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Kevin Jonas and Celebs Race for Charity

Kevin Jonas and Celebs Race for Charity

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Hop into the pace car with us as we cruise the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Celebrity Race and catch up with all the stars that are sitting behind the wheel! Kevin Jonas, Stephen Moyer, Djimon Hounsou, William Fichtner, Frankie Muniz, Tito Ortiz, and Brian Austin Green share with us how they prepared for the race, what type of car best fits their personality, and what goes through their minds on the track! Hosted by Lesley Robins.

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Welcome to Young Hollywood.

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What's up guys?

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Leslie Robbins here for Young Hollywood, coming to you from the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Pro Celebrity Race, where I am now a pro or celebrity.

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I'm in the pace car, hitting the track.

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Leslie Robbins here for Young Hollywood, hanging out with Mr. Jonas.

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How are you?

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How are you preparing for the race today?

Kevin Jonas

Preparing for the race, I think just getting out there and doing it as many times as possible.

Kevin Jonas

You know, it definitely takes a lot of focus and you're amazing how tired you get after it all, but um, it's a lot of fun, you know, it's just a blast when you get out there.

Young Hollywood

So during that race, three words to describe the feeling out there in that car?

Kevin Jonas

Just what's going on, honestly.

Kevin Jonas

You're just screaming at it the entire time because you're going so fast.

Kevin Jonas

You hear your car and then you hear everybody around you and then you see somebody flying past you.

Kevin Jonas

It's just it's it's nuts.

Kevin Jonas

It's it's awesome.

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All right, we got Stephen Moyer from True Blood.

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What kind of fears are going through your head out there?

Stephen Moyer

You're just hoping that everybody else is concentrating as much as you are.

Stephen Moyer

Um, and sometimes, you know, when you're daydreaming and thinking about what you're going to cook this evening, you know that you you've got to concentrate and get yourself back on the road.

Young Hollywood

If you can be any type of car, what type of car would best represent you?

Stephen Moyer

I would be a big old pickup truck, 1950s, smashed up, bad paint job.

Stephen Moyer

That's me.

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Are you saying that you're old and beat up?

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Because I don't think so.

Stephen Moyer

You'd be surprised.

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I'm here with Jean, race car driver and acting.

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A bit different.

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How are you prepared to drive this automobile here?

Jean

Well, we've uh uh we've had a um a bout a uh a week training um a couple of weeks ago and uh you have to uh know the car, you have to get used to the car.

Jean

Uh you know, this is stick shift, so you kind of have to get comfortable with that.

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All right, so if you could be any type of car, what car would you be?

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What car would best represent who you are?

Jean

One of those uh old uh the uh the classic old um Mercedes.

Jean

That.

Young Hollywood

Classic.

Jean

Yeah.

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I like that answer.

Jean

Quite fast.

Jean

Cool.

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All right, it's my turn.

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I'm in the pace car.

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I'm hitting the track.

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I'm scared out of my mind.

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I think they said we go about 120 out there.

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Unbelievable.

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So three words to describe the feeling out on the track.

Guest

Smooth, nerve-wracking, sexy.

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If you could be any type of car, what car would best represent who you are?

Guest

The car that I have sitting in my garage at home, a 1970 Vitamin C Orange Road Runner.

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That's classic.

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All right, we got Frankie here.

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Winner, 2005.

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You're pro now.

Frankie

Yes.

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Tell me the fears that go through your head out there, because I would be freaking out.

Frankie

I I don't have any fears in a car.

Frankie

I I I I don't think you can to, you know, to race like the open wheel cars like I was racing and stuff.

Frankie

You know, if you have a fear, you're going to be slow.

Young Hollywood

So if you could be any type of car, what car would best describe you?

Frankie

Probably a smart car.

Frankie

Because it's short, it's small, but it gets the job done. Second guest: I would be a vintage Porsche. Second guest: Classy, classic, and small.

Young Hollywood

Very cool. Second guest: Yeah.

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All right, we got Tito.

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How else did you prepare to get behind the wheel of a car like that?

Tito

You're going to laugh about this one.

Tito

So I buy Gran Turismo on PlayStation 2.

Tito

And I race in the Long Beach Grand Prix on there.

Tito

And I've been doing it for the last two weeks over and over again, and you would not believe that you know the turns even faster, but now it's just testing knowing when to break.

Tito

Um and doing the the breaks at the right time, down shifting at the right time, but I I think it just prepared me to kind of visualize what I expected to turn on and it helped out a lot.

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Now me, I'd be scared out of my mind to be driving that fast.

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What kind of fears go through your head when you're driving that car?

Tito

I feel like I'm a 13-year-old kid in the car, with no fears at all.

Tito

I'm pressing the limits and I I don't know, I feel comfortable.

Tito

I think confidence, confidence is a big factor.

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All right, we got Brian Austin Green.

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Last year's winner, you're married this time.

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How do you think that's going to affect your game?

Brian Austin Green

I think the ring is going to uh is going to make me faster.

Brian Austin Green

I do.

Brian Austin Green

Um or it's not going to do anything at all.

Brian Austin Green

We'll see.

Brian Austin Green

It's going to be an interesting race day.

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You're behind the wheel of a beautiful automobile.

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If you could uh pick one car that best describes you, what car would you be?

Brian Austin Green

'64 Nova, I think.

Brian Austin Green

Um charcoal gray.

Brian Austin Green

Yeah.

Brian Austin Green

With a Hurst shifter.

Brian Austin Green

Yeah.

Brian Austin Green

It's either that's either really sexy or not at all.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Lesley Robins

    Host of the video, interviewing celebrities.

  • Kevin Jonas

    Celebrity participant, interviewed about race preparation and feelings.

  • Stephen Moyer

    Celebrity participant, interviewed about race fears and car personality.

  • Djimon Hounsou

    Celebrity participant, interviewed about training and ideal car.

  • William Fichtner

    Celebrity participant mentioned in the description.

  • Frankie Muniz

    Celebrity participant and past winner, interviewed about his approach to racing.

  • Tito Ortiz

    Celebrity participant, interviewed about his unique race preparation method.

  • Brian Austin Green

    Celebrity participant and past winner, interviewed about his strategy for the race.

FAQ

What event is featured in the video?+
The video features the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Celebrity Race, where various stars compete on the track.
Who hosts the Young Hollywood segment?+
The Young Hollywood segment is hosted by Lesley Robins, who rides in the pace car and conducts interviews.
How did Tito Ortiz prepare for the race?+
Tito Ortiz prepared for the race by playing Gran Turismo on PlayStation 2, practicing the Long Beach Grand Prix turns virtually.
What type of car does Stephen Moyer say best represents him?+
Stephen Moyer says a big old 1950s smashed-up pickup truck with a bad paint job best represents him.
What are Kevin Jonas's thoughts on the race?+
Kevin Jonas describes the race as a blast, noting that it takes a lot of focus and is 'nuts' and 'awesome' due to the speed and competition.
What advice does Frankie Muniz offer about racing?+
Frankie Muniz believes that having fears in a car makes you slow, suggesting that fearlessness is key to successful racing.

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