill is lending his voice to Disney’s animated series, Fish Hooks, on Friday. The Modern Family star will voice a spider who interrupts Milo, Bea and Oscar during their game night. The episode entitled “Spiders Bite” airs Friday at 9:15 PM. [Disney]

The 85th Academy Awards Ceremony will again be directed by Don Mischer. Additionally, his production company will produce both the Oscar pre-show and Governor’s Ball. The director, who previously worked on the last two Oscar Awards telecasts, will join already announced show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Mischer is sure to be a great support for the first-time producers. [The Wrap]

Now, this is a Fifty Shades of Grey casting idea that we can get behind.

New Girl funnyman Max Greenfield told Celebuzz that portraying playboy millionaire Christian Grey in the big screen adaptation of author E.L. James’ racy trilogy could be the role of a lifetime.

“I want to audition for the movie,” said Greenfield. “I think I’d be great in it!”

But is Greenfield ready for all of those NSFW scenes? 

He added, “Look, when I read the book, I thought, ‘What a comedy!’ I think maybe I can bring a little bit of validity to the situation. Sometimes, you try to figure out life and what it all means, and maybe I only got this New Girl job so that I would be enough of a commodity to get the role of Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey. I’d probably retire after I did that because I think my performance would be just spot-on.”

“I don’t even think it’s a shirtless thing,” he deadpanned. “I think it’s more of a raw intensity thing. Obviously, I’m the man for the job.”

And when it comes to casting his perfect Fifty Shades of Grey co-star, Greenfield said he wants Girls star Lena Dunham to play his leading lady, Anastasia Steele. After all, the actor said, he’d love to guest-star on the HBO series.

“She’s fantastic,” he said of Dunham. “What if Judd [Apatow] and I collaborated and turned Fifty Shades of Grey into a movie together? That’s what I’d like to do. Me, Lena [Dunham] and Judd. It’s a done deal. I’m calling whoever owns the rights and making this happen.”

But will the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon ever pop up on New Girl? Greenfield seemed hopeful that Schmidt might take an interest in the novel after realizing how many ladies he could score — after his penis cast removal, of course.

“I have read anything in any of those scripts about Fifty Shades of Grey, but I’m sure that it’s going to come up. If we were going to do it, we’d have to dedicate an entire episode to it and go all out. Slowly but surely, everyone in the apartment will be reading it. It will be like a sexual awakening!”

New Girl Season 2 premieres Sept. 25 at 8 PM on Fox, followed by another all-new episode at 9 PM.

Would you like to see Judd Apatow direct Fifty Shades of Grey, starring Max Greenfield and Lena Dunham? Let us know in the comments!

WATCH: The making of the New Girl opening sequence.