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Trini: WELCOME BACK TO
LOCAL BOY EA ETHAN WACKER STAR OF
BIZAARDVARK IS UP FOR A SHORTY
AWARD.
IT HONORS THE BEST OF SOCIAL
MEDIA.
HE JOINS US TO TELL US MORE
ABOUT THE NOM NATION AND THE
SHOW.
HELLO, WELCOME TO "LIVING808".
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
Trini: WELCOME BACK.
I LOVE COMING IN.
Trini: BEFORE WE DO THE
INTERVIEW, I HAVE TO TELL YOU
BOTH OF MY KIDS -- I HAVE TWO,
THEY'RE HUGE FANS OF THE SHOW.
AND THEY LOVE YOU.
THEY'RE SO EXCITED.
I'M SO FLATTED.
NEXT TIME I COME IN, IF I GET
ENOUGH TIME, BRING THEM IN AND
I'LL MEET THEM AND STUFF.
Trini: I WOULD LOVE THAT.
THEY'RE 10 AND 13.
I KNOW THEY WATCH THE SHOW
RELIGIOUSLY.
AND WHEN I SAW YOU WERE COMING
ON THE SHOW, I SAID I'LL PUT A
VIDEO.
EVERYTHING EMBARRASSES THEM.
THEY'RE LIKE MOM, YOU'RE
SOMETIMES PARENTS HAVE TO PUSH
THE KIDS.
Trini: BUT OFF CAMERA, THEY
WOULD LOVE THAT.
TELL US ABOUT BIZAARDVARK.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO START SEASON
WE HAVE DONE TWO SEASONS SO FAR.
WE'RE ABOUT TO START SEASON
THREE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY,
BEGINNING OF MARCH.
WE'RE GOING IN AND WE'RE
STARTING IT UP A THIRD TIME.
I FEEL SO LUCKY THAT I GET TO DO
IT FOR A THIRD TIME.
YEAH, IT'S AWESOME.
Trini: IF OUR VIEWERS
MISSED THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES
YOU ARE ON "LIVING 808," HOW DID
YOU GET CHOSEN?
HOW DOES A LOCAL BOY END UP ON
THE DISNEY CHANNEL?
IT WAS A ONE IN A MILLION
CHANCE.
I WENT TO A OPEN CASTING CALL.
AND I JUST GOT RECOMMENDED
THROUGH A STRINGER PEOPLE TO GO
TO THIS PERSON AND THIS PERSON.
I WENT TO A QUEENS.
I MET A CASTING DIRECTOR WHO
RECOMMENDED AN AGENT.
IT WAS DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
I SETTLED WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE
AND I WENT OUT AND AUDITIONED.
IT TOOK ME ABOUT THREE YEARS.
Trini: WERE YOU ALREADY
ACTING?
DID YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE?
NO.
I THINK MY ONLY EXPERIENCE
ACTING WAS PRETENT -- TENDING TO
TRY TO GET MY SIBLINGS IN
KIDS LOOK UP TO YOU.
THEY SEE THE SHOW AND BEING ABLE
TO WORK WITH OTHER GREAT ACTORS.
WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING ON DISNEY?
IT'S CRAZY.
I'M LIKE A NORMAL KID, BUT I
DON'T KNOW.
THEY -- I DON'T KNOW.
Trini: WHAT'S YOUR SCHEDULE
LIKE?
HOW DO YOU GET SCHOOL IN?
I GO TO LIKE TWO DIFFERENT OP
LINE PROGRAMS AT THE SAME TIME.
I DO PART-TIME.
ONE ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL AND
FULL-TIME AT ANOTHER SO I CAN
GET A BUNCH OF COURSES.
I DO SCHOOL BASICALLY ALL THE
TIME WHEN I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING
ELSE.
WHEN SEASON THREE STARTS I'LL
WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,
ABOUT NINE AND A HALF HOURS A
FULL-TIME WORK.
YOU WERE WORKING FIVE DAYS A
WEEK.
NORMAL WORK DAY.
AND FOR HOW MANY MONTHS BEFORE
YOU HAVE TIME OFF?
USUALLY IT'S THREE OR FOUR
WEEKS ON AND ONE WEEK OFF.
FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTH.
Trini: WOW.
AND SO YOU LIVE UP THERE.
I SPLIT TIME.
I LIKE HERE BETTER.
YEAH -- I KIND OF UP THERE.
Trini: WHAT DO YOU MISS
MOST ABOUT HAWAI'I?
THE PEOPLE.
EVERYBODY IS SUPER NICE.
MY PARENT SAY THAT A LOT.
I'M LIKE, WHATEVER.
EVERYBODY DOES LIVE WITH ALOHA
DOWN HERE.
UP IN L.A., A LOT OF PEOPLE
I HEARD YOU DID SOME INTERESTING
PROJECTS WITH THE NBA.
YEAH, I GOT TO MEET THE
BOSTON CELTICS AND GOLDEN STATE
WARRIORS.
IT WAS ONE OF THE COOLEST
THINGS.
I'M SO GLAD THAT I GET TO DO
THIS STUFF.
OH, MY GOSH.
IT MADE ME SO HAPPY DOING THAT.
I WATCH BASKETBALL RELIGIOUSLY.
STEPH CURRY.
Trini: WOW.
WHEN THE SHOW IS ON HIATUS, YOU
GET TO DO OTHER PROJECTS.
YOU GOT TO WORK WITH THE NBA.
I 45ERD YOU WERE -- HEARD YOU
WERE WITH THE PRO BOWL.
I WAS.
I GOT TO INTERVIEW SOME NFL
PLAYERS.
THE SHOW OPENED UP SO MANY
DOORS.
AND I'M SO APPRECIATIVE.
SO AMAZING.
Trini: I AM HAPPY FOR YOU.
AND YOUR ENTHUSIAM IS CONTABLE
US.
WE LOVE TO SEE HAWAI'I KIDS DO
WELL.
THERE'S SO MUCH TALENT IN THE
IT'S GREAT HERE.
Trini: SPEAKING OF TALENT,
YOU WERE NOMINATED FOR A SHORTY
AWARD.
FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHAT
THAT IS.
YEAH.
IT'S AN AWARD THAT TAKES SOCIAL
MEDIA'S BEST IN EACH CATEGORY, I
GUESS.
IT PUTS THEM UP FOR DIFFERENT
AWARDS.
AND PEOPLE VOTE.
AND EXPERTS AND STUFF.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT NO --
YOU'RE UP AGAINST.
GAL GALDOT.
THESE ARE BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE
STARS.
GAL WAS WONDER WOMAN.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M THERE.
Trini: YOU'RE VERY TALENTED
AS WELL.
IT'S MAZE -- AMAZING.
IT'S FUN THAT YOU'RE IN THIS
AWARD WITH THESE GREAT ACTORS.
THE AWARDS SHOW IS IN NEW YORK?
I THINK SO.
YOU CAN VOTE FOR ME IF YOU WANT
TO.
Trini: YES.
GO TO SHORTY AWARDS AND
TODAY.
IT'S EASY TO DOFUL WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE THAT WEBSITE ON OUR
WEBSITE SO PEOPLE WITH CLINK ON
THE LINK AND VOTE.
YOU CAN VOTE ONCE A DAY.
WE REALLY WANT TO SUPPORT LOCAL
BY ETHAN WACKER.
GOOD LUG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Trini: I THINK I SAW ON THE
WEBSITE THAT THE AWARDS SHOW IS
SO WE'LL SEE WHEN THE CLOSING --
VOTING CLOSE.
I THINK IT CLOSES SOMEWHERE
AROUND FEBRUARY 22.
Trini: MAYBE WE'VE GOT
ANOTHER WEEK.
I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME TIME.
Trini: CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
Trini: VERY EXCITING.
AND WE HOPE YOU WILL VISIT WHEN
Trini: AND I'LL MAKE SURE
THE KIDS ARE HERE.
COOL.
IN.
COMING UP ON "LIVING 808," LOVE
IS IN THE AIR.