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“Thank you for coming to the show,” Jonathan Ross greeted me politely. “You’re our second-youngest guest ever. The youngest was this guy called Troy Armitage, a few years ago.”I chuckled at his lame joke before replying, “That’s my greatest achievement to date—being the youngest guest on this talk show.”“Speaking of achievements, congratulations on your Oscar wins earlier this year. How did it feel when you found out you’d tied with Walt Disney for the most Oscars in different…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
- We didn’t win the award for the best TV movie/ Miniseries. , a miniseries produced by Tom Hanks won that one. My parents didn’t mind it much (or at least that’s what they portrayed in front of me.)Then it was time for the event for which we had initially come here. The after party. Most of the studios hold their own parties and they are open for most celebrities, especially the winners. Seeing my age, my parents had told me with certainty that we would only be going to the party of Warner Bros./HBO…
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- LunaBliss: I knew it! I knew Troy couldn’t be like that. How dare she make up so many lies? How can anyone live with themselves after saying things like that?PatAttack: I know! That’s exactly what I was thinking! Troy was such a sweet, perfect man when I met him. I couldn’t understand how he could break Rihanna’s heart like that—this obviously proves she didn’t tell the whole truth. Shame on her.FireStarter12: Poor Rihanna. Somebody call a fire truck; she just got burned badly.QuantumFox: A…
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- I walked into the living room of Casa Encantada after a long shower, which was badly needed after my hectic two-hour gym session involving weightlifting and Muay Thai. Working out has become my routine now, and I can’t imagine life without it. I used to maintain my shape in my past life as well, but back then it was mostly because of my profession. Who wants to see a pornstar who isn’t in good shape? Now, though, I do it as much for my health as for the aesthetics it adds to my looks. I walked…
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- Chad Hurley, the current CEO of YouTube, could only gape at his friends Jawed and Steve as they witnessed the effects of the chain reaction started by one Troy Armitage.Troy may have casually posted that video containing personal information about Trey Parker and Matt Stone about a month ago, but it triggered a series of unexpected events. People began to recognize the power of YouTube and online video hosting. Troy’s video had amassed an astounding one million views, becoming the most-watched video in…
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- A few days later on the set, before we began shooting, I had to get some photos with Toni and an extra who was playing my father and it didn’t take longer than an hour. Today was the first day of shooting for Toni. Different backgrounds were set for us to take different photographs with us laughing and smiling like a normal family.“I am sorry.” I apologized to Toni when we were done with the photos, “About what I said about your dance. It wasn’t bad.”I was avoiding Toni all these days at home…
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- Evan grunted with great effort as he lifted the heavy barbell placed above him. His arms felt like wet noodles that could bend limply any damn time. The burn was real and he was ready to just give up.“One more rep, you shithead!” Troy yelled at him from above while spotting him. “Come on! You can do it!”That gave Evan just enough confidence to finish the rep. When he was finally done, Troy helped him rerack the weight before grinning widely.“That was great man!” Troy clasped his hand in a…
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- “And the Grand Jury Prize for a Dramatic film goes to ,” announced Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Film Festival.A wave of elation filled me the moment I heard the verdict. The entire cast and crew of and I leapt to our feet, applauding as our director, Rian Johnson, took the stage to accept his well-deserved win. Unlike the Oscars, at most film festivals, the award for best film is given to the director rather than the producer, so I stayed in the audience. I know I might be a bit biased…
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- These last few weeks had been a little hectic for me because of all the promotions I was doing for . Now that the film is done and dusted, I could actually focus on something I love. Acting. Sure, rehearsals were not exactly acting, but they were an equally important part of the process. If your rehearsals are solid, your performance will come out to be great. They are especially necessary for a small-budget film like . For something like , we had the budget to reshoot if the first performance didn’t…
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- ~: “Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday, dear Troy,Happy birthday to you!” :~Steve sang along with Kathy, Evan, Jamie, Emma, and a few more of Troy’s friends he had made on his film and theater sets. Steve was also holding a video camera, recording everything. Troy blew out the thirteen candles placed on the huge chocolate truffle cake, which was Troy’s favorite. Everyone clapped loudly as all the candles were extinguished.“Thank you for this surprise, everyone,” Troy said gratefully.…
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