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Although most of them remember him as an obsessed London tip for “Zack & Cody’s suite life,” the actor recently revealed that his transition from a child -star to a serious actor was not as smooth as it looked.
According to Brenda, Disney tried to prevent him from taking on more mature roles in movies such as “Gran Torino” and “social network”.
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Brenda Song says Disney tried to prevent him from ‘Gran Torin’ and ‘The Social Network’
He said he was originally considered as “Gran Torino”, but Disney dismantled it because of the scene of the diet of the manuscript for sexual violence. “And I was very shocked, but I was like,” Okay, I think it didn’t work out, “he recalled.
A similar situation came to light when Song wanted to come from David Fincher’s “The Social Network” event. At that time, he was still in the “suite life”, and the concern about ripe content once again threatened the opportunity to derail. This time, however, he took things in his own hands.
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“I went straight to Gary Marsh, the President and CEO of the Disney TV TV,” he explained. “I said,” I’m an actor. When you hired me, I wasn’t the heir of the hotel. If I’ve ever done anything in my personal life to pay your business bad attention, I understand. But this is the last season of the exhibition, and this is the possibility of life. “
His petition worked. Disney let him make a movie that the song says, “Really changed my life.”
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Miley Cyrus says
It’s a story that reflects the recent notifications of Disney alun Miley Cyruswho said Spotify “The Ringer” Podcast The fact that he “was not allowed” to perform songs from the “Hannah Montana” website after leaving the web in 2011.
“It was still sad knowing that those songs were my voice, my face, and I couldn’t sing them,” Cyrus shared.
He was granted permission to only re -execute them after being appointed D23’s Disney legend in 2024.
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Song says fans are still lending his iconic ‘PRNDL’ line ‘Suite Life’
Like Cyrus, Song found his breakout moment in Disney. But he has worked hard to develop outside his early roles. Not only did his picture of London Tipton helped to define the Disney Channel in the 2000s, but left a sustainable effect.
One special moment in which his character delightfully expresses the car phase of the car phase of the abbreviation PRNDL “Principle” continues to follow him.
“It’s always prndl and it’s shocking,” Song laughed during the panel. “People are always like” you taught me PRNDL “or” I still use PRNDL. “
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Iconic ‘Suite Life’ format
The actor also admitted that he had souvenirs at his time at the “Suite Life” event, including the pink outfit of the pilot’s pilot and the giant portrait of London and his dog Ivana, who were once hung on his television. It now lives in a home track sharing a long -term partner Macaulay Culkin And their children.
“I’m afraid to tell anyone where it is, because knowing a certain one, they would hang it in our house and I would die,” he joked.
Brenda said that “Being as an Asian-American actor in Hollywood” was ‘awkward’
Song compensates for much of his early inspiration for prellblazers Ming-na wen– Michelle yeohand Lucy liuwho were among a few Asian-American actors who he saw as he grew up.
“It was a difficult thing that grew up because it was an Asian-American actress in Hollywood,” Song said. “As if you weren’t Jackie Chan Or jet li, I’m not an Asian man, it was really difficult. “
Song shared that Wen in particular had a significant impact on him. They worked together when Song was only eight years old and he remembers that Wen is “so encouraging, so friendly and just so supportive”.
He also liked his work with “Night Court” actor Richard Moll in the Nickelodeon series “100 deeds for Eddie McDowd”, which describes him as a gentle and hospitable during his first long -term project.
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Although he has recently worked alongside Pamela Anderson and Kate Hudson And even Fincher himself, Disney roots still humiliate the song. But his persistence, not his past, still defines him.
“I’m so lucky,” he said. “But none of them became easy. You have to fight for a role you know can play.”
