- Hi, I'm Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.
- My name is Darren Barnet.
- Ramona Young.
- Megan Suri.
- Lee Rodriguez.
- I'm Jaren Lewison.
We're the cast of Never Have I Ever
and today we were doing the Wired Autocomplete Interview.
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- My stomach just dropped. I don't know why.
[laughing]
- I know! It's scary.
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I've always wanted to do this.
[Jaren laughing]
- [Woman] Who does Jaren Lewison
look like?
- I don't know. I feel like this is a cast question.
Guys, who do I look like?
- You kind of almost look like, a little bit
of John Krasinski, kind of.
- I will super take that.
- [Megan] But there's a little bit of resemblance.
- Yeah.
- That's a compliment I will for sure take.
- You see it?
- When I was younger, I used to get Elijah Wood.
That's where you see it, when I was younger.
- If John Krasinski and Elijah Wood had a kid.
- Okay.
- [Woman] Jaren Lewison...
Barney and Friends.
- Yes, of course.
If you're a really good internet sleuth,
you can find my Barney episodes,
which was the first thing I ever did as an actor,
when I was like seven or eight years old.
You can find them on YouTube.
I know Maitreyi's seen them,
'cause I exposed myself.
- Pretty sure we've all seen them.
- Oh. Everybody's-? Okay.
- It brings me joy.
- I had very large hair.
I have no teeth.
You'll- Yeah.
It's a trip. - So cute.
- Aw.
[Woman] Jaren Lewison...
Movies.
- Yeah, I've got Tag.
I've got Men, Women and Children.
I've got a couple.
I wanna keep doing more.
- You were in Tag?
- Yeah. I played a teen version
of Ed Helms' character, Hoagie.
- Yes.
- Ah! That's amazing.
- I didn't get to meet him,
but I saw him
while I was doing a fitting,
but I was too nervous to go say anything.
- Where does Maitreyi Ramakrishnan...
go to school?
- Shout out Meadowvale. Meadowvale gang.
[Jaren laughs]
But technically, I am in [indistinct] University.
I gotta always say it.
You gotta shout out Meadowvale gang.
- You say that every time.
- She gives them love every time.
- I have to shout out the Meadowvale homies.
The only reason I'm here
is because of good ol' public education.
Okay? So, shh. Let me have that.
- Does Maitreyi Ramakrishnan...
play harp?
- Okay. So I didn't play harp prior to Devi,
but I did take a lot of harp lessons.
So, during Monday to Friday,
every day of that would be filming,.
and then on my Saturday, it would be harp lesson day.
And that would be, like two hours at the harp,
trying to make sure it looked super authentic
when I was playing.
And then also,
out of my own curiosity.
So he gave me a harp.
I'm not the one playing the song, though.
Let's get that clear.
I'm not that advanced.
I will play you some simple, nice stuff, but-
- I've heard you play a little bit for real
and you you're better than you're making it out to be.
She's very musical, everyone.
- You're like a master at piano.
- And she can sing.
- Okay.
Okay. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
- Violin's there too.
- Does Maitreyi Ramakrishnan...
Oh.
Oh. This one's a tricky one.
Speaking
Tamil
- I was thinking, it's asking if I do speak Tamil?
I don't speak Tamil fluently.
I actually only really understand it
'cause everyone in my household does speak Tamil
and I've always been surrounded by Tamil.
I, personally, do not speak Tamil, but I can say, you know,
[speaking Tamil]
You know, the typical kinda stuff.
But, yeah. I like to know the survival words,
like water.
[speaking Tamil]
AKA food.
'Cause that's what matters.
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- This says movie.
- [Jaren] What movie does Darren Barnet play in?
- I did a Lifetime movie forever ago called Instakiller.
I'm currently working on a movie called Apophenia.
It's a psycho thriller.
Very excited about that.
That will be within the next two years.
Probably that that will be coming out.
- My question is, are you the psycho in it?
And are you allowed to say?
- I am a complete nutcase in it.
- Wow.
- Dang.
- So you're just yourself. - I'm having a lot of fun.
- Yeah.
[laughing]
- Darren.
Wow.
- Let's go.
- [Jaren] What is Darren Barnet's Snapchat?
- Damn.
- They wanna add you, Darren.
- I don't ever use it or check it,
but I think it's truth or Darren.
Thought that was- - Okay.
- I think I thought that was a cool name
when I was like- - That's actually great.
- Yeah.
- It's so bad, it's good.
- [Jaren] What episode of Criminal Minds
was Darren Barnet in?
- It's episode 20 of like-
No it's season 13, episode 20, I think.
It's called Unforgettable. It was fun.
- It's kind of ironic. You realize that?
- Yeah.
- You figure, so one of those.
2013 or 1320, so,
one of the two. - Something like that.
The episode's titled Unforgettable.
- [Jaren] Paxton Never Have I Ever-
- Woo.
- [Jaren] Shirt scene.
[laughing]
- Yeah. - Hello.
- What about it?
- So originally, our director wanted me to take my shirt off
from behind with one hand and rip it off,
but I kept literally, like, choking myself trying to do it,
so I decided to do it this way,
where I spin it off with the arm.
They had me in, like a size small
to figure flatter myself.
I needed them to give me a bigger size shirt
to rip it off easier.
But I got that second take,
I believe.
And also a lot of people ask if it was sped up.
It was not sped up.
- I will vouch.
I will vouch.
It was second take.
- [Jaren] Who does Paxton blank in Never Have I Ever?
Date.
- That, you are going to have to find out in season two
of Never Have I Ever.
- [Jaren] What blank is Paxton in Never Have I Ever?
Grade.
- Paxton is a junior at Sherman Oaks High.
- [Jaren] Never Have I Ever.
Does Demi- Devi, end up with Paxton.
- So, it's not Demi Lovato?
- I don't think so.
I don't think she's in our show,
unless there's quiet a spoiler.
- For that, you are going to have to watch season two
of Never Have I Ever.
- You'll find out soon.
- Gotta see it.
- [Maitreyi] When did Megan Suri start acting?
- Professionally? Since I was eight years old.
Oh, my first role was actually a Honda commercial
with my dad.
Never aired, but nevertheless, free food.
First experience with crafting.
[Maitreyi laughing] Great. It was great, man.
I was with it.
- That's wholesome.
That's so wholesome. Through your dad, too.
- Super wholesome. - Yeah.
- Super wholesome.
- [Maitreyi] Who is Aneesa? Never Have I Ever.
- Aneesa is a 16 year old
transfer student from a private school,
who goes to Sherman Oaks
and I play her.
- [Maitreyi] Megan Suri.
13 Reasons Why.
[Megan laughing]
- So- Okay.
Let's get into it.
My scene got cut and I'm over it. Okay?
I'm over it.
I'm totally over it. - Woo.
[Lee clapping] - Not at all mad-
No. Genuinely, I'm actually not.
It was such a cool experience.
They sent, like a car to my house to pick me up,
to take me to the airport.
And there was like a guy in a suit holding his phone,
like this, with my name on it when I got off-
It was crazy.
I felt like-
That was like the first time, in a long time,
where I was like,
I'm an actor?
What? It was crazy.
So, great experienced. Just didn't air.
- [Maitreyi] Who did Megan Surrey play in Valentine's Day?.
- I played a character named Rani
and that was-
It was life changing.
I got to work with so many actors that I grew up watching.
It was super surreal.
Couldn't have been luckier for like my first job. Insane.
I think I was nine years old, perhaps.
Yeah. Nine years old.
I think it came out in 2010. So I was-
Yeah. Nine years old.
- Damn.
- Is that the movie Taylor Swift is in?
- Yeah, dude. Yeah.
Don't watch it though, please.
I'm tryna- So prepubescent.
- I'm gonna go watch it. You know that right?
- Yeah. We're all gonna go watch it now.
- No. No. - Just for your part.
I literally am gonna watch it just for your part.
- That was a typo.
That question is not real.
[Maitreyi laughing]
I want Ramona to rip off her own questions.
- Wow.
Rude.
[Megan laughing]
Okay.
I'm scared.
- Ramona Young.
13 Reasons Why.
- My scene
was cut.
[laughing]
No, I'm just kidding.
[laughing]
- I was like, that's not true.
- I was about to say...
- I have never seen 13 Reasons.
I've auditioned, I think, for one of the seasons
and, you know, probably like every other
young adult actor in LA.
- When Ramona Young...
singer
- Back in 1984,
- Uh-huh. Yeah.
- I worked at a jazz club as a singer.
When Ramona Young singer?
What does that mean?
- Means you're a singer.
- Yeah. When did you start singing, Ramona?
- Never, professionally. So, I sing for fun.
- Maybe they're telling the future
and that you're gonna be a singer.
- Maybe.
Maybe I should start a band.
- But, let the record show,
Ramona's a very, very talented singer.
Like, very talented. Great voice.
- She kills it. - Thanks, man.
- Let that just be known.
- Thank you. - Of course.
- [Darren] Instagram.
- Follow me. Ramonabishyoung.
- Ramona Bish Young.
- Ramona Bish.
That's how you say it.
- I like it.
- [Woman] How tall is Lee Rodriguez?
- I recently found out
that I am not 5' 9.
I am 5' 8 and a half.
And I've been saying that I'm 5' 9 this whole time.
It's a shock.
I think I'm just going to keep saying I'm 5' 9.
So the answer is 5' 9.
- And you've been telling people on set that you were 5' 10
and that you've been growing.
- Exactly.
- I thought I was.
- [Woman] Where is Lee Rodriguez right now?
- I am in my publicist's office.
- Fair enough.
- That's a nice wall behind you.
- Nice wall.
- [Woman] Is Lee Rodriguez married?
- No, I'm not married.
All right. Straight forward.
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- [Woman] What has Lee Rodriguez been in?
- I've been in Grown-ish
and oh, I don't [mumbles].
This Snapchat show called Class of Lies
and Never Have I Ever.
- [Woman] How old is Lee Rodriguez?
I am 21.
- What...
Oh. I believe that says grade.
What grade is Devi in Never Have I Ever?
- She's in grade 10. Sorry, sophomore.
She's a sophomore in 10th grade.
I say grade 10.
It just makes sense.
- Hey, that makes sense to me.
What happened-
Oh, shoot.
What happened to Devi-
What happened to Devi in Never Have I Ever?
That's a general question.
- There's a lot.
There's a lot that happened.
Her dad dies. First 15 minutes. Straight out the gate.
Real sad. Heart attack.
Not fun.
She finds love. She's got great best friends.
Her cousin moves in. Sort of weird,
but maybe they'd get along.
Her mom can be a lot.
A lot happens to Devi.
- What episode of Never Have I Ever do Devi and Ben
kiss?
- Oh. That was a bit of a sneak.
- I'm so sorry for those
who haven't watched the show at all.
If you haven't,
interesting choice that you're watching this video
of all of us here,
but for those of you guys who have,
yeah, last episode,
Malibu.
Like, probably the last five minutes there. Yeah.
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- Steamy. Great scene.
- I have a question to follow up with that
that just comes out of my own curiosity.
How many takes did you guys do for that?
A lot.
Yeah.
- Wow.
- Yeah. - I think that it's just like-
'Cause it's all different angles and different setups
and then there was that drone shot
where it peels out overlooking Malibu,
so we were kissing during that too,
'cause it starts out on us and-
So, a lot is the answer.
- And then, it's not even just in Malibu.
Then, you have to film it on a stage with screens.
- For the actual scenes, so, a lot.
- There's your googled question.
- [Megan] Good to know. You're welcome fans.
- That's a good question, Megan.
- That was nerve wracking, awesome,
and I think I need to go pass out now.
- Damn, okay.
I thought it was pretty fun. Yeah.
- I enjoyed that.
- That you for watching the Wired Autocomplete Interview.
Remember to check out Never Have I Ever on Netflix.
July 15th.
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