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Serving Time with the "Rosewood" Cast

Serving Time with the "Rosewood" Cast

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Things get real when YH heads to the set of Fox's drama "Rosewood", AKA the East Miami Police Department! There we catch up with stars Morris Chestnut and Jaina Lee Ortiz, who show us around their lab, office, interrogation room, and most unsettling of all, the holding cell! Morris and Jaina also talk about their favorite episodes and dream guest stars!

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Young Hollywood

Where were you last night?

Serving Time

I was at home. I didn't do it. I Sarah, I didn't do it. Please, just call Sarah. She'll tell you.

Young Hollywood

Oliver Trevena here with Young Hollywood. Fortunately, I'm not in Miami police station. I'm on the set of the hit show Rosewood about to get a behind-the-scenes tour with the cast. Come on, follow me. We're on set of Rosewood.

Serving Time

We are on the set of Rosewood. Yes. This is your this is your This is upstairs in the lab. This is this's not, you know, they say on TV where this is where the magic happens. A little bit of magic happens here. We have a lot of neat-looking things, a lot of computer screens, savable things and gadgets. I'm gonna I'm gonna drain my brain there. I think that's what it is. Follicles. And that was me in a former life, right behind you there. I think it looks more like me. My physical shape. I'm obviously, I'm not hitting the gym hard enough. Welcome to Magic City Lab. This is it. Follow me. We're going to start with a happy place. Yes, this is where the magic happens. As you can see over here, we have a dummy. It is a dummy. It looks real. I come in here and uh check up on him. Yeah, he's not vegan. He likes meat. And then you have these screams. I mean, this is like the high-tech. It looks kind of like a menu board at a fast-food restaurant.

Young Hollywood

Oh, yes, that does look like a piece of lasagna. This is the um the famous steps that I always walk down to check up on Rosie. Obviously playing a, you know, playing a doctor. Um what's been a great thing that you've learned from the character to bring into your real life?

Serving Time

It's interesting because I was in the gym the other day. These guys were having this conversation with me, and then they said some of these medical terms that normally would just be like a foreign language to me. They were talking about something specific and I was like, I understood what they were saying. So, so some of the things I do understand and it's just looking at things from a different perspective when it comes to health and and when I go into the doctor's office for my checkups. So, I am about to take you to East Miami PD. This is my spot. Okay. East Miami PD. As you can see, the rest of Miami from this view. My dad's a real homicide detective in the Bronx, New York. Yeah. I brought him here. He said, "Woah, this is like the four seasons of precinct in the Bronx." So, basically, they don't look like this in New York. Over here is my desk. We put a lot of uh pieces to the puzzle here. We talk about the cases here.

Young Hollywood

What else? You've not been working too hard, though, because every page is blank.

Serving Time

Every page is blank. This is Captain Hornstock's office. A lot of stuff happens in here as well. Captain Hornstock. He's showing off his trophies. Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

I should have brought you some butter cake from Astro's.

Serving Time

Oh, I love the butter cake from Astro's. Yeah, well, you know, it's it's um I have a little bit of a sweet tooth and I

Young Hollywood

It doesn't show.

Serving Time

Well, I work out, so I mean, I definitely go to the gym after I eat. You got your coffee station and the donuts. They love it. Every policeman's dream. This is the box. That's one thing my father taught me, how and when to turn it on in the box. We're going to do some interrogating. Okay. You right here. Where were you last night?

Young Hollywood

I was at home.

Serving Time

What time did you get home?

Young Hollywood

I got home around 8:30 p. m.

Serving Time

And so is that why you cut Sarah's throat?

Young Hollywood

I'm scared. I didn't. Why Sarah? Sarah. I didn't do anything to Sarah. Yes, you I can't do this. I can't do this. This is horrible. This is horrible. I couldn't focus myself. Look at his face. It's just like, I I He's innocent.

Serving Time

Rosewood obviously doing amazing stuff on screen. We've been very fortunate. We've been having a good run thus far. We just want to keep going for like another uh eight years.

Young Hollywood

Eight years.

Serving Time

Eight years. I was going to say nine, so eight is fine.

Young Hollywood

Well, I'll take nine, too.

Serving Time

I'll take nine, yeah. Definitely. Let's do nine. Let's do nine. I absolutely love my character. She's everything that I wanted to play. She's tough, she's sexy, she's smart. Obviously, I can't complain that I get to work with Morris Chestnut every day. He's a good-looking guy. I mean, I I just I can't concentrate sometimes. No, I'm just I really honestly, he's like a big brother to me. We have a blast. We

Young Hollywood

You prank him as well, right?

Serving Time

We do prank each other. We He gets sleepy at around 6:30. I sleep here, actually. I don't even go home. I don't even go home. I just sleep here. And when I time I I catch him sleeping, I try to take a picture, then he tries to get me back. Right. We sort of like have a have a war with that. The holding cell. You can make your one phone call here.

Young Hollywood

A whole lot of role-playing on this set. Oh, yeah. You know, that's why I carry the cuffs. And then there that's where uh that's where the criminals stay. Yeah. And you're quite feisty as well. You've got a nice few fight scenes in there.

Serving Time

I do. Yes.

Young Hollywood

You do your own stunts.

Serving Time

Yes. I prefer to do my own stunts, however, that got me in trouble one time. I was fighting this 200-pound guy. I had open-toed shoes on. He steps on my foot. I kid you not, it was so painful, but my adrenaline was so high that I didn't feel it. Two hours later, I'm at the emergency room. The entire toenail did fall off. It took four months for me to for it to grow back and for me to feel comfortable to have my toes exposed. It was not pretty. There's a potty in there. No toilet paper. I didn't do it. Sarah, I didn't do it. Please, just call Sarah. She'll tell you.

Young Hollywood

You shouldn't have killed Sarah.

Serving Time

I didn't do it. I'm free. No. No murders happening on the set. I'm free.

Young Hollywood

Well, that's a good feeling. Right? You're free. Um, is there been a personal favorite episode of yours?

Serving Time

Wow, you know, all of them have been very fun. They've been learning experiences and I think we're just growing and growing each episode. The season happens so fast and we're shooting, you know, minimum 12 hours a day, every day. And so, I think once the season's over with, I'll go back home and I'll look at each episode. But as a favorite right now, it's kind of hard to say. I I love different things about each other.

Young Hollywood

Do you go to your dad for advice on on Rosewood?

Serving Time

Absolutely. He's been on the job for 22 years. So, basically, call him up, channel him. Job is done.

Young Hollywood

You guys have some great uh guest stars on the show. Yes. Yes. Um if you could have anyone, anyone from anywhere in the world, and they could be dead or alive. It's tougher than that. Wow. Wow. Anyone guest star on the show.

Serving Time

I would say Jack Klugman. Okay. He's the original Quincy. Columbo. I would like Columbo to come on the show because he's always, you know, discovering things. He's about to walk out, walk out the room. He's like, "Oh, wait a minute." So, just come those two. Those two would be great for the show.

Young Hollywood

I love that. He's smashing things.

Serving Time

I'm smashing. What's my lab? It's my lab. It's my lab. I can I can break anything I want in this lab.

Young Hollywood

It's his lab. We're just in it. We're just in it. He's getting violent. I mean, means we should wrap this up. Thank you for taking a tour of East Miami PD with us. I didn't get arrested. No.

Serving Time

You didn't. I'm not being sent back to England. You're allowed to stay. Yeah. You're staying in Miami. I'm staying. Thank you. Miami. The sun loves me. That was a lie.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Morris Chestnut

    Star of Rosewood, gives a set tour and discusses his character.

  • Jaina Lee Ortiz

    Star of Rosewood, gives a set tour and discusses her character.

  • Oliver Trevena

    Young Hollywood host, conducts the interview and tour.

  • Sarah

    Fictional character mentioned during an interrogation roleplay.

  • Captain Hornstock

    Character on Rosewood mentioned during the set tour.

  • Jack Klugman

    Morris Chestnut's dream guest star for Rosewood, original Quincy.

  • Columbo

    Morris Chestnut's dream guest star for Rosewood, detective character.

FAQ

Where does the Young Hollywood video take place?+
The video takes place on the set of the Fox drama "Rosewood," specifically at the East Miami Police Department set.
Which actors from 'Rosewood' are featured in the video?+
The video features "Rosewood" stars Morris Chestnut and Jaina Lee Ortiz.
What parts of the 'Rosewood' set are shown?+
The video shows the lab, office, interrogation room, and a holding cell on the "Rosewood" set.
What do the actors discuss about their roles?+
Morris Chestnut and Jaina Lee Ortiz discuss what they've learned from their characters, their favorite episodes, and who their dream guest stars would be.
Does Jaina Lee Ortiz perform her own stunts?+
Yes, Jaina Lee Ortiz prefers to do her own stunts, though she recounts an injury from one instance.

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