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Continuing to promote 18 To Life, Stacey has done another interview with TheTVAddict.com. When asked about the success many Degrassi stars are finding these days (Nina Dobrev, Shenae Grimes, etc.) she said: “Degrassi didn’t feed us anything in particular or give us water to drink that turned people into celebrities! … I go to auditions now and nothing compares to the stuff I had to do on that show. Really heavy, emotional and challenging material which they would just throw at us and we would figure it out as we went along. Degrassi was the ultimate boot camp.”
Read the full interview right here.
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A great new interview with Stacey Farber has surfaced. Lately she’s been busy promoting her new TV series 18 to Life. In this interview she discusses the series along with what it takes to go from playing a dramatic character like Ellie to a light hearted character like Jessie.
On the change she said: “I loved being on Degrassi and I played a character on that show that was so layered. I had so many different story lines. But for the most part, I did play a depressed girl. It could be heavy, ‘angsty’ stuff … I hadn’t done comedy before and it’s really tough”
18 To Life premieres on CBC TOMORROW! However, tonight CBC will be airing special previews during their broadcast of the Hannah Montana Movie. Stacey and Michael have filmed introductions and will be showing a sneak preview of the first episode.
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Adamo Ruggiero recently did an interview with Out Magazine which you can now check out online! In the interview, Adamo talks about his latest movie (Making the Yuletide Gay), what it was like coming out to his friends, parents, and brother, as well as Adam Lambert’s AMA performance. Here’s an excerpt:
You said you’d like to play more gay characters in the future. What kind of gay characters would you like to explore?
I want to play a character who struggles with issues outside of being gay. My straight friends go through the same kinds of things that gay people my age do. We’re worried about finding a job or how to deal with our families. I think if we show a character who doesn’t talk about his sexuality so bluntly, it will be more powerful.
Click here to read the full interview!
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Cassie has been talking about this event on Twitter for a while, so here is all the details! Cassie is holding a special live webcast concert tonight at 9pm ET. The show will feature acoustic selections, merchandise giveaways, as well as guest performances. Interesting enough, the webcast is being produced by Centennial College students and will take place at the Centre for Creative Communications which was the set location for Degrassi High!
For more information check out this press release from Centennial College, or Cassie’s Twitter and Myspace pages.
The webcast can be viewed at this link tonight at 9pm!
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Stacey & her co-star Michael Seater will be making appearances across Canada to promote their new show 18 to Life! On Dec. 28th they will be at the Richmond Centre in Vancouver. On Dec. 29th they will be at Market Mall in Calgary, and then they will be at Toronto’s Fairview Mall on Dec. 30th. For more information, check out CBC’s newly launched website for 18 to Life. The site also includes a new promo as seen above. 18 to Life premieres Jan. 4th at 8pm on CBC.
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A new press release:
“With one simple “I do”, three couples become connected for better or worse, ‘til death do them part’… 18 TO LIFE captures the stories of neighbouring families with vastly different lifestyles, who reluctantly become in-laws after their teenage kids get married at the tender age of 18. This new family comedy debuts on CBC Television, Monday, Jan. 4, at 8 p.m.”
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Jake’s new interview from the Spring Awakening Totally Trucked channel on youtube!
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A short clip from CBC News on Drake’s 2 Grammy nominations. This clip includes an interview with Stefan Brogren at the Degrassi studio.
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Drake is now a Grammy nominee!!
Drake continues to take the music world by storm, picking up a Grammy Award Nomination this year. His song “The Best I Ever Had” has been nominated for “Best Rap Solo Performance.” Drake is up against Eminem, Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, and Mos Def in that category. Drake is also nominated for “Best Rap Song (Songwriters Award)”
Congrats to Drake for being the first Degrassi cast member to get nominated for a Grammy! lol
In a new interview, Drake AKA our very own Aubrey Graham discussed how he got his role on Degrassi. It was not the most conventional method! lol. Drake talks about his upbringing and life as both Jewish and black. In grade 9, he met with an agent who set him up for a Degrassi audition. He says:
I’ve never told this story before but I had actually smoked Marijuana for the first time before I went to the audition, [laughs] so, it was going to be fun. I was in the bathroom splashing water on my face and all this stuff. But that actually led to me actually leading a very clean cut life!
LOL! I guess he must be a really good actor. Click here to read the full interview.
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Stacey’s new show 18 To Life is set to premiere next year, but the press has already begun! Speaking to CBC (the show’s network), Stacey describes her character as young, smart, and tough. In the series, Stacey plays 18 year old Jessie, who agrees to marry Tom, played by Michael Seater. The show is described as a character comedy with a lot of heart. No specific airdate has been set yet. Click here to read the full article.
eta: 18 to Life premieres Jan. 4th on CBC.
BroadwayWorld.com recently conducted a very lengthy interview with Degrassi actor Jake Epstein. Jake is currently on tour with Spring Awakening playing the part of Melchior. In the interview, Jake talks about the difference between TV and theatre, his time on Degrassi, future projects he has in mind, plus much more. Here’s an excerpt:
“Did you get to perform your own songs on Degrassi?
Yeah, they let me write a bunch of [my characters’] songs… I had a “band” on Degrassi. They would come to me and say, like, “Okay, we want kind of like a generic, garage-rock-sounding song!” So, I would come back with “Okay, like this?” and they’ll go, “yeah, that’s it! Let’s do that!”
Click here to read the full interview.
Jake Epstein is currently on tour with Spring Awakening, but he recently did an interview in which he talked about his Degrassi past and where he sees himself in the future. When asked which Degrassi cast members he still hangs out with, he had this to say in response:
Well, I see them all the time when I’m in Toronto. Honestly, I’d say the people I’m really good friends with (are) Paula Brancati, who actually did “Dog Sees God” with me, and Jake Goldsbie, who has remained one of my best friends. And then again, I see them all the time. I definitely keep in touch with them all, because they’re good people. Last year we shot the “Degrassi” movie so I got to hang out with all of them again, which was cool.
Read the full interview right here
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A new trailer has been released for Stacey Farber’s new show “18 to Life.” Stacey stars alongside Michael Seater in this half hour comedy series which is set to premiere on CBC this January. No US network has picked up the series yet.
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Degrassi actor Evan Williams is starring in a new made-for-TV movie called “The National Tree.” In the movie, Evan plays a teenager who wins a national tree contest and convinces his father to move the tree to Washington D.C. The movie focuses on a father-son cross country trip. “The National Tree” premieres Nov. 28th on the Hallmark Channel and will repeat a few times over Thanksgiving weekend.
In other movie news, Melinda Shankar is currently in New York filming a new movie. As well, Drake told Billboard magazine that he is still interested in acting and would like to do a movie with his friend Jamie Foxx.
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ACES uploaded the Jake Epstein episode of Being Erica for us instead. Paula Brancati and Jake Goldsbie are in it too.
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Jake Epstein will be making a guest appearance on the CBC series “Being Erica.” The episode airs tonight on CBC. Here is the episode synopsis:
My guess is that Jake is the one involved in this “broken teenage romance.” I will upload Jake’s scenes either tonight or tomorrow!
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Lauren Collins participated in the SuperWalk for Parkinson’s in Toronto this year. According to this press release, Lauren walked with her mother for her father who has had Parkinson’s for more than 20 years. Thirteen thousand people turned out across Canada to participate in the walk which raised over $2 million. Click here for quotes and a picture of Lauren.
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Mike Lobel’s new movie Suck made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival last night. The movie is described as a comedy vampire film, with Mike playing a drummer in the band the movie revolves around. Mike talked to andPop about his role in the film, while also stating that he’s interested in working on more feature films in the future. Read the full interview right here!