MY NEXT GUEST HAS BEEN ACTING SINCE HE WAS EIGHT MONTHS OLD
AND CURRENTLY STARS AS JUGHEAD ON "RIVERDALE."
PLEASE WELCOME COLE SPROUSE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
THERE YOU GO!
GO FOR IT.
THERE YOU GO.
HELLO.
>> PERFECT.
>> Stephen: WELCOME.
WELCOME.
THERE YOU GO.
YOU CAN INTERVIEW ME IF YOU WANT.
I'LL TAKE THE NIGHT OFF.
YOU AND YOUR BROTHER DYLAN HAVE BEEN ACTING SINCE YOU WERE EIGHT
MONTHS OLD.
>> DIAPER COMMERCIALS.
>> Stephen: PUT THAT BACK UP THERE FOR A SECOND.
WHICH ONE IS YOU?
>> I'M THE ONE HAVING THE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS, FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: GOOD.
WHICH ONE IS THAT?
>> PROBABLY THE ONE ON THE LEFT.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
YOU'RE THE CUTE ONE.
>> I THINK SO.
>> Stephen: NOW, DID YOU EVER DO THE TWIN SWITCH?
>> ALL THE TIME.
>> Stephen: YOU DID THAT?
YEAH, I'M ACTUALLY DYLAN.
>> Stephen: OH, FANTASTIC.
YOUR FIRST SOLO GIG WAS ON "FRIENDS."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THIS TIME?
>> I LIKE HOW YOU'RE JUST PULLING OUT PICTURES LIKE A
SCRAPBOOK OF MY LIFE.
>> Stephen: SURE, THIS IS YOUR LIFE, COLE SPROUSE.
>> HERE IT IS.
>> Stephen: DO YOU REMEMBER THIS MOMENT HERE?
>> THAT'S WHEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER, YEAH.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
YOU HAD A LITTLE CRUSH ON JENNIFER ANISTON.
>> DIDN'T EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: SURE, GET IN LINE.
I FELT SO INTIMIDATED BY MY CRUSH ON HER THAT I COMPLETELY
BLANKED AND FORGOT ALL MY LIFE AND SHE WAS JUST STARING AT ME
AND WAITING AND ONE OF THE CREW MEMBERS, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE,
SAID "THAT LITTLE BOY'S GOT A CRUSH!"
BROKE ME.
>> Stephen: OF COURSE.
I BET YOU STILL WAKE UP SCREAMING.
>> YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU TOOK A BREAK
IN YOUR LATE TEENS.
HOW LONG WERE YOU NOT ACTING?
>> I DECIDED TO GO TO COLLEGE, TOOK A BREAK.
>> Stephen: GOOD CALL.
TOOK ABOUT A FIVE-YEAR HIATUS FROM ACTING.
STUDIED ARCHEOLOGY, TRAVELED AROUND THE WORLD FOR A BIT.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS NICE.
IT WAS, YEAH.
>> Stephen: INDIANA JONES.
INDIANA JONES IS SO EXCITING, IF YOU GUYS SAW WHAT ARCHEOLOGY
REALLY WAS, WHICH IS JUST SIX WEEKS OF ME OVER A ONE BY ONE
TRENCH OF DIRT WITH A SPOON -- ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: WHERE DID YOU DIG?
I WENT TO BULGARIA, MACEDONIA, GREECE, FRANCE,
GERMANY.
I GOT ACCEPTED TO MONGOLIA AND EGYPT BUT THOSE DIGS SORT OF
FELL APART, SO I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER.
>> Stephen: DID YOU FIND ANYTHING COOL?
>> I DID.
I FOUND A CERAMIC THEATRICAL MASK OF DIONESIS, WHICH IS COOL.
>> Stephen: WHERE?
BULGARIA.
AN ANCIENT SETTLEMENT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S FANTASTIC.
IT WAS.
BUT PULLING A MASK OUT OF THE GROUND IS CREEPY.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS UNDER THE MASK?
>> BECAUSE I'VE WATCHED MY JIM CARREY.
I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PULL A MASK OUT OF THE GROUND.
>> Stephen: YEAH?
YOU EITHER GET GREAT LUCK AND END UP ON THE COLBERT SHOW, OR
YOU GET CURSED, AND THAT'S IT.
>> Stephen: WHAT DREW YOU TO "RIVERDALE"?
WHAT GOT YOU EXCITED ABOUT IT?
>> I WAS WORKING IN THIS LITTLE ARCHEOLOGICAL LAB, LIKE A
TREASURE GOBLIN, JUST PUTTING ARTIFACTS INTO BAGS AND LABELING
THEM IN SOME DINGY BASEMENT IN BROOKLYN AND GOT A CALL AND IT
JUST SAID, YOU WANT TO BE A STAR, KID?
AND I SAID, YEAH.
MY MANAGE BEGGED ME TO COME OUT FOR PILOT WEEK AND I WAS DOING
ARCHEOLOGY AND I SAID IF I DON'T GET ANYTHING, I'M NOT COMING
BACK, SO I BOOKED "RIVERDALE" AND IT FELL IN PLACE.
>> Stephen: THE PARENTS ON "RIVERDALE," PLAYED BY FORMER
TEEN IDOLS LUKE PERRY, SKEET ULRICH, MAURY RINGWALLED, AMONG
OTHERS.
HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU ADVICE ABOUT A BEING YOUNG AND FAMOUS?
>> THE ACT OPPOSITE.
>> Stephen: YOU GIVE THEM ADVICE.
>> IN I THINK THE NATURE OF CELEBRITY HAS KIND OF CHANGED
NOW.
FOR ME, AS WELL, WE'RE ALL SORT OF NAVIGATING IT, BUT FOR NOW
SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN A FUNDAMENTAL PROFESSIONAL
COMPONENT OF YOUR BUSINESS.
YOUR SHOW KNOWS IT, ALL DO.
MOST FILMS HAVE TO DEAL WITH SMEEDY IN SOME ASPECT, AND MANY
OF THE CAST MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN SO IN TUNE WITH SOCIAL
MEDIA SINCE THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE ENTIRE VETTING PROCESS HAVE
EDUCATED SOME OF THE OLDER MEMBERS OF THE CAST ON --
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU TEACH LUKE PERRY?
>> WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE TO SHOW A TASTEFUL AMOUNT OF NIPPLE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> Stephen: WELL, I DON'T THINK I KNOW THAT.
WHEN IS IT TO SHOW A TASTEFUL AMOUNT OF NIPPLE?
>> ALL THE TIME.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: "RIVERDALE" AIRS
WEDNESDAYS ON THE CW.
COLE SPROUSE, EVERYBODY.