Former What I Like About You hunk Nick Zano plays the smartass in the upcoming horror flick The Final Destination, the fourth installment in the franchise and the first to be shot in HD 3-D.
Here’s what the 31-year-old boyfriend of Haylie Duff told JustJared.com in an exclusive interview:
JJ: Familar with JustJared.com? Do you even read blogs?
NZ: Yes, actually. My family considers you an ally and Jenna Dewan loves reading your blog.
JJ: Why thank you. Can you tell us how you got into the acting biz?
NZ: I started acting at Wellington High School in West Palm Beach, Florida. My first real introduction was my TV production class. You know how you have morning announcements? Well we had that every Friday for ten minutes. One day, we decided we were going to be funny while saying all of the serious announcements. People started laughing and by the time I graduated high school we had fifteen minutes every Friday of just doing skits. That was my first introduction to an audience. There’s no one more honest than your fellow high school kids and we didn’t have much material back then.
JJ: What was your first big break?
NZ: It had to be MTV. I was a VJ and then became a news correspondent. Later on, I did a pilot for the WB. They offered me a “holding deal”. I did a pilot that didn’t get picked up and they were looking for a guy to reoccur for about five episodes on What I Like About You, and then that five turned into 13 and then the 13 became a series regular. That was pretty much the best thing that ever happened to me professionally as far as learning goes.
JJ: Do you still keep in touch with your castmates Amanda [Bynes] or Jennie [Garth]?
NZ: For sure! I also see Wesley Johnson on the regular, and I just had dinner with Leslie Grossman.
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