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A round-up of answers to the usual questions from one of As the
World Turns' newest cast members.
Scott Holroyd arrives in Oakdale as Paul Ryan on July 10.
Pursuing Paul
I auditioned in early May for (ATWT Casting Director) Jimmy Bohr.
I read for him and he said, "Come in tomorrow and read for
Chris (Goutman), the Executive Producer." I said, "Okay,"
and that was a Friday. I auditioned for Chris, and I left, and 15
minutes later I was on the train and Jimmy called me and said, "Chris
likes you and wants you to do a screen test." So we tested
on a Tuesday. I'm a hard critic on myself. I'm my worst critic.
But I felt like I did okay. I felt like I did the best I could do.
I did my job and everything fell in line. I felt like I had a shot
at it. I felt like I was competitive. And then I found out exactly
a week later that I got it, and it was just...what a ride.
Family Matters
My grandmother watches As the World Turns religiously. After
the second time I auditioned, I called her and I said, "Oh,
I auditioned for As the World Turns," and she started
going crazy! She was going, "That's my favorite show, I've
been watching it forever." And we started talking and she said,
"You know, they're thinking about bringing back Barbara's son,
Paul, and you'd be perfect for that," and I said, "Well,
Nana, it might be me," and she went crazy: "You're auditioning
for Paul Stenbeck Ryan?" And I was like, "Yeah,"
And she was just hysterical. She loved it.
Brand Loyalty
After I told her (I got the part), she was speechless. She's just
thankful it's that show so she can stay loyal to her show. Some
other friends of mine were like "We always knew you were going
to be on a soap opera. I'm just glad it's a CBS soap so I don't
have to switch channels or networks." It's just a fun ride
for my whole family and friends. My mom couldn't speak. She was
crying she was so happy. My aunt, she was the same way. Both of
my aunts were crying. It's just very, very cool.
Father of the Star
My dad called me before I knew if I had the job. He said, "Scott,
I don't watch soap operas," and I said, "I know, Dad."
And he said, "But I was in the grocery store the other day
and I saw a magazine. It was one of those soap opera things, and
I bought the damn thing and I took it home and I read it and there
was a little paragraph in there saying: searching for actors to
play the role of Paul Ryan, Barbara Ryan's son. Mid 20's, handsome,
savvy, Wall Street type." So, when I got the part, I called
my dad, and I said, "Dad, what's going on?" and he said,
"Don't what's going on me! What's going on with you?"
He knew I had just gotten out of the meeting and he was anxious.
And I just started messing with him. I said, " You still have
that soap opera magazine? What did it say again?" And he said,
"Wall Street type, mid 20's, looking for actors..." and
I said, "Dad, you can go ahead and rip that page out of the
book 'cause they're not looking anymore; they already found the
guy," and he said, "What? What are you talking about?"
and I said, "I got it!"
Son of the South
I grew up in South Carolina. I had a little day-player job on Matlock,
and that was in the early 90s, and I had a scene with Beah Richards,
which was really cool. And then I was on America's Most Wanted
as a victim. The bad guy trapped me in a meat locker. They still
haven't caught the real guy who did it, so the segment keeps running,
and I still get residuals. His name is Dewey Daniels. Dewey, hide,
man, hide!
Dream Street
When I graduated college, I worked for my Uncle Bubba. Yes, I have
an Uncle Bubba. He has a car business and I said, "I just want
to work with you for a few months till I make some money, and go
off to LA." That few months turned into almost two years. I
got complacent and I got comfortable there and it was my support
staff, my dad, who said, "You don't want to be my age and look
back at a movie or TV and say, God, I wish I had given it a shot."
So I just came out to New York two Septembers ago. I've been here
almost two years. New York is really a learning experience. You
age three years in New York for every year everywhere else in the
world. It's like dog years in NY. It takes its toll, but it does
have its rewards. This is proof of it. I knew I needed to get out
of South Carolina in order to pursue the dream I wanted. So I had
to come up here and try to play with the big boys. And this is just
the beginning. That's the great thing.
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