Beau plays “Would You Rather?” on The Click Clique.
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In September Beau attended the 9th Annual Teen Vogue’s Young Hollywood Party. Getty Images Entertainment spoke with him briefly about his excitement for the night and his upcoming productions.
NewsMail has posted a short article on MTV’s Awkward. with a few words from Beau.
“WHETHER you’re going through it or old enough to look back and laugh, almost everyone has experienced those universally awkward moments of teenage-dom.
No matter how talented or well adjusted a person may be, it’s impossible to get through high school without those moments of embarrassment and self-consciousness.
Where My So Called Life tackled the melancholy of the teenage years, Awkward tackles the cringe-worthy moments that shape and sometimes scar us.
The series is MTV’s successful foray back into scripted programming after years of domination by reality shows like Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant.
It follows Jenna Hamilton (Ashley Rickards), a 15-year-old who gains immediate, yet unwanted, popularity at her high school when the student body mistakes an accident she has for a suicide attempt.
“It’s probably the most enjoyable filming process I’ve been a part of,” said Beau Mirchoff, who plays Jenna’s on-off love interest Matty McKibben.
“There have been a couple of times where I couldn’t control my laughter. There are some ridiculous things that happen on the set. Once the cameras are going we’ve all been at it long enough where we can get into the zone and get it done…
For all the Awkward. fans, Mike Hale of The New York Times posted a fantastic and lengthy article on the hit MTV show.
High School, That Hilarious Minefield »
“WHILE the big-four networks crow about the ratings for “New Girl” and “2 Broke Girls” and give full-season orders to unexceptional shows like “Up All Night,” here’s a tip: The smartest, freshest, most moving new sitcom of 2011 finished its first season in September. On MTV.
You can still catch up with “Awkward” pretty easily. All 12 episodes can be streamed, for now, at mtv.com, along with a batch of the usual video extras: Webisodes, cast interviews and so on. This month a Season 1 DVD will be available (for $17.99) from Amazon.com through the company’s CreateSpace on-demand service.
“Awkward” (which has been renewed for a second season next year) has a place in several strategies at MTV. It’s part of the network’s semistealth move — under the cover of reality hits like “Jersey Shore” and “16 and Pregnant” — into fictional programming. That campaign has had some spectacular failures, like “Skins,” but also some notable successes (“Teen Wolf,” in addition to “Awkward”), and it continues. “I Just Want My Pants Back,” a scripted comedy produced by Doug Liman and set among people in their 20s in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, will begin early next year.
More important, “Awkward” is MTV’s answer to the high-school-girl dramas and comedies on ABC Family and CW, the networks that have dominated the market for female teenage angst. But while it has a strong surface similarity to a gamut of shows from “Gossip Girl” to “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” to “10 Things I Hate About You,” it’s consistently more inventive, less predictable and just plain funnier…
Now that November has arrived, here is our COTM:
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Take a look at Beau’s first ever acting gig in an old Hummer H2 commercial:
The Hollywood Reporter’s Daniel Miller briefly talks about Beau on his new role in Gametime.
“He will play a young college basketball recruit in the feature, which will also include James Brolin and Romeo.
Beau Mirchoff, one of the stars of MTV’s Awkward, has been cast as the lead in Gametime, a sports film that will also feature James Brolin and rapper/actor Romeo.
Gametime, which is being produced by S3 Entertainment Group, explores the business of college basketball — revealed through the eyes of two top recruits. Larry August will direct.
The film also will feature former Michigan State basketball playerDelvon Roe. Filming is slated to begin in November 2011.
Mirchoff’s credits include I am Number Four, Scary Movie 4 and a stint on ABC’sDesperate Housewives. On Awkward, a breakout hit for MTV, he plays Matty McKibben. Mirchoff will next be seen in the independent film The Secret Lives of Dorks.
Mirchoff is represented by APA, Vital Management Group and Ginsburg Daniels LLP…”
View the article at THR.
Beau has been quite the activist! He, along with a few Awkward. co-stars and other MTV actors, participated in Spirit Day today for The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD). The GLADD association is a program working to stop discrimination and bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teens.
“Many of MTV’s stars have taken to Twitter and wore purple for the day. Pauly D (Jersey Shore) used purple vinyl for Spirit Day, Farrah Abraham (Teen Mom) dressed her daughter Sophia in purple, Deena Nicole Cortese (Jersey Shore) painted her nails purple and many other stars participated, including: Sammi Giancola (Jersey Shore), Vinny Guadagnino (Jersey Shore), Tyler Baltierra (Teen Mom), Maci Bookout (Teen Mom), Catelynn Lowell (Teen Mom), Mike C. Manning (Real World D.C.), Jillian Rose Reed (Awkward), Nikki Deloach (Awkward), Matthew Fahey (Awkward), Greer Grammer (Awkward), Jessica Lu (Awkward), Desi Lydic (Awkward) and Beau Mirchoff (Awkward)…”
View the full article at the GLADD Blog.
View the BroadwayWorld article here.
Beau danced in the Best Buddies’ California flash mob on October 15th. The Best Buddies foundation works to help give leadership and friendship opportunities to people with developmental and mental disabilities. The flash mob danced to Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” to raise awareness for the program.
Beau Mirchoff has been featured in a six page spread in Glamoholic.Com Magazine’s October 2011 issue. Several new photos were taken of Beau for the production in addition to Bashar Zidane’s thorough interview:
What was your first impression after reading the script of “Awkward”?
My first impression was very positive. I thought the script was better than most I had read - I immediately was laughing, I cared for the characters! I think there’s so many relatable characters and even in the pilot. So, I thought it had all the elements to make a great show.
Are you happy with the audience reactions on the show?
Oh, definitely, definitely. I think all the reactions have been very positive. And, people seem to really enjoy it. You know, I’ve had little girls say they love it and up to like, you know girls in their forties - or women in their forties. So it’s, very cool there hasn’t been a lot of negative!
How similar is “Matty” to your real personality?
We are similar in many ways. I think maybe Matty is a little more self-conscious. Maybe he’s a little more sensitive than me at times. Not saying that I’m not sensitive, but also, I was albe to draw form real life experiences. You know, in high school, when you’re going through relationships and your struggles and you’re growing. I think I went through that and I think Matty is synonymous with that, too.
How important is love at high school?
Hmmm, how important is love at high school?! I think it’s… it depends. I mean, most likely, it’s not going to last. But, if you can find the right person than good for you! I think it’s important to be in relationships and long-term relationships. I think it helps you grow. I think you learn a lot about yourself - what not to do in relationships. I know my relationship now is lot better off if I had not tired relationships…
MTV’s Awkward. official Twitter posted a link to newly released photos of the MTV Awkward. Cast.
View all of the photos here.
View the tweet.
