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New York Post
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Chace Crawford recalls being in ‘the jail of the CW pretty boy' following ‘Gossip Girl' fame
Chace Crawford here. The 'Reunion' star, 39, is getting candid on the aftermath of playing Nate Archibald on 'Gossip Girl' for six seasons from 2007 to 2012. The early-2000s drama, set in the backdrop of New York City, followed the lives of elite high schoolers and quickly became a cult classic. But Crawford felt being elevated to the ultimate crush had its downfalls. Advertisement 8 Chace Crawford in Season 1 of 'Gossip Girl.' ©CW Network/Courtesy Everett Col 'I felt like I was in the wilderness for years after 'Gossip Girl,'' he shared on Thursday's episode of the 'Good Guys' podcast. 'Because I felt, you know, as big of a show as it was, coming off of it as a young guy, it's like, 'Oh, that's not cool anymore.'' 'And I'm in this box now,' Crawford continued. 'I'm in this jail of like the CW pretty boy, you know what I mean?' Advertisement 'Gossip Girl' ran on the CW and also starred Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, Penn Badgley, Taylor Momsen and Michelle Trachtenberg. 8 Chace Crawford in Season 2 of 'Gossip Girl.' ©CW Network/Courtesy Everett Collection Crawford explained that people didn't think he had 'range' as an actor. After 'Gossip Girl' ended, Crawford went on to star in a series of movies, including the 2018 horror 'Cry of Fear.' In 2015, the Hollywood vet landed the part of leading man on the one season ABC drama 'Blood & Oil' in 2015. Advertisement For Crawford, the transition wasn't a smooth one and he felt pigeonholed. 8 Blake Lively, Chace Crawford in 'Gossip Girl.' ©CW Network/Courtesy Everett Col 'I think people think… actors make a ton more money and have way more agency than we actually do,' he admitted on the podcast adding about the pressure he put on himself: 'I was probably harder on myself than I needed to be.' Then came the 2019 Prime Video satirical superhero drama by Eric Kripke: 'The Boys.' Crawford plays The Deep, who is a self-obsessed, aquatic superhero with questionable morals. Advertisement It was a role that changed the performer's life. 8 Penn Badgley, Ed Westwick, Taylor Momsen, Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, and Leighton Meester in 'Gossip Girl.' ©CW Network/Courtesy Everett Col 'I just remember that audition hitting my inbox, and reading the synopsis, I was like, that sounds wild,' Crawford recounted. 'And then reading this pilot, I was like, 'Oh, this is f–king great. This is so out there and original and weird.'' The CW alum immediately felt a pull to his on-screen character. 'In the specific role of The Deep… I know that guy,' he expressed. 'You know, I know a hundred of those guys, basically. So, I instantly felt confident and excited about my take on the character.' 8 Chace Crawford in the ABC drama 'Blood & Oil.' ©ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection Crawford's addition, meanwhile, was no walk in the park. 'I went in and read for it,' he recalled. 'I got there, I was like last up, and there were literally like 50 names on the sheet.' Advertisement Crawford performed one 'dark' scene and one lighter moment which 'got some laughs out of Kripke.' 'It was just a normal audition read that I… really wanted, you know? Just based on like reading it. So it really wasn't my choice at all.' Kripke, 51, and the casting directors made the choice that Crawford was the perfect fit. 8 Chace Crawford in 'Reunion.' ©Lions Gate/Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement 'It was great,' he gushed. 'I was so happy to have another job that I was excited about and that the character was so different from anything that I had done before.' 'The Boys' is currently filming its fifth and final season and also stars Antony Starr, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Laz Alonso and Erin Moriarty. The series' spinoff 'Gen V' aired its first season in 2023 and follows students who are in a school for sups. Season 2 is set to premiere this fall. 8 Chace Crawford in 'The Boys.' ©Amazon/Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement In 2024, Crawford reflected on the massive success of 'The Boys' and his character in particular. 'That's the name of the game with the character and with the show in general, is that vulnerability,' he said during a conversation with fellow actor Billy Magnussen for Interview Magazine. 'You have to really go to those places. I found things I didn't really know I had or was capable of, being able and given permission to do on a show like this. It was great to really be able to grow and stretch.' As for where that permission comes from, Crawford credited Kripke. 8 Nathan Mitchell, Chace Crawford in 'The Boys.' ©Amazon/Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement 'It was the creator, Eric Kripke, the writing, it starts there,' he expressed. 'Eric directed the first couple [episodes], and he kind of let us have the freedom of doing exactly what we wanted to do and finding it in rehearsal. I never really had that.' ''Gossip Girl' was very much hit the mark, and it was great. It's its own formula. It was working very fast, and this was slowed down,' continued Crawford. 'And actors like Antony Starr, who plays Homelander, he's super intense and amazing to work with. Actors like that were totally bringing their A-game. I'm like, 'Okay, this is the way we're going to be doing this show.''
Perth Now
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Nickelodeon star Josh Peck makes huge discovery: 'I feel bad for it...'
Josh Peck "hates" the weekend. The 38-year-old actor - who is married to Paige O'Brien and has Max, six, and two-year-old Shai with her - made the "discovery" recently that he much prefers the working week even though it might seem "weird" to others. Speaking on his 'Good Guys' podcast, he said: "My weekend was average. A lot of kids. I had a discovery and feel bad for it, but I've felt it my entire life, and I'm just gonna embrace it. I hate the weekend. It's weird, right?" The former 'Drake and Josh' star - whose wife is currently pregnant with their third child - explained that he is "privileged" in the sense that he doesn't have to follow a traditional pattern of employment so he able to enjoy the "structure" that he has made for himself throughout the week. He said: "I like the weekday me, the weekend would be good for one day, but granted, acknowledging my privilege, I don't have a nine to five [job] so I am abe to get done a lot of the things that people save for the weekend because with commutes and whatnot, they're busy eight to 10 to 12 hours a day. They can't get it done, so they look forward to the weekend. I just like the structure of a weekday because I'm up with my kids from six to nine and then Max goes to school, Shai , we have someone who comes in to help with Shai a couple hours a day so my wife can go for a workout or see a friend or do all the stuff she does. "I go to work. And, by four or five, I'm home, the kids are home, we're like crushing family time til eight o'clock when the kids to bed and then it's an hour or two do whatever we want when Paige and I hang out. I like that structure and I could to that 99 percent of days. "I also just like when the phone is ringing, when there's something to do, when there's an email to write. When that last email comes in on Friday night, I'm like 'I'm gonna see a red bubble for the next 39 hours, 47 hours..."
Los Angeles Times
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Drake Bell reunites with Josh Peck, reveals the toll of sexual abuse by ‘monster' dialogue coach
Drake Bell, a year after speaking out about the abuse he endured during his Nickelodeon days, has found 'therapy' in a long-anticipated reunion. 'Drake & Josh' co-stars Bell and Josh Peck reunited on Peck and Ben Soffer's 'Good Guys' podcast to reminisce on their years-long friendship, revisit their hit sitcom and reevaluate how the abuse Bell experienced by a former Nickelodeon dialogue coach impacted both. Bell began his walk down memory lane with a disclaimer. 'I don't know if this is just 'cause we've made a lot of bad choices in our lives or if it's just from trauma but I have a lot of trouble remembering a lot of things,' he said. The hourlong conversation between the 38-year-old former co-stars, who first shared the screen on Nickelodeon's 'Amanda Show' before headlining 'Drake & Josh,' built on the revelations Bell shared last year in the documentary 'Quiet on Set.' In the four-part ID docuseries, Bell went public about the sexual abuse he faced by former Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck (no relation to Josh Peck). Brian Peck was convicted of child sex abuse in 2004 but his victim's name was not disclosed at the time. Bell confirmed in 'Quiet on Set' that he was the unidentified victim referenced in the case. On Monday's podcast, Peck told his ex co-star that during the early days of 'Drake & Josh' he was unaware of Bell's experience and that 'this separation started between us' as a result. Bell explained that the investigation into Brian Peck and 'all the stuff you saw in the documentary' coincided with the filming of the 'Drake & Josh' pilot. That made filming and returning to a Nickelodeon set complicated, Bell said. Being on set was where he felt 'happiest and most comfortable' but 'the worst part was every day I got there, the monster was there,' he said. Bell said despite his desires to focus on building his comedy partnership with Peck, 'I came back to the same stage, the same parking lot, the same dressing rooms, the same green room, the same makeup rooms.' Peck responded: 'Everything's triggering.' Bell recalled how the investigation into Brian Peck's abuse quietly loomed over production. He said people on set allegedly allowed his abuser's behavior and did 'not do anything.' Bell also recalled 'losing my hair' due to the stress of the investigation. 'I had these giant scabs on my head,' he said, 'these were like golf-ball-sized scabs.' Peck said he was not aware Bell suffered sexual abuse until 'Quiet on Set,' but recalled 'feeling something happened.' He remembered asking Bell during their 'Drake & Josh' days if he was still in contact with Brian Peck. 'You just looked at me like, 'No. Brian's a really bad guy,' and I remember thinking, 'Gotcha,' ' Peck said. Later in the podcast, Bell recalled Brian Peck's trial and that the courtroom 'was full of people who I thought were my friends.' He said he also questioned at the time whether he was at fault. 'Drake & Josh' marks a complicated moment in time for Bell, but he doesn't want to discourage fans from enjoying the series, which aired on Nickelodeon from 2004 to 2007. 'That was where I was actually comfortable and happy and stoked,' he said, 'and I'm very proud of what we did.' Bell and Peck are will continue their conversation in another episode. 'I reached out to Drake privately, but wanted to give my support for the survivors who were brave enough to share their stories of emotional and physical abuse on Nickelodeon sets with this world,' Peck said in March 2024 after the doc aired. 'Children should be protected,' Peck added at the time. 'Reliving this publicly is incredibly difficult, but I hope it can bring healing for the victims and their families as well as necessary change to our industry.' After appearing on 'Quiet on Set,' which primarily focused on producer Dan Schneider's controversial Nickelodeon reign, Bell said last year he wanted to tell his own story. 'I could've either allowed this to destroy me or make me stronger for him,' Bell said of his son with ex-wife Janet Von Schmeling.
