“I think those character traits the main things that fuel him. “So it was really cool to step into something I’m not a part of in my life.”Ĭontinuing to discuss the differences between himself and Jasper, Corey reflects on his character’s manipulative nature and disregard for taking blame for his actions – something that Jasper’s subscribers constantly fuel. “Some prank YouTubers and then also some films and articles to kind of saturate my brain in that kind of world because I’m not really part of that,” he explains. Director Hazel Hayes sent him a list of references to help him get into character, something he remembers as being really helpful. The high energy, in-your-face atmosphere that Jasper carries with him through every video is far from Corey in everyday life, given his more quiet attitude and also his scarce appearances on social media. “It’s dark but it’s a fun one,” he says of the show’s take on prank culture and social media. He kind of blindly goes along with whatever they say and they kind of blindly go along with what he does so it’s this really toxic relationship between fan and ‘celebrity’ that we explore there. Captivating and frustrating all at once, fans will want Jasper to come to his senses and stop this madness all the while wondering just how far he would actually go. “As the show goes on, the audience becomes aware that his disregard for others can go very wrong, very fast.”Īudiences get the pleasure of watching Corey come into his own right as a talented actor, taking the helm and steering viewers into a head-on collision of Jasper’s life.
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“I was super excited about it.”ĭescribing his new series as a social commentary/satire about present day prank culture, Corey goes onto say, “Specifically, the show is about a YouTuber named Jasper Perkins who initially turns to the Internet for the attention he feels he deserves.” Always striving for bigger, better, and more subscribers, his character begins down a winding road of bad decisions and extreme consequences as he loses his grip on reality for the fame he is rewarded with. “I was super pumped just because of the subject matter, the tone, the freedom that this type of character would give me on set,” he enthuses. He had been looking for over a year when the audition for “PrankMe” caught his attention. Having played the nice, smart, and all-around entertaining character for years, the actor looked forward to doing a project that was different from everything he had done before. ***SPOILERS FOR SEASON ONE OF “PRANKME” BELOW***īest known for his role as Farkle Minkus on Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World”, Corey Fogelmanis emerges onto the post-Disney scene with a show that is dark, thrilling, and thought-provoking. A ctor Corey Fogelmanis breaks down his “PrankMe” character and the real-life consequences of thirst for social media stardom with Teenplicity.
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