Jake T. Austin to Star in the Psychological Thriller “Daft State”

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Tom Castaneda

Jake T. Austin is heading to a new State…

The 26-year-old part Puerto Rican, Argentine and Spanish American actor will star in Daft State, the psychological thriller from Chad Bishoff, which just entered production.

Austin will star alongside Paulo Costanzo, Iman Karram and Ka’ramuu Kush, as well as previously announced cast members Christopher Backus and Skye P. Marshall.

The film, scripted by Bishoff and Sam Harter, charts the mysterious psychological destruction of Easton (Backus), who is driven to the edge of sanity, and possible self-harm, by those that love him most—his wife (Marshall) and daughter. Will Easton succumb to their increasingly traumatizing pressure, or will he conquer the dark forces at play in his addled psyche?

“We’re so fortunate to have such an incredibly talented cast in our film,” said Bishoff of the additions to his ensemble. “I can’t wait for audiences to see what they bring to the screen.”

“Having a cast of this caliber with such extensive and established fan bases to help tell this gripping story centered on the complex nature of mental health, is an honor,” added producer Erich Hover.

Austin is a five-time Young Artist Award nominee and Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards nominee who co-starred in the Disney Channel series The Wizards of Waverly Place, along with other family-centric projects, including Go Diego Go!, Hotel for Dogs and The Emoji Movie. He most recently appeared in Lionsgate’s Adverse, alongside Mickey Rourke, Lou Diamond Phillips and Sean Astin.

Hernandez to Compete on Season 23 of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Laurie Hernandez is heading from the beam to the ballroom…

The 16-year-old Puerto Rican gymnast, who helped lead Team USA’s Women’s Gymnastics team to gold at the 2016 Rio Games, has joined ABC’s Dancing with the Stars for Season 23.

Hernandez, who won an individual silver medal for her balance beam routine at the 2016 Summer Olympics, will be paired with professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy.

But Hernandez isn’t the only Hispanic celebrity hitting the dance floor this season…

Controversial Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, will compete this season. The 32-year-old half-Cuban American swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist, who said he made a “very big mistake” when he claimed to have been held up at gunpoint during the Rio Games, will be paired with professional dancer Cheryl Burke.

Meanwhile, former The Fosters star Jake T. Austin will also make a bid for the Mirror Ball trophy. The 21-year-old part-Puerto Rican, Argentine and Spanish actor will be paired with professional dancer Jenna Johnson.

Other celebrity competitors set to foxtrot their way onto the show include Former Texas governor and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry, Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Indy race car driver James Hinchcliffe, Brady Bunch’s Maureen McCormick, actress Marilu Henner, Amber Rose, rapper/reality star Vanilla Ice, R&B singer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Little Women: LA’s Terra Jole, and country music singer/actress Jana Kramer.

Season 23 will see the return of pros Derek and Julianne Hough, who last appeared in 2015. Derek, a six-time Dancing champ, will be back as a dancer, while Julianne will serve as a judge.

Also returning is pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy, He last appeared in 2014 when he and Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis won the mirror ball trophy in Season 18. And Burke is back, after leaving the show in 2014.

Julianne Hough, a former pro dancer on the show, is expected to be joined at the judge’s table by Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman, who judged with Hough the past two iterations of the ballroom dance competition series.

Here are the new season’s dance pairings:

Cheryl Burke with Ryan Lochte
Maksim Chmerkovskiy with Amber Rose
Valentin Chmerkovskiy with Laurie Hernandez
Emma Slater with Rick Perry
Derek Hough with Marilu Henner
Artem Chigvintsev with Maureen McCormick
Sasha Farber with Terra Jole
Witney Carson with Vanilla Ice
Lindsay Arnold with Calvin Johnson
Jenna Johnson with Jake T. Austin
Allison Holker with Babyface
Sharna Burgess with James Hinchcliffe
Gleb Savchenko with Jana Kramer

The new season of Dancing With The Stars premieres on Monday, September 12.

Centineo Replacing Jake T. Austin on ABC Family’s Drama Series “The Fosters”

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Noah Centineo is headed into Fosters care…

The 19-year-old Latino actor has joined the cast of ABC Family’s award-winning drama The Fosters as a series regular in a recasting.

He’ll play Jesus Adams Foster, originally played by Jake T. Austin, who left the series at the end of Season 2.

Austin tweeted in March that he had decided to exit the series and when Jesus had gotten into a traumatic accident at the end of the season, it was believed his character had been killed off. But it was revealed in the Season 3 opener that Jesus survived and had gone off to boarding school.

Centineo, best known for playing the role of Dallas in Austin & Ally and Jaden in How to Build a Better Boy, will join the series in the second half of Season 3, premiering in 2016.

He also appeared in the Disney Channel’s Shake It Up, Jessie and Growin Up and Down.

Posey to Host This Year’s Teen Choice Awards

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Tyler Posey is the host with the most…

The 22-year-old half-Mexican actor and star of MTV’s Teen Wolf has been named as the host of this year’s Teen Choice Awards by Fox.

Posey is familiar with the Teen Choice Awards. In 2012, he took home one of the award show’s trademark surfboards in the Choice Male Summer TV Star category, while Teen Wolf won Choice Summer TV Show.

Last year, the series received a Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Show, and Posey received the award for Choice Male Summer TV Star, as well as an ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actor.

Most recently, he was named one of Variety‘s Power of Youth honorees. He received the award earlier this year in recognition of the work he has done with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Last year, Posey appeared on the big screen in Scary Movie 5. He also starred in the indie film White Frog and in the upcoming feature comedy Taco Shop, scheduled for release in 2015.

Previously announced stars scheduled to appear are Jake T. Austin, Bella Thorne, Lucy Hale, Jamie Blackley, Ian Harding, Kellan Lutz, Cody Simpson, Hailee Steinfeld, Gregg Sulkin and Zendaya.

The annual event will air live on Sunday, August 10 at 8:00 pm ET.

Voting for this year’s awards is currently open, and fans ages 13 to 19 can vote once each day per category at teenchoiceawards.com through Saturday, Aug. 9.

Gomez Leads the Latino Pack of Teen Choice Award Nominees

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

She may pursuing projects that shed her Disney Channel image, but Selena Gomez is still a teen sensation.

The first round of 2014 Teen Choice Awards nominees have been revealed, and the 21-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress has received two nods, the most of any Hispanic star.

Gomez, a 10-time Teen Choice Award winner, is nominated for Choice Female Hottie, an award she took him in 2012 and 2013.

This time around, she’s up against Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Kendall Jenner, Bella Thorne and Rihanna in the category.

Gomez is also nominated in the Choice Smile category. She’s facing off against Austin Mahone, Demi Lovato, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift for the award.

In addition to Gomez, Thorne and Lovato, Latino nominees include Cameron Diaz, Lea Michele, Pitbull, Jake T. Austin and Fifth Harmony’s Camila Cabello, Lauren Jauregui and Ally Brooke Hernandez.

The 2014 Teen Choice Awards, which celebrate teen icons including celebrities across entertainment realms including music, movies, television, fashion and others, will air live on Fox on August 10.

Currently fans between ages 13-19 can vote once each day per category can vote for these initial nominees at www.teenchoiceawards.com.

Hosts, performers, presenters and additional nominees will be announced soon.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

Choice Movie: Action

Divergent
Edge of Tomorrow
Godzilla
Maleficent
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Choice Movie Actor: Action

Jamie Campbell Bower, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Tom Cruise, Edge of Tomorrow
Theo James, Divergent
Kellan Lutz, The Legend of Hercules
Mark Wahlberg, Lone Survivor

Choice Movie Actress: Action

Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow
Lily Collins, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Elle Fanning, Maleficent
Angelina Jolie, Maleficent
Shailene Woodley, Divergent

Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Thor: The Dark World
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Chris Evans, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Andrew Garfield, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Chris Hemsworth, Thor: The Dark World
Liam Hemsworth, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Halle Berry, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Scarlett Johansson, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and X-Men: Days of Future Past
Natalie Portman, Thor: The Dark World
Emma Stone, The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Choice Movie: Drama

American Hustle
Heaven Is for Real
Million Dollar Arm
The Fault in Our Stars
Veronica Mars

Choice Movie Actor: Drama

Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Russell Crowe, Noah
Jason Dohring, Veronica Mars
Ansel Elgort, The Fault in Our Stars
Jon Hamm, Million Dollar Arm

Choice Movie Actress: Drama

Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Emma Watson, Noah
Shailene Woodley, The Fault in Our Stars

Choice Movie: Comedy

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Blended
Ride Along
The Other Woman
Vampire Academy

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy

Will Ferrell, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Kevin Hart, Ride Along
Ice Cube, Ride Along
Johnny Knoxville, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Adam Sandler, Blended

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy

Christina Applegate, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Drew Barrymore, Blended
Zoey Deutch, Vampire Academy
Cameron Diaz, The Other Woman
Emma Roberts, We’re the Millers

TELEVISION

Choice TV Show: Drama

Hart of Dixie
Pretty Little Liars
Switched at Birth
The Fosters
Twisted

Choice TV Actor: Drama

Keegan Allen, Pretty Little Liars
Jake T. Austin, The Fosters
Lucas Grabeel, Switched at Birth
Ian Harding, Pretty Little Liars
Avan Jogia, Twisted

Choice TV Actress: Drama

Troian Bellisario, Pretty Little Liars
Rachel Bilson, Hart of Dixie
Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars
Maddie Hasson, Twisted
Maia Mitchell, The Fosters

Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Arrow
Once Upon a Time
Sleepy Hollow
Teen Wolf
The Vampire Diaries

Choice TV Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Josh Dallas, Once Upon a Time
Joseph Morgan, The Originals
Tyler Posey, Teen Wolf
Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries

Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
Ginnifer Goodwin, Once Upon a Time
Kat Graham, The Vampire Diaries
Claire Holt, The Originals
Kristin Kreuk, Beauty and The Beast

Choice TV Show: Comedy

Austin & Ally
Glee
New Girl
Sam & Cat
The Big Bang Theory

Choice TV Actor: Comedy

Ashton Kutcher, Two and a Half Men
Ross Lynch, Austin & Ally
Chord Overstreet, Glee
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Choice TV Actress: Comedy

Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project
Laura Marano, Austin & Ally
Lea Michele, Glee
Debby Ryan, Jessie

Choice TV: Animated Show

Adventure Time
Family Guy
Gravity Falls
Regular Show
The Simpsons

Choice TV: Reality Competition Show

American Idol VIII
Masterchef Junior
Survivor
The Amazing Race
The Voice

Choice TV: Reality Show

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Dance Moms
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Real Husbands of Hollywood
Total Divas

Music

Choice Male Artist

Jason Derulo
Pitbull
Austin Mahone
Ed Sheeran
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams

Choice Female Artist

Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Ariana Grande
Lorde
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift

Choice Music Group

5 Seconds of Summer
Fifth Harmony
One Direction
R5
Rixton

Choice Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Artist

Martin Garrix
Calvin Harris
Kaskade
Skrillex
Zedd

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist

Iggy Azalea
Eminem
John Legend
Nicki Minaj
Justin Timberlake

Choice Rock Group

Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
One Republic
Paramore
The Black Keys

Choice Male Country Artist

Luke Bryan
Hunter Hayes
Jake Owen
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban

Choice Female Country Artist

Jana Kramer
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Choice Country Group

Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum
Parmalee
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Fashion

Choice Female Hottie

Beyoncé
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Kendall Jenner
Rihanna
Bella Thorne

Choice Male Hottie

Zac Efron
Ryan Gosling
Liam Hemsworth
Austin Mahone
One Direction
Ian Somerhalder

Choice Smile

Selena Gomez
Austin Mahone
Demi Lovato
Harry Styles
Taylor Swift

OTHER

Choice Comedian

Jimmy Fallon
Kevin Hart
Mindy Kaling
Andy Samberg
Kenan Thompson

Lopez’s “The Fosters” to be Recognized at the Television Academy Honors

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Jennifer Lopez is earning praise from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences…

The Television Academy has announced this year’s honorees for the Seventh Annual Television Academy Honors, with the 44-year-old Puerto Rican actress/singer/television producer’s The Fosters making the grade.

The ABC Family drama series, executive-produced by Lopez, is being heralded for carving its own niche within the ever-evolving landscape of modern television.

The show centers on a multi-ethnic family of foster and biological kids being raised by a lesbian couple (Teri Polo and Sherri Saum). They have built a close-knit, loving family when their lives are disrupted in unexpected ways by the addition of a hardened teen girl who has spent her life in the foster care system.

The series stars Jake T. Austin and Cierra Ramirez as two of the couple’s adopted children.

The other programs being recognized are The Big C: Hereafter, Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House Of God, Mom, Screw You Cancer and Vice.

The Television Academy Honors recipients are being honored for using the power of television to bring awareness to important social issues.

For the first time this year, beginning the week of May 25, the recipients will be celebrated with special daily content on the Television Academy’s digital platforms and on Yahoo TV.

Dana Delany will host the awards ceremony set for June 1 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Saldanha’s “Rio 2” Breaks Animated Film Records in Brazil

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Carlos Saldanha has plenty of reason to get animated…

The 49-year-old Brazilian animated film director’s latest project Rio 2, the sequel to 2011’s beloved film Rio, has made history in Brazil.

The film had the biggest opening ever for an animated film in the South American country.

The Blue Sky Studios project from Saldanha, who hails from the titular town, took off with $7.3 million to edge out the prior record-holder, Madagascar 3.

The film’s voice cast includes Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Bruno Mars, George Lopez, will.i.am, Rodrigo Santoro, Jake T. Austin, Bebel Gilberto, Andy Garcia, Rita Moreno, Kristin Chenowith, Natalie Morales and Janelle Monáe.

Rio 2 will be released in the United States on April 11.

Santos to Star in MTV’s Comedy Pilot “Happyland”

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Bianca Santos has found her happy place…

The Latina actress has been cast as the lead in MTV’s comedy pilot Happyland, alongside Colombian American actress Zulay Henao, Shane Harper, Katherine McNamara and Cameron Moulene.

Happyland is a hailed as a soapy teen comedy exploring the underbelly of one of the country’s most popular theme parks and the people who work there.

Santos is best known for portraying Lexi Rivera – Cierra Ramirez’s best friend and Jake T. Austin’s love interest –on ABC Family’s Jennifer Lopez-executive-produced drama series The Fosters, which has been renewed for a second season.

Happyland, which was written by Ben Epstein, will be directed by Lee Toland Krieger.

Santos will portray Lucy, a cynical teen working as a greeter at the park where her single mother (portrayed by Henao) has played a fairytale princess for 15 years, and explores the realities of growing up and falling in love while living in a make-believe world.

Henao, who will continue on OWN’s Love Thy Neighbor as a recurring, will appear opposite William Levy in the upcoming feature film Single Mom’s Club.

Austin’s “The Fosters” Gets a Back-Order Pickup from ABC Family

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

It looks like Jake T. Austin will stay in the (ABC) family for a little longer…

ABC Family has given a back-order pickup to the 18-year-old part-Puerto Rican, Argentine and Spanish actor’s freshmen series The Fosters, which is executive produced by Jennifer Lopez.

The orders are said to be in line with ABC’s traditional full-season pickups (20 episodes) and back orders (10 episodes). The show will return with new episodes in January 2014.

“ABC Family has always been a home for groundbreaking storytelling with iconic characters and families and we’re thrilled to have The Fosters and Twisted join our line-up as breakout summer hits,” said ABC Family president Michael Riley

The Fosters starring Teri Polo and Sherri Saum (1.2 million in 12-34, 1.1 million in females 12-34) is one of cable’s top new cable series in people 12-34 and females 12-34.

The Fosters‘ original 10-episode summer run ends Aug. 5; an additional ten episodes will be produced, with the episodes airing in January 2014.

The series follows the lives of the Foster family, a lesbian couple who are raising their mix of biological an adopted children.

Austin & Ramirez Appear in Latest “The Fosters” Family Photo

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

It’s all in the family for Jake T. Austin and Cierra Ramirez…

Following a photo captured in the kitchen, 18-year-old Latino actor and 18-year-old Latina actress appear in the latest “official” family portrait for ABC Family’s brand new drama The Fosters, which will premiere on the network on Monday, June 3. And, the Wizards of Waverly Place and The Secret Life of the American Teenager alums also get plenty of screen time in the show’s new trailer.

Executive produced by Jennifer Lopez, the one-hour drama centers on a multi-ethnic mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two lesbian moms.

Starring as the show’s moms are Meet the Parents‘ Teri Polo and Rescue Me‘s Sherri Saum.

Along with Austin as Jesus and Ramirez as Mariana, the series includes David Lambert (Disney XD‘s Aaron Stone) as Brandon, Polo as Stef, Saum as Lena, and Australian television actress Maia Mitchell as Callie.

In addition the show will feature newcomer Bianca Soto in a recurring role as Ramirez’s character’s good friend.

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