“I received to do some actually extraordinary experiences which might be actually uncommon,” the Disney alum tells TooFab. “And I would not commerce that for the world.”
Lizzie McGuire star Jake Thomas began appearing as a baby, earlier than he received his huge break as a younger teen within the Disney collection, with followers watching the star develop up earlier than their eyes.
And whereas many former youngster stars have recalled damaging and even traumatic experiences from their time on set from a younger age, Thomas’ expertise could not have been any extra totally different — in reality, he described rising up on display screen as “unbelievable.”
Thomas starred as Matt McGuire on the collection, which ran on Disney Channel from 2001 till 2004, together with the 2003 movie. A couple of years after Lizzie McGuire ended, Thomas returned to the Disney Channel and starred within the That is So Raven spinoff, Cory within the Home.
In an interview with TooFab, the actor mirrored on his time as a baby star, expressing his gratitude that he had a “nice expertise.”
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“I positively acknowledge that there have been youngster actors who’ve had tough conditions, whether or not that is by way of simply, you already know, the worth of fame in a manner, or household dynamics,” Thomas defined. “I am very lucky in that, you already know, all of my expertise rising up, you already know, appearing and being on the Disney Channel and every thing, all my experiences have been unbelievable. I do not suppose I ever needed to undergo any of the form of powerful conditions or rising pains or something like that. So I really feel very lucky in that.”
“I’ve plenty of buddies that, you already know, have additionally had actually nice experiences with it,” he continued. “And I feel it is unlucky that plenty of the tales which might be unlucky get probably the most consideration typically.”
The Disney alum famous that he believes there’s a “public preconceived notion that that’s what youngster appearing is.”
“I had a distinct expertise with it. I by no means did not get pleasure from it, I’d say,” he advised TooFab. “It was all the time only a nice expertise for me.”
And whereas he acknowledges that he “positively missed out” on “typical” milestones, equivalent to going to promenade, he was capable of have “uncommon” experiences that common youngsters didn’t.
“I do acknowledge that, you already know, I received to do some actually extraordinary experiences which might be actually uncommon,” Thomas mentioned. “And I would not commerce that for the world. So I am actually appreciative of every thing that I received to expertise as a baby actor.”
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A couple of years in the past, Thomas briefly reunited with a number of of his Lizzie McGuire co-stars — together with Hilary Duff, Hallie Todd, and Robert Carradine — once they have been set to reprise their roles within the Disney+ revival collection, with Thomas even filming two episodes, earlier than the reboot was finally axed. (See what he needed to say in regards to the canceled revival right here.)
And though the revival collection did not work out, Thomas mentioned he is nonetheless in contact with a number of members of his Disney Channel household.
When requested if he stays involved with any of his former co-stars, he advised TooFab, “Every so often, you already know, the Disney Channel household … we by no means disintegrate, I really feel like.”
“Hilary, each infrequently, I will see her on the Farmer’s Market,” he mentioned of his on-screen sister. “Bobby Carradine and Hallie Todd, who performed my mother and father, I imply, they’ve all the time mainly simply been like an aunt and uncle to me. So that they’ll verify in with me sometimes, which is nice.”
“Jason Dolley, we have been on Cory within the Home collectively. He is been only a tremendous shut buddy of mine ever since that point, too,” he continued. “He lives down the road, so we’ll see one another sometimes. I imply, we see one another each infrequently, the entire Disney household, and that is all the time a really good factor.”
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In the meantime, Thomas has not too long ago stepped right into a realm of leisure: video video games, particularly efficiency seize. (Sure, similar to within the Avatar movie franchise.) Thomas has been voicing the character Marco Silva within the action-adventure online game, MindsEye, a mission he has secretly been engaged on for years. The sport was launched earlier this month.
“I imply the entire mission was truthfully actually pleasurable to do,” Thomas advised TooFab, “as a result of it is so far separated from conventional appearing that I’ve achieved up to now as a result of, you already know, whenever you’re on this quantity, there is not any digicam crew, there is not any hair and make-up, there is not any wardrobe, there is not any lights … it is actually laid again, truthfully. It’s totally paying homage to being in a stage play, however with out an viewers. So it is even a step down from that. It is a stage play rehearsal.”
He continued, “It is actually pleasurable to form of simply be there with the opposite actors and there is not any stress and actually form of play, plenty of creativeness has to enter it too since you’re having to, you already know, faux that, ‘Oh yeah, all these robots are over there’ and … ‘explosions are taking place!'”
“I feel that complete side of it was actually, actually thrilling, and I’d like to do extra efficiency seize sooner or later,” Thomas shared. “I feel it actually opens up plenty of doorways for me as an actor as a result of I really feel like, you already know, I haven’t got to simply play me. I imply, on this mission I am scanned in as me, however you’ll be able to play an alien … the sky is the restrict, which is nice.”
See extra from Thomas’ interview within the full video, above, and purchase MindsEye right here!
