Nick UK & Eire/HD will premiere each brand-new episode of Hollywood Heights every Friday at 9:00pm, and will encore each all-new episode Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 9:00pm.
A popstar crush. A secret talent. Romance and deceit. Fame and heartbreak. Success and secrets. Welcome to Hollywood Heights, where they put the DRAMA in family drama!
When Loren (Brittany Underwood), a smart, shy and independent school senior who has ambitions of being a songwriter, secretly sends her song lyrics to her celebrity crush, rock superstar Eddie Duran (Cody Longo). Loren's wildest dreams come true when she not only wins a songwriting competition sponsored by Eddie, but strikes up a friendship with her idol! When Loren gets thrown into the spotlight suddenly and meets her musical idol, nothing will ever be the same for anyone. Eddie sees beyond Loren's potential as a songwriter and gives her a first break as a singer, and when the truth about his less-than-faithful girlfriend Chloe (Melissa Ordway) is revealed, Eddie and Loren's friendship blossoms. However, the obstacles that come with life and fame become instantly apparent, but it's the strong bond between friends and family that help them all through.
Pictured: (standing, l-–r) Melissa (Ashley Holliday), Nora (Jama Williamson), Eddie (Cody Longo, on ledge), Chloe (Melissa Ordway), Kelly (Yara Martinez), Adam (Nick Krause) (sitting, l-r) Max (Carlos Ponce), Loren (Brittany Underwood), Tyler (Justin Wilczyniski), Traci (Shannon Kane), Jake (Brandon Bell)
Hollywood Heights stars:
Brittany Underwood as Loren Tate, an 18-year-old straight-A student with dreams of being a singer-songwriter. She is intelligent and hardworking, but struggles to decide between following her dreams or going to college. Everything changes when she wins Eddie Duran's songwriting contest.
Cody Longo as Eddie Duran, a 22-year-old rockstar who is often caught between the music and the business, but still holds onto traces of his youthful spark. He was engaged to model Chloe Carter, but he broke it off due to her constant lying. His mother, Katy Duran, was killed in a hit-and-run car accident.
Melissa Ordway as Chloe Carter, Eddie Duran's ex-fiancé, a model from Fresno (real name Cynthia Kowalski) who schemes to marry Eddie and get the "rockstar" lifestyle that she's always dreamed of. Eddie breaks things off when he discovers her affair with Tyler Rorke; she is determined to get Eddie back and tear down Loren Tate.
Justin Wilczynski as Tyler Rorke, an arrogant actor who's pompous attitude has gotten him kicked off every acting job he has ever landed. His unsuccessful career has left him bitter and jealous of Eddie Duran's growing fame, and wanting to upset the rockstar's seemingly perfect life.
Ashley Holliday as Melissa Sanders, Loren's ever-positive and fearless best friend and Adam's girlfriend. Although Melissa has had issues with her mother and brother for most of her life, she and her father get along well. Her mother is constantly comparing her to her brother.
Jama Williamson as Nora Tate, Loren's Mom and #1 fan. She helps guide her daughter through the struggles of high school and a budding music career. As a single mom, Nora tries to stay as close to her daughter's life as possible, without smothering her creativity and spirit. Even while dealing with her own complicated career and love life, Loren is her first priority. She has a secret love life with Max Duran.
Carlos Ponce as Max Duran, Eddie's rocker dad who struggles to move on after his wife Katy's tragic and untimely death. Most of the time he and Eddie have a great relationship, even when he doesn't see eye-to-eye with the management surrounding his son. He opened a new nightclub, hoping it could be a new beginning for himself, leaving the fandom and fame to Eddie. Nora brings out the best in him and he enjoys her company.
Nick Krause as Adam, Loren and Melissa's indie-rocker friend. As well as being a great support system for Loren and her rapidly growing fame, he is Melissa's devoted and thoughtful boyfriend who loves her with all his heart.
Daphne Ashbrook as Jackie Kowalski, Chloe's Mother who is brought to L.A by Tyler to supposedly help Chloe, but she may just be a pawn in Tyler's game.
Brandon Bell as Jake Madsen, Eddie's type-A manager and friend who has overseen his career from the very beginning. His life tends to revolve around all things Eddie and the entertainment business, which leaves him little time to spend with his wife, Traci. He continuously battles to find a balance between the Hollywood lifestyle and his family life.
Shannon Kane as Traci Madsen, a successful graphic designer and Jake's soon to be ex-wife. She constantly needs to keep her husband's Hollywood lifestyle in check, and remind him that his personal life matters too. It's sometimes a struggle to keep his focus at home, especially when his attentions become even more divided by other interests especially since her father ended up in the hospital after a heart attack. She suspects Kelly and Jake did something while she was gone.
Grayson McCouch as Don Masters, a good-looking, successful surgeon, who also happens to be the father of Loren's high school nemesis, Adriana. He owns the private clinic where Nora and Ellie work together. He tends to mix business with pleasure.
Hunter King as Adriana Masters, a girl who is considered the popular and mean girl in school, who stops at nothing to make Loren's life miserable. She dates Melissa's brother, Phil, who helps take her mind off her issues with her father, Don. She believes that Eddie's song writing contest was rigged, and thinks that Loren does not deserve any of the fame and attention she has been receiving from both Eddie and the press after winning the competition. She also has a plan to work with Chloe to take down Loren forever. She is pregnant and wants to keep the baby.
Robert Adamson as Phil Sanders, a boy who has no problem breaking rules to make things go his way. His sister, Melissa, sees right through his troublemaking, but his mother sees him as the perfect model of a child. His constant law-breaking lands him in trouble with his boss, Colorado, as well as the L.A. Police. He is dating Adriana, got her pregnant and is now engaged to her.
Yara Martinez as Kelly, a girl who travels from New York to visit her best friend Traci, but develops an interest in the music business when she arrives. After demonstrating to Jake, who becomes her new boss, that she has talent in managing young stars, she goes about taking Loren's career into her own hands.
Brian Letscher as Gus Sanders, the head of the Sanders household. As the father to Melissa and Phil, he's got his hands full trying to keep the peace between everyone, while also hanging on to a secret that could disrupt his already tense home life.
Meredith Salenger as Lisa Sanders, Melissa and Phil's Mother who often spoils her trouble-making son, while keeping close tabs on her daughter. Keeping a harmonious home life proves to be difficult – especially when a part of her past threatens to come back to haunt them all.
Merrin Dungey as Ellie Moss, Nora's colleague at the clinic where she works. She's pleasant and funny when things are going well for her, but can become high strung and needy when she feels threatened or used.
Hollywood Heights is loosely based on the Mexican telenovela Alcanzar una estrella (To Reach a Star), executive produced by six-time Emmy Award-winner Jill Farren-Phelps, and is co-executive produced by Hisham Abed and Josh Griffith, who also served as head writer. The series is a co-production between Sony Pictures Television and Televisa, the Mexican production company which owns the rights to the original telenovela, and airs on Nick at Nite and TeenNick in the USA.
Additional sources: Digiguide, IMDb, Wikipedia, Galen Hooks, TeenNick.com (via Archive.org).
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