Before They Were Teen Drama Stars, Part 6

22 08 2009

MONDAY: Beverly Hills 90210

TUESDAY: Dawson’s Creek

WEDNESDAY: The O.C.

THURSDAY: One Tree Hill

FRIDAY: Gossip Girl

TODAY: 90210

SHENAE GRIMES (Annie)

Starred in Degrassi:  The Next Generation and recurred on Naturally Sadie.

TRISTAN WILDS (Dixon)

Starred in The Wire.

ANNALYNNE MCCORD (Naomi)

Starred in American Heiress and recurred on Nip/Tuck.

JESSICA STROUP (Annie Silver)

Appeared on Reaper.

MICHAEL STEGER (Navid)

Appeared on The Winner.

JESSICA LOWNDES (Adrianna)

Recurring role on Greek.

DUSTIN MILLIGAN (Ethan)

Starred in Runaway.

MATT LANTER (Liam)

Starred in Commander in Chief, recurred on Heroes and voiced Star Wars: The Clone Wars

That’s it for Before They Were Teen Drama Stars.

Were there a lot of appearances you didn’t know about?

Would you like to see a series on what former teen drama stars are doing now?





Spoiler: Watch with Kristin

7 07 2009

RELEVANT QUESTIONS–DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!!

Amy in Pittsburgh: So excited Gossip Girl is back in production! What can you tell us?!
Sorry, Hilary Duff haters, but Duff joins the Gossip Girl cast as movie star Olivia, and she’ll be getting her movie-star cooties on the entire cast, not just Vanessa and Dan. Also on Gossip Girl this season, Chuck and Blair are totally getting married and having a million babies. (OK, not that, but they are staying tight. Yay!) And believe it or not, the show really is trending away from “Dan and Serena are the one true pairing of Gossip Girl.” Certainly, that arc might turn back sometime in the future, but for now the show is trying to establish their separate identities, apart from their on-again, off-again shenanigans. Is that great news or the worst thing you’ve ever heard? Post in the comments!

Gervase in Montreal, Quebec: Thanks for the interview with Blake Lively about Papa van der Woodsen. Are we actually going to see Serena’s dad this season on Gossip Girl?
TV Diva’s Magic 8-ball says: It is decidedly so. We will finally meet Serena’s dad this season on Gossip Girl.

Cristina in Teaneck, N.J.: Will Adrianna and Naomi reconcile with Annie on 90210?
As far as Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord), Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) and Annie (Shenae Grimes) being best buds in the second season (something some of you would like to see), AnnaLynne says, “Never. Not going to happen. I’m sorry. I wish.”

Marianne in Toluca Lake, Calif.: Any scoop on 90210? I’m in for the long haul.
Michael Steger
tells us, “They’re talking about renovating the Blaze newsroom, so it’s going to be where everything happens and everybody meets up. They’re going to make it very loungey, very comfortable.” (The Blaze newsroom is where we’ll meet Rumer Willis‘ character when she guests in a season-two episode.)





News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210

6 06 2009
  • Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) is up for best guest star in the Tater Top Awards.
  • Want to know how realistic or accurate Gossip Girl is?  Watch a preview for Bravo’s new reality series, NYC Prep, and decide for yourself.
  • The May issue of Alternative Press has a short article on Alexandra Patsavas, the music supervisor for Gossip Girl and The O.C.
  • Star News has a story on Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) and Southern Gothic Productions.
  • TV Guide Magazine has a video interview with Michael Steger (Navid, 90210) and Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210).
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) hosted a ladybug-themed party for her daughter’s first birthday.




News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210

5 05 2009
  • Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) cheered boyfriend Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) on during his charity soccer game.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) says having a music career is “a dream come true.”
  • Meester and Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) attended the annual Met Costume Gala.  Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) also went.
  • You can watch the Mark Schwahn preview for the next One Tree Hill.
  • There’s a video on YouTube called “Get the Look of One Tree Hill.”  It focuses on Brooke (Sophia Bush).
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) says in a new video blog that she’s developing an official site for Southern Gothic Productions.
  • Korbi has a pretty good interview with Sara Foster (Jen, 90210).  Some interesting things are revealed…
  • The CW Source has a video interview with Michael Steger (Navid, 90210).
  • Dom DeLuise, a comedian who guest-starred on Beverly Hills 90210 (as Magic Morton in season 7), passed away today.




News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill

31 03 2009
  • The New York Observer weighs the pros and cons of the new 90210.
  • The Los Angeles Times has an interview with Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210).  There’s also an interview with him by the New York Post.
  • Latina has an interview with Michael Steger (Navid, 90210).
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) is denying that a salary dispute kept her from making a 90210 appearance.  Thankfully we’re seeing her now.
  • The April 6th issue of PEOPLE has a photo of AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi), Jessica Stroup (Silver ) and Shenae Grimes (Annie) celebrating at the 90210 wrap party.
  • The same issue also has a series of photos of Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) kissing and walking her dog.
  • TVGuide.com is wondering if Gossip Girl is heading into jumping-the-shark territory.
  • Pedro, starring Matt Barr (Psycho Derek, One Tree Hill), will air tomorrow night on MTV.




News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and Dawson’s Creek

17 01 2009
  • Do any of you watch Skins?  The Washington Post says it makes Gossip Girl and 90210 “look like ‘Little House on the Prairie.'”
  • What do the 90210 stars, new and old, think about football and the Superbowl?  You can find out here.
  • Ouch!  A new article calls 90210 “spineless” and Gossip Girl “shallow.”  The article names Friday Night Lights the “teen drama MVP.”  If that’s right, apparently I should be covering it…
  • Michael Steger (Navid, 90210) has managed to keep a low-profile since the series began.  He opens up a teensy bit in this new article.
  • It’s not 90210 and sure ain’t General Hospital.  Instead, Vanessa Marcil (Gina, Beverly Hills 90210) is headed to Without a Trace.
  • The Boston Globe has a great article about Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek), her new movie Wendy and Lucy, and life after Heath.  You can read it here.