The Boys of Degrassi
The boys of Degrassi stopped by the Seventeen offices and answered the 17 Questions!
It’s finally summer. Time for fun, sun, and a new season of Degrassi: The Next Generation. The cute guys from the show stopped by the Seventeen offices to chat about the show and their lives. Then we made them do some work by answering our 17 questions. See what Aubrey Graham, Mike Lobel, Adamo Ruggiero, Aubrey Graham, and Jamie Johnston had to say about kissing, celebrity crushes, the girly movies they secretly love, and more!
Mike Lobel
You might hate Mike Lobel as the total jerk Jay Hogart on Degrassi: The Next Generation, but this real-life sweetie shows his true (nice!) colors through his answers to our 17 questions.
1. How old were you when you had your first kiss?
11
2. Who’s your celebrity crush?
Regina Spector.
3. What’s the girl fashion trend that confuses the heck out of you?
Tiny purses. What can you even fit in there?
4. What’s the girlie movie you secretly love?
Love Actually. It gets me every time.
5. What’s your TV guilty pleasure?
The O.C.
6. Who would play you in the movie version of your life?
Jason Schwartzman.
7. What’s your dream job?
Honestly, I’m doing it.
8. If you could trade places with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be?
A rock-and-roll drummer.
9. Who in your family are you closest to?
My little brother.
10. What’s your favorite Web Site?
Pandora.com.
11. What’s the fast food you can’t live without?
Tim Horton’s it’s a Canadian thing!
12. What’s your worst habit?
Buying musical instruments.
13. What’s the last song you listened to on your iPod?
I think it was an Elliot Smith tune.
14. What’s the last thing you bought?
A New Scientist mag.
15. What did you dream about last night?
Weird going to jail, a la Paris Hilton.
16. How much money is in your wallet right now?
Two bucks.
17. Fill in the blank: When I was 17, I was ____________.
Cooler.
Adamo Ruggiero
Adamo Ruggieros character Marco on Degrassi: The Next Generation, is outgoing and totally fun — just like Adamo himself! He spilled his guts to Seventeen by answering our 17 questions.
1. How old were you when you had your first kiss?
Grade six, so 11 or 12 years old.
2. Who’s your celebrity crush?
Mary-Kate Olsen she’s too cool!
3. What’s the girl fashion trend that confuses the heck out of you?
Uggs. I just don’t get it, but I’m trying.
4. What’s the girlie movie you secretly love?
Clueless it’s unreal.
5. What’s your TV guilty pleasure?
The People’s Court. I secretly watch Court TV all the time.
6. Who would play you in the movie version of your life?
Who would I like to play me? Orlando Bloom.
7. What’s your dream job?
I want to be a producer and have my own company that makes great movies!
8. If you could trade places with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be?
No one.
9. Who in your family are you closest to?
My dad. We are a lot alike, and he catches all my jokes.
10. What’s your favorite Web Site?
I don’t have one.
11. What’s the fast food you can’t live without?
McChickens from McDonald’s.
12. What’s your worst habit?
I’m always late!
13. What’s the last song you listened to on your iPod?
Amy Winehouse: “Tears Dry on Their Own.” That song is brilliant.
14. What’s the last thing you bought?
A T-shirt from Urban Outfitters.
15. What did you dream about last night?
Sleeping in till noon. It didn’t happen, sadly.
16. How much money is in your wallet right now?
Canadian or American? $0.
17. Fill in the blank: When I was 17, I was ____________.
Kinda a trouble-maker.
Jamie Johnston
Degrassi: The Next Generations Jamie Johnston is cute, sweet, shy, and loves Google (Really, he couldnt stop talking about it!).
1. How old were you when you had your first kiss?
Kindergarten. I punched her afterwards.
2. Who’s your celebrity crush?
Adamo. Just kidding — I don’t have one.
3. What’s the girl fashion trend that confuses the heck out of you?
Shoes that hurt.
4. What’s the girlie movie you secretly love?
I’m way too manly for that.
5. What’s your TV guilty pleasure?
The Discovery Channel.
6. Who would play you in the movie version of your life?
Someone taller, more muscular, and better looking.
7. What’s your dream job?
Degrassi, the movie?
8. If you could trade places with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be?
An African orphan in need of love/help.
9. Who in your family are you closest to?
My parents.
10. What’s your favorite Web Site?
Google.
11. What’s the fast food you can’t live without?
Tim’s! Tim Horton’s is like a cheap Starbucks.
12. What’s your worst habit?
Being very messy.
13. What’s the last song you listened to on your iPod?
My own gangsta rap.
14. What’s the last thing you bought?
An accordion.
15. What did you dream about last night?
Adamo.
16. How much money is in your wallet right now?
None!
17. Fill in the blank: When I was 17, I was ____________.
on Seventeen.com.
Aubrey Graham
Aubrey Graham took some time out of his busy TV (you know him as wheelchair-bound Jimmy on Degrassi: The Next Generation) and music (as rapper Drake, he has the hit song Replacement Girl) careers to answer our 17 questions.
1. How old were you when you had your first kiss?
3 1/2.
2. Who’s your celebrity crush?
Lauren London.
3. What’s the girl fashion trend that confuses the heck out of you?
The retro movement — it’s wack!
4. What’s the girlie movie you secretly love?
Love and Basketball.
5. What’s your TV guilty pleasure?
Dexter.
6. Who would play you in the movie version of your life?
Evan Ross.
7. What’s your dream job?
To be a King magazine photographer.
8. If you could trade places with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be?
Jay-Z.
9. Who in your family are you closest to?
My mom.
10. What’s your favorite Web Site?
ConcreteLoop.com.
11. What’s the fast food you can’t live without?
Anything at McDonald’s!
12. What’s your worst habit?
Being late.
13. What’s the last song you listened to on your iPod?
A Gorilla Zoe song.
14. What’s the last thing you bought?
A 2007 Chevy Tahoe.
15. What did you dream about last night?
I dreamt Mike Lobel was selling knitted hats out of my house.
16. How much money is in your wallet right now?
$12.
17. Fill in the blank: When I was 17, I was ____________.
Darker.
Dont miss the new season of Degrassi: The Next Generation, premiering June 29th on The N.
Source: Seventeen Magazine interview
Degrassi Online 