It's not every day you get asked to play a small role in TV's longest-running series
After devouring the whole script, I joked about going method. What kind of reporter was I? The character's name was simply"Tabloid Reporter No. 2." So, was this reporter a bit smarmy? Just hungry for the story? Both? I wouldn't find that out until we shot on the steamy night of July 18. In the week leading up to that fateful evening, I said my line hundreds of time, emphasizing different words, throwing in a pause where appropriate.
On my shooting day, I conducted some interviews as a real reporter, then I got the fake reporter treatment. My hair was attacked with a variety of products to make it immovable and my makeup was done to hide the crow's feet. Then, I waited. For a while. Almost three hours. This is the life of a TV actor!When it came time to shoot around 10 p.m., everything happened so fast. I was miced and became instantly aware that everything I said would be heard by the crew.
In between shoots, Ice made sure I was aware of the camera, a reference to our interview from earlier, and Mariska gave me words of encouragement, joking that this was going to be my big break, and that I was nailing it. I could tell the other actors who, well, were actually actors, were thinking,"Who the heck is this guy? Why does he have a camera crew and why do the series regulars keep talking to him?" During the shoot, the kind makeup folks kept getting rid of my nervous sweat as much as possible. At one point, it started to rain, and much to my surprise, I was assigned a large umbrella. Mustn't get anymore"dewy" than I already was. I could get used to this treatment.
At around midnight, we wrapped. After 10 years of writing about this show that has entertained millions around the world since 1999, I felt privileged to have little part in TV history. As a TV nerd, I mean my job is to literally watch TV and talk about it, this was something I never fathomed—and I'm still having a hard time wrapping my mind around it. Here I am, a little part ofAnd for those wondering, yes, they did get Toby on film this time.
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