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A few Degrassi cast members were featured in the pages of Performers Magazine recently. Charlotte Arnold along with Adamo Ruggiero and Evan Williams were there along with 5 other up and coming actors from the Toronto region. The magazine includes a new photoshoot with all 8 of the actors featured as well as an article & short individual interviews. Here are all of the scans. Thanks to Epitome for sending this to me!
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In honour of the Gemini Award nominations earlier this week, Toronto Life published a list of the “10 Best Canadian TV Shows of the Past 25 Years.” As expected, Degrassi made the list – with Degrassi Junior High taking the top spot!! Of course we would accept no less for Degrassi! Here’s what the article had to say:
#1. Degrassi Jr. High
All versions of the decades-spanning real-teen drama would make our top 25, but in the interest of whittling, we’re gonna go with Jr. High. It’s the classic Zit Remedy Era, back when Joey Jeremiah still had hair and Wheels had yet to lose his innocence in a hitchhiking episode gone wrong. (Is there any other kind?)
Click here to check out the complete list!
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Dalmar Abuzied and Charlotte Arnold lended their support to ACTRA’s fight to keep Canadian programming on the air yesterday. The two Degrassi stars attended a rally at Parliament Hill in Ottawa alongside other well known Canadian actors from shows such as The Border and Little Mosque on the Prairie. The CRTC (regulator of Canadian content) has just launched hearings on the future of broadcasting in Canada. Performers from across Canada are calling on the CRTC to put Canadian programming first. According to the press release from ACTRA, last year Canadian networks “spent $740 million on U.S. and foreign programming and just $54 million on Canadian English-language drama.” Click here to read the entire press release and find out more.