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Saturday 8 September 2018

With 2 Netflix rom-coms, Noah Centineo is having a moment

By LINDSEY BAHR sent over to the folks in the
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you room, including director Su-
have a Netflix account, san Johnson.
chances are you recognize "He's just charming. He
actor Noah Centineo. Al- can't not be charming,"
though, like the best teen said Johnson. "I pulled him
heartthrobs of generations aside at the end of the
past, you'd be forgiven if shoot and said, 'You can
you only know him by his go wherever you want to
character's name: Peter go and do any role you
Kavinsky, the high school want to do. You have that
lacrosse-playing romantic much of a gift and I hope
from "To All the Boys I've you'll be super choosy.' He's
Loved Before." And yes, like more than just the guy who
Jake Ryan ("Sixteen Can- is charming and cute on
dles") and Jordan Cata- screen. He has depth to
lano ("My So-Called Life") him that I think everyone is
before him, both names going to be excited to see
are required. in future roles."
Since "To All the Boys I've And, to be fair, Centineo
Loved Before" hit the thought he was doing two
125-million subscriber indies. Neither was a Netflix
streaming service on Aug. movie when he signed up
17, Peter Kavinsky has be- In this Aug. 30, 2018 photo, Noah Centineo poses for a portrait to promote his Netflix film, "To All the and both were acquired
come a mini phenomenon, Boys I've Loved Before," in Los Angeles. by the service as part of a
inspiring memes, tweets Associated Press "summer of love" push and
and think pieces from ev- set for release within three
ery corner of the internet And this Friday, he'll grace name). for others, there should be weeks of one another.
about why Peter Kavinsky the small screen again as "Luckily Twitter exists on a a deeper purpose outside Needless to say, he's taking
and his woke, pocket-twirl- Netflix drops another high two-dimensional plane," of wanting to get money this moment in stride.
ing ways is the boyfriend school rom-com, "Sierra laughed Centineo on a re- and be famous and live my "I'd like to think that my big
we need right now. Centi- Burgess is a Loser" into the cent afternoon at Netflix's own passion, that's when break has yet to come,"
neo, 22, got over 1 million homes of newly minted headquarters in Los An- 'The Fosters' hit and I don't he said. "I like to think ev-
new Instagram followers in Centineo fans. (An inter- geles. "It's not like I have 6 believe in coincidence." erything has been slowly
a day. Two weeks later it net campaign has already million plus people walking And then came one-two progressing toward the ul-
was up to 6 million. Now, started to give his lovesick around with me every day. punch of "To All the Boys timate picture. Of what I
it's sitting at over 8.2 million. character Jamey a last That would be insane." I've Loved Before" and "Si- don't know, but we're still
The "instant" stardom has erra Burgess is a Loser," both painting."
been a long-time coming via the same casting direc- And he has lofty artistic am-
for Centineo, a Florida- tor. "Sierra Burgess" shot first, bitions in movies and be-
native who decided he in early 2017. The film stars yond —art, philanthropy,
wanted to act at age 8. Shannon Purser (aka Barb music — and would like to
At 15, after appearing on from "Stranger Things") as work with directors like Gas-
the Disney Channel's "Aus- a girl who finds herself in par Noe, Terrence Malick,
tin & Ally," he convinced a texting relationship with Wes Anderson, the Coens
his family to move out to Centineo's Jamey, a foot- and the Nolans.
Los Angeles full-time. When ball player with a nerdy "I'll play any character," he
he arrived, he was always side who believes he's talk- said. "Serial killer. Heroin ad-
working and auditioning, ing to a different girl (a dict. Nice boy. Jock. Bully.
but it was, as he describes cheerleader). Nerd."
it, "a slow climb." "What I love about Jamey Now, he's just grateful, al-
In fact, right before he is how he's goofy and he's though there is the distinct
was cast on the Freeform a jock and he's like 'Yo, we impression that he is a little
show "The Fosters" at age are allowed to be both reticent to talk about his
18, he had a crisis of con- sides of the spectrum in vast new following.
fidence wondering if he one human being," Centi- "I recognize the gravity of
should even be an actor. neo said. "I like Peter K be- the situation and I recog-
He wasn't able to book jobs cause the boy is an ego- nize how much responsibil-
or go out on auditions for six maniac. He's definitely not ity comes with it," he said.
months because of a Dis- as smart as Jamey, but he's "It's like if you're an actor
ney pilot that never ended sensitive, and a bit more your whole life you're work-
up going to series and felt extreme but still really lov- ing and working and you're
that he'd lost his sense of ing and protective." trying to get into this forest
purpose. Centineo almost sabo- with this big monster and
"It got dark," Centineo said. taged his "To All The Boys..." you finally get into the for-
"I'm like what am I doing audition by arriving late est with monster and it can
with my life? Who cares if to the chemistry read with be really nice to you, but at
I'm an actor? Who cares if Lana Condor. He was giv- a moment's notice it can
I'm successful? And as soon en the wrong address, and turn around and eat you.
as I realized yeah this isn't was mortified about it. As I'm finally in the forest and
for me...my life, my career, soon as he left, he had a wondering what's going to
everything I do should be dozen Sprinkles cupcakes happen. It's fun."q