A Montrealer lands a new role on Nickelodeon's beloved preschool series Blue's Clues & You!, playing host Josh’s (Josh Dela Cruz) “lola” (grandmother). Global’s Laura Casella speaks to award-winning actress Carolyn Fe.
From MList:
MONTREAL’S OWN CAROLYN FE DEBUTS ROLE ON NICKELODEON’S NEW BLUE’S CLUES & YOU!
Montreal actor, singer/songwriter, and playwright Carolyn Fe debuted her role as the Filipina grandmother in Nickelodeon's New Blue's Clues & You last month. She is an award-winning actress, having worked in theatre and on-screen in movies, TV and various web series. Fe recently guest starred as Josh’s Filipina Grandma in Season 2 of the new reboot of the show, and has plans on reprising her role in Season 3.
So, how did this come about?
I can’t help but giggle all the time - who’d have thought? I was doing summer theatre in Toronto and was halfway through the play when my agent called and said, "You have an audition right after the show." I rushed over to the audition and there was a bunch of older Filipino women in the lobby, and I thought, “This is different, this is rare” - it's very rare to have a casting call for my age range and my heritage. That's when I found out it was for Blue's Clues - my sister would watch it while I babysat her. They rebooted it with Josh de la Cruz from Aladdin on Broadway and he’s the new host and he's Filipino. I got the call back and met the crew and the cast and it just clicked.
What is yours and Josh's relationship off-camera?
Josh is such a complete performer - what you see on television and is really him. We got along so well. I didn’t have a clue as to how big this would be - it’s still recent [that it aired], but in the past few weeks, I'm realizing how far the reach of this show is, how big this is.
Why is this an important time for this show?
As an actor and as an older actress and as a person of colour, we're relagated to the back as secondary actors in our representation on mainstream television, and Josh is putting us all up front and centre. Children all over the world are watching this and connecting to grandma because kids at that age all love their grandmas! It’s mind-blowing.
Will this be an ongoing project for you?
I've been on two episodes now, and I will be back for Season 3.
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From The Suburban:
Entertainment: Montreal's own Carolyn Fe debuts role on Nickelodeon's new Blue's Clues & You!
Montreal actor, singer/songwriter, and playwright Carolyn Fe debuted her role as the Filipina grandmother in Nickelodeon's New Blue's Clues & You last month. She is an award-winning actress, having worked in theatre and on-screen in movies, TV and various web series. Fe recently guest starred as Josh’s Filipina Grandma in Season 2 of the new reboot of the show, and has plans on reprising her role in Season 3.
So, how did this come about?
I can’t help but giggle all the time - who’d have thought? I was doing summer theatre in Toronto and was halfway through the play when my agent called and said, "You have an audition right after the show." I rushed over to the audition and there was a bunch of older Filipino women in the lobby, and I thought, “This is different, this is rare” - it's very rare to have a casting call for my age range and my heritage. That's when I found out it was for Blue's Clues - my sister would watch it while I babysat her. They rebooted it with Josh de la Cruz from Aladdin on Broadway and he’s the new host and he's Filipino. I got the call back and met the crew and the cast and it just clicked.
What is yours and Josh's relationship off-camera?
Josh is such a complete performer - what you see on television and is really him. We got along so well. I didn’t have a clue as to how big this would be - it’s still recent [that it aired], but in the past few weeks, I'm realizing how far the reach of this show is, how big this is.
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Why is this an important time for this show?
As an actor and as an older actress and as a person of colour, we're relagated to the back as secondary actors in our representation on mainstream television, and Josh is putting us all up front and centre. Children all over the world are watching this and connecting to grandma because kids at that age all love their grandmas! It’s mind-blowing.
Will this be an ongoing project for you?
I've been on two episodes now, and I will be back for Season 3.
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From Philstar:
Pinoy culture lutang sa Nickelodeon
Naglagay ng Pinoy touch ang Filipino-American artist na si Princess Bizares sa mga project niya sa Nickelodeon Animation Studios.
Bago naging illustrator, nagtrabaho si Princess bilang production assistant.
Summa Cum Laude si Princess sa California State University Fullerton with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in Illustration in 2018. Bago siya nagtrabaho sa Nickelodeon, nagtrabaho rin siya sa ilang animation studios tulad ng Cartoon Network, Warner Brothers and Papercutz.
Ang kanyang artworks for Nickelodeon ay influenced ng Filipino culture kung saan siya pinanganak at lumaki. Nag-migrate ang kanilang pamilya sa US when she was six years old. Sa Batangas daw sila noon pumupunta kaya nasa alaala pa niya ang rich urban images ng naturang probinsya.
“It was great experiencing life in the province as well as in the city. I illustrate images depicting Filipino life and culture because these images are the things that tie me back to who I am. A lot of what I’ve painted is inspired by a memory I’ve experienced as a kid, whether it be going to the ‘palengke’ with my Lola or being chased by chickens on my maternal grandparents’ yard.”
Kaya sa mga illustrations ni Princess for Nickelodeon, makikita ang national symbols ng Pilipinas tulad ng Nipa hut or bahay-kubo na pinapaligiran ng banana and coconut trees, carabao sa palayan, fully-loaded jeepney at mga mangga na binebenta sa palengke. Makikita rin ang walis tingting, wooden rocking chair sa terrace, kariton (wooden cart) sa kalsada, at mga sako ng bigas sa sahig.
Richard, babawi
Hindi nahiyang aminin ng bagong Kapuso star na si Richard Yap na malaki ang naging epekto ng COVID-19 pandemic sa kanyang mga negosyo.
Mabuti na lang daw at may naitago siyang malaking savings na ginamit na panggastos ng kanyang pamilya noong mga buwan na wala siyang trabaho at walang kita ang mga negosyo niya. Kaya payo ng 53-year old actor sa mga kapwa artista niya na matutong i-manage ang kanilang finances at pigilan ang sarili na gumastos sa mga unnecessary luxury items.
“These are things that we can do without. Stick with the basics, stick with the good quality stuff maybe. Hindi kailangan na gumastos ka in things like these because at the end of it all hindi mo rin kailangan,” diin ni Richard.
Babawi si Richard this year dahil sa mga magiging projects niya sa GMA 7. “I plan to back to working really hard this 2021 because 2020 was really…wala talaga. There was no work, business was so bad. So we want to make up for 2020 and do everything that we can in 2021.”
Mapapanood si Richard sa first guesting niya sa GMA 7 via Dear Uge Presents “Jing, Ang Bato” with Eugene Domingo. Sunod naman siyang lalabas sa The Boobay And Tekla Show.
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Originally published: Tuesday, December 08, 2020.
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