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Know Your Parasites with 'The Bay' Star Kether Donohue

Know Your Parasites with 'The Bay' Star Kether Donohue

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Actress talks movies, psychic dreams, and Halloween

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Young Hollywood

Hello, my name is Kether Donohue and I am here on YoungHollywood. com with Oliver.

Oliver Trevena

Trip.

Young Hollywood

Please repeat your your last name.

Oliver Trevena

Trevena.

Young Hollywood

Trevena. And Georgie.

Georgie Trevena

Georgie Trevena as well. Yes.

Young Hollywood

And uh, she's not British. Just

Georgie Trevena

I'm not.

Young Hollywood

A strange actress who just done a movie with parasites. Yes. So me and Georgie keeps scratching. I'm here with Kether Donohue. How are you?

Kether Donohue

Hello. I'm good. How are you?

Young Hollywood

I'm good. Just establishing how great your name is.

Kether Donohue

Oh, thank you. Thank you. Yeah, it's funny because my brother's name is just John. Which is very common. Talk about getting the short straw. Yeah. So my mom, she was, she wanted Kether because she's a very yoga hippie spiritual woman. And what does it mean again? It means Crown Angel.

Young Hollywood

Kether means the Crown Angel.

Kether Donohue

The Crown Angel. But she was born on Halloween. The last Halloween too. So yeah. The Crown Angel that was born on Halloween. Yeah. And then when my brother came along, my dad was like, that's it. I'm sick of these weird names. Our son's going to be John.

Young Hollywood

Um, not really moving on to happier things, but I've really got no choice. The Bay.

Kether Donohue

Oh, yes.

Young Hollywood

You say that like, yes, it's really happy for you.

Kether Donohue

Yeah, well, cuz I'm in it.

Young Hollywood

Well, yeah, you are in it. I'm I'm employed. That's that's the only reason. It's not that you're a fan of parasites or anything like that.

Kether Donohue

No. I don't like parasites.

Young Hollywood

Do you hear that? What are you doing? Go away. I'm going to show the world what happened here. If you find this tape, just please get it out. So yeah, The Bay, the same producers that uh, brought us Paranormal Activity.

Kether Donohue

Yes.

Young Hollywood

All right. Yeah. That's right where you're sitting. Oh wow. Was it warm? Was it warm when you sat there? Oh, did he fart? I I'm feeling some warmness here. Wow. If you can say that about your producers, that's fine. Um, yeah, and Jason Blum, he also produced it. So it's the same venom, the sound footage. Right. And is it, is it as scary to film something like that as it is to watch?

Kether Donohue

It was scary. I mean, what was great about working with Barry was he loves spontaneity. So actually before I did the film, he didn't want any of the actors to read the script. Right. So I just knew what was going on with my character when I, cuz I play, I actually play a reporter. Actually, when I was little, oh god, I have so many things to say.

Young Hollywood

Tell me, tell me everything.

Kether Donohue

So before the audition for The Bay, I was originally supposed to audition for the character that Kristin Connolly ended up getting. But then the night before I had a dream that I was a reporter. The next day my manager calls me and he's like, you know, they actually want to bring you in for the reporter role instead.

Young Hollywood

Wow.

Kether Donohue

And I was like, I had a dream that I was a reporter. And he's like, yeah, I gotta go. I'm like, no, no, but I had a dream. I have a mission.

Young Hollywood

What other dreams have you had recently?

Kether Donohue

Okay. My friend named Taylor. I had a dream that she lost her keys. Okay. And I just told my fiance that she lost that I had this dream. I didn't tell her. So she didn't know. And then a few days later, she calls him up. She lost her keys the night before and found them on the bed when she was sleeping.

Young Hollywood

Maybe this is all because you were born on Halloween.

Kether Donohue

Yeah. You're a freak. Freak. Yeah. Exactly. I have psychic abilities.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, clearly. Clearly. But talking about that cuz I did see you. I haven't mentioned this yet. I saw you on the haunted hayride. Yes. The last time I saw her. Give me your best scream.

Kether Donohue

Oh, it's going to be loud.

Young Hollywood

Can you do it? He does. Yeah. The cameraman does. No, scream. That was a really good scream. And you were going to protect me on the hayride, but then you disappeared and I was on my own. Very scared. I couldn't I had to fend for myself. I had to.

Kether Donohue

And you ended up doing that.

Young Hollywood

But it was very scary. What are you going to dress up as for Halloween?

Kether Donohue

I'm going to be Gem. She's in a rock band. She has really big pink hair.

Young Hollywood

I'm sorry. What is it? We just had Ashley Adequie on the sofa and she's going as Minnie Mouse. Halloween is scary, people. Well, the pink hair. It's big. But you're a cartoon character. I'm not having it. Kether, I'm not having it. Think of something scary. Going back to The Bay, we've got a little quiz on parasites cuz nothing happier than that on a morning interview, so we'll do a.

Kether Donohue

I'm going to fail.

Young Hollywood

Well, it's it's about parasites. You said you were passionate about parasites.

Kether Donohue

Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Young Hollywood

This parasite lives in mattresses and sketchy hotels.

Kether Donohue

Bed bugs. That is that what a bed bug looks like? I've never seen one. I've never seen one. Oh, that's horrible. I'm itching even. So I got the right answer.

Young Hollywood

Yes. Oh, does that make you itch? It gives you that feeling, doesn't it?

Kether Donohue

It does, doesn't it? But this is our itching. Chimian. Chimian. It makes us dance.

Young Hollywood

Anyway, moving on. Dogs and humans can get this parasite in their

Kether Donohue

Oh, oh, um. Intestinal tract. Oh, god. Hopefully your friend hasn't got one of them. I thought that was just called a parasite. No. What kind?

Young Hollywood

Tapeworm.

Kether Donohue

I knew that. People used to want to lose weight and they would eat eat. Oh, I just heard about this. Models get tapeworms and eat them to lose weight.

Young Hollywood

Models. You're wrong. Okay. These parasites suck blood and can be used for med medicinal purposes. Can suck blood and be used for medicinal purposes. Oh, why do I I guess they're not meant to look good, are they? But Um. You're shocking.

Kether Donohue

A leech. Leech. Leech. Yes. Yes.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. The kids get this parasite in their hair.

Kether Donohue

Oh, oh, um, Lice. That worries me. Can I just say that worries me how quickly you got that? No, cuz I remember in school. Let me have a look. Let me have a look. No, in elementary school they used to have um, I've got lice again. They would designate a portion of the day for people to check if we had lice. Is it weird? I used to claim that I had lice just cuz I liked the feeling of an Indian head massage.

Young Hollywood

I was just going to say, I loved it. I was like, you know, I think I have lice down here, you know. Yeah. It was my favorite part. I'm like, um, okay, you can find this parasite on the side of a peer. I didn't know that was a parasite. I thought that they were shells. I used to pick them.

Kether Donohue

Barnacle. Close. No. Is it? Barnacle. Okay. Barnacle. Oh.

Young Hollywood

Barnacle. On that note. Um. That was intense. That was intense. That's what a game show feels like. Oh my gosh. Kether, thank you for coming in.

Kether Donohue

Thank you for having me.

Young Hollywood

Congrats on the movies.

Kether Donohue

Thank you, man.

Young Hollywood

And I'm glad it's working out and you haven't got to go to game shows.

Kether Donohue

I'm glad too. Yes.

Young Hollywood

The Bay, everyone, watch it. It's got Kether and parasites.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Kether Donohue

    Featured guest, actress in 'The Bay'

  • Oliver Trevena

    Interviewer

  • Georgie Trevena

    Mentioned as also present

  • Barry Levinson

    Director of 'The Bay'

  • Jason Blum

    Producer of 'The Bay' and 'Paranormal Activity'

  • Kristin Connolly

    Actress who got a role Kether initially auditioned for

  • Taylor

    Kether's friend whose keys she dreamt about

  • Ashley Adequie

    Mentioned by interviewer as a previous guest

FAQ

Who is Kether Donohue?+
Kether Donohue is an actress known for her role in 'The Bay' and mentions being born on Halloween, which she attributes to having psychic abilities.
What film is Kether Donohue promoting?+
Kether Donohue is promoting 'The Bay,' a film produced by the same team behind 'Paranormal Activity' and also by Jason Blum.
What is the meaning of Kether Donohue's name?+
Kether Donohue explains that her name, Kether, means 'Crown Angel,' chosen by her 'yoga hippie spiritual' mother.
Did Kether Donohue have a psychic dream related to 'The Bay'?+
Yes, Kether Donohue had a dream she was a reporter the night before her manager called to say they wanted her for the reporter role in 'The Bay'.
Who directed 'The Bay'?+
Barry Levinson directed 'The Bay,' and he is noted for loving spontaneity during filming.
What does Kether Donohue plan to dress up as for Halloween?+
Kether Donohue plans to dress up as Gem from the rock band, who has big pink hair, for Halloween.
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