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Back to School with the Cast of 'G.B.F.'

Back to School with the Cast of 'G.B.F.'

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Class is in session as we head to the set of teen comedy 'G.B.F. (Gay Best Friend)' and catch up with the hilarious and diverse cast, including: Paul Iacono, Andrea Bowen, Brock Harris, Molly Tarlov, Taylor Frey, Michael J. Willett, and Xosha Roquemore! Each actor gives us the lowdown on their character and then tells us what they were like in high school in real life! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak).

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Young Hollywood

Nicki Novak here for the Young Hollywood Network. Class is in session. We are on the set of G B F. Got that? Pop quiz coming. Here with Paul Iacono. You've taken me back to high school, Paul.

Paul Iacono

Back again for me. I just, I can't seem to leave. Here we go.

Young Hollywood

So where are you going to take me?

Paul Iacono

Um okay, so we're on the set of GBF, Gay Best Friend, and we are going to go into the wardrobe and hair and makeup department. This is like my my two favorite places, hair and makeup and wardrobe. Right? Should we go?

Young Hollywood

Me too. Let's do it. Let's do it. All right.

Paul Iacono

I would love to introduce you to the wonderful costume designer of GBF, Kit Scarbo.

Kit Scarbo

Hi!

Young Hollywood

This is Young Hollywood.

Kit Scarbo

Hi Young Hollywood.

Young Hollywood

Kit, I've been seeing a lot of tweets from the castmates. The costuming, let's talk about the prom dresses, all that kind of thing.

Kit Scarbo

Well, I think the world of GBF and the actors themselves are the inspiration because George, the writer, um and our director Darren have done such a phenomenal job of bringing this surreal real world to life. I mean, we pushed things to a sense of ridiculousness and pulled back enough to make it just real enough where you hopefully the viewer will get lost and have as much fun in the costume world of GBF as we did.

Young Hollywood

So, who got to wear that?

Kit Scarbo

Oh, Paul gets to wear that later. But we have all worn it. Sasha and Andrea posted some great Twitter pictures already. We we did some dance numbers in the panda suit.

Young Hollywood

Here with Andrea Bowen. Hi! You look great every time I see you.

Andrea Bowen

I'm wearing a different dress. That's right. I know. Shlee wears lots of dresses. One of the Shlee.

Young Hollywood

So tell me about Shlee.

Andrea Bowen

Okay, I play Shlee Osgood. She goes by Shlee, her name is Ashley, but being called Shlee is about the edgiest thing about her. Okay. Um and she she is the Mormon leader of the school.

Young Hollywood

I am here with Brock Harris. Star of GBF. So tell me a little bit, who are you in this film in this high school?

Brock Harris

Yeah, I'm basically your uh your your your classic bully. I play Hamilton and I'm a I'm a homophobic jock.

Young Hollywood

Here with Molly Tarlov. Talking shopping. First of all, your hair is just fantastic. How does this have to fit with your character? Tell me about your character.

Molly Tarlov

Yes, my character is she's Sophie and she's kind of a voice of reason, true friend of the movie. Um she's pretty anti at this point in her high school life, which some of us may have been in our high school lives.

Young Hollywood

I am here with Taylor Frey, who just prior to rolling told me what?

Taylor Frey

We look alike. Yeah, I feel like you could be my sister.

Young Hollywood

Let's let's mug. Are we siblings that get along?

Taylor Frey

We're we have a weird relationship. We do.

Young Hollywood

Okay, describe our relationship. Slightly. What? Taylor's a shy boy, as you can tell. So okay, so tell me a little bit about who you play in GBF.

Taylor Frey

I play Tofer and he is Shlee's boyfriend. They are, yeah, they're the Mormon couple in the school. They bring wholesomeness and good Christian values and some bigotry.

Young Hollywood

So what would people like if I went back and I asked everybody from your high school to describe you in high school, what would they say?

Taylor Frey

I think they'd be like, he was weirdo. Cuz I He was the quiet one that lived next door, never quite said anything and then boom he went crazy.

Brock Harris

Well, I followed two older brothers in high school who, you know, played all the sports and were kind of like the dudes that everybody liked. And, you know, I was definitely more into the arts and I kind of did my own thing. Didn't even go to many school dances and stuff. So people would probably call me a loser as well. And who's laughing now in the big Hollywood movie, right?

Taylor Frey

Well, stay tuned.

Brock Harris

I don't know. I was very rebellious. I gotten in lots of trouble.

Young Hollywood

So when you say rebellious, tell me tell me the most rebellious thing that you did that you can own up to on camera.

Brock Harris

Whoa. That's the tricky part. Wow. I can tell you that I rode my motorcycle through the school.

Young Hollywood

So what's the motorcycle? Okay. I'm okay. I'm not doing it.

Brock Harris

It was a mini bike. It was It was a tricycle. Well no, it was a motorcycle but it was a very small motorcycle. I wore I wore my shirt over my head kinda like turban style so nobody would recognize me. I also did it at this an old school that I used to go to cuz I had like already got moved on from that level.

Young Hollywood

As older. Yeah. How would you describe yourself back in high school? Were you like the class clown?

Paul Iacono

Well, here's the thing. I was class clown, class president, JV cheerleader, prom king and queen cuz I was the only person in my school cuz I was tutored.

Young Hollywood

Okay, I was going to say. Is nobody else in your school? I was like, what is happening? Did you kill everybody?

Andrea Bowen

Um yeah, no, I was tutored for for all of my junior high and my high school on Desperate Housewives set.

Young Hollywood

Yes. So you grew up. You grew up on that show. This is such a different environment. I'm sure.

Andrea Bowen

Yeah, no one I've said I've said this is kind of like college for me because um this is the first time I've done uh anything a project where it's all people my own age. Although, I have a funny story about Terri Hatcher because she had told me when it was time for my prom in my in my real life and I was 17 or 18 and I was like talking about all my friends were going to prom and I was helping them pick out dresses and she was like, are you bummed? And I was like, I mean, it's a tradeoff and I'm really lucky. On Desperate Housewives. And her response was, well, just pretend the Emmys are your prom. She was like, but just better dresses and a lot of famous people. And I was like, all right.

Molly Tarlov

How would people describe you? Class clown, the brains. Um, you know, I I had a bunch of different stuff going on, but I did, you know, I was like wearing kinda Dickies, did have some pink hair sometimes, but I was still keeping it like up-to-date, I guess you would say. But yeah, I did a lot of theater.

Paul Iacono

So here we are in the makeup and hair department. Everyone's just busy getting glamorized and going from the beasts that we come in as to the gorgeous creatures you now see before you. All right. So I'm here with my co-star Michael J. Willett. Michael, how are you doing?

Michael J. Willett

Doing super well, thank you.

Paul Iacono

Super well. What has been one of your favorite onset like practical jokes or like a funny goof up or something. Just speaking into my bosom cuz this is a pen and the microphone's really there. Um, how about the underwear thing? We're not going to talk about the underwear thing. There's one day where we spent like the entire day in our in our underwear. We were fine. Like it was everyone else that was kind of like, maybe you should put some clothes on. They're just not a free spirit as we are, apparently.

Michael J. Willett

Definitely not.

Paul Iacono

Like to introduce you to Socha Maqmore. She is a superstar in the making. Literally. She plays Caprice in the movie. Caprice. Butler. Bold. What was your favorite scene to shoot so far?

Socha Maqmore

My favorite scene to shoot so far was probably at the prom.

Paul Iacono

This is Jeremy aka Ginger Bear.

Jeremy

Hello, I'm the makeup artist on this shoot.

Paul Iacono

What has been the um most awkward makeup thing that you've had to do on this film? Have you had to like cover up anyone's like butt hair or like bleach. Like what what's what's the worst thing you've had to do? What is all going on?

Jeremy

Bleach my

Paul Iacono

Yeah, I feel bad for whoever has that occupation. So was there one memory one sort of thing that you got to live out on set that you never got to do in high school?

Michael J. Willett

Many.

Paul Iacono

Such as?

Michael J. Willett

Uh a couple I can't really tell you about, but one I'm about to shoot, which is a slow motion walk. I never got to walk down the high school halls in slow motion with music playing and stuff. So.

Paul Iacono

Do you think that you could outdo your castmates' slow motion walk?

Michael J. Willett

I'm going to have to say absolutely.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Paul Iacono

    Actor in 'G.B.F.'

  • Andrea Bowen

    Actor in 'G.B.F.'

  • Brock Harris

    Actor in 'G.B.F.'

  • Molly Tarlov

    Actor in 'G.B.F.'

  • Taylor Frey

    Actor in 'G.B.F.'

  • Michael J. Willett

    Actor in 'G.B.F.'

  • Xosha Roquemore

    Actor in 'G.B.F.'

  • Nikki Novak

    Host of the interview

  • Kit Scarbo

    Costume Designer for 'G.B.F.'

  • George

    Writer for 'G.B.F.'

  • Darren

    Director for 'G.B.F.'

  • Terri Hatcher

    Actress and colleague of Andrea Bowen on 'Desperate Housewives'

FAQ

Who are some of the cast members in the movie 'G.B.F.'?+
The cast includes Paul Iacono, Andrea Bowen, Brock Harris, Molly Tarlov, Taylor Frey, Michael J. Willett, and Xosha Roquemore.
Who designed the costumes for 'G.B.F.'?+
Kit Scarbo is the costume designer for the film 'G.B.F.'.
What character does Andrea Bowen play in 'G.B.F.'?+
Andrea Bowen plays Shlee Osgood, the Mormon leader of the school, whose real name is Ashley.
What character does Brock Harris play in 'G.B.F.'?+
Brock Harris plays Hamilton, a homophobic jock and the classic bully in 'G.B.F.'.
What character does Molly Tarlov play in 'G.B.F.'?+
Molly Tarlov plays Sophie, who is described as a voice of reason and a true friend in the movie.
What character does Taylor Frey play in 'G.B.F.'?+
Taylor Frey plays Tofer, who is Shlee's boyfriend and part of the Mormon couple in the school.

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