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Matt Lanter: 90210's Newest Bad Boy

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We get up close with Matt Lanter, 90210’s newest bad boy. We learn about Liam, his bad boy character on the show. He also talks about his personal style and teaches us a few funny slang words. Photography by Josh Hailey of Mellowtown. Hosted by Michelle Marie.

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Matt Lanter

Welcome to YoungHollywood. com. What's up Young Hollywood? Matt Lanter here from 90210. You're not in a junkyard, you're actually on the set of my new photoshoot. You guys are gonna follow me around and get some cool stuff, so come on in.

Matt Lanter

Alright, so this is the second look I got going on here. And what we're about to do is some really cool stuff in front of a background, doing a lot of movement, a lot of jumping around and hopefully it turns out good.

Young Hollywood

Hey Young Hollywood, it's Michelle Marie here in a junkyard with Matt Lanter of 90210. Well, you've developed a lot of fans in the past few months, especially with your new character Liam on 90210.

Matt Lanter

Not a bad day at the office at all. AnnaLynne and whoever else comes along, it's kind of in my contract evidently to throw girls into walls and make out with them, so.

Young Hollywood

Hi. I'm Naomi.

Matt Lanter

Hi Naomi.

Young Hollywood

So how many girls do you make out with next season?

Matt Lanter

I don't know yet. I don't know yet. I'm I'm waiting to see. Um but again, not a bad day at the office, so yeah.

Young Hollywood

So tell us a little bit more about Liam. He's kind of the new kid at West Beverly. He's um, we don't really know all about him yet.

Matt Lanter

Right now, he's having trouble uh, I guess with women, um committing to women. Uh, he likes adrenaline, he likes to make people think.

Young Hollywood

Is this like the new style to put the plaid underneath the t-shirt?

Matt Lanter

Yeah, let's make it the new style.

Young Hollywood

You should go the other way around, right?

Matt Lanter

Maybe, I don't know. I I just threw it on. I have some people kind of helping me here, so.

Young Hollywood

You got some cool kicks too.

Matt Lanter

I got some cool kicks. I got the red vintage Nikes.

Young Hollywood

What do you usually dress in on a day-to-day basis?

Matt Lanter

You know what, usually I'm just wearing like jeans and a t-shirt. I know it's kinda generic, but that's truly, it's that's me. You know, something I'm obsessed with actually, though, is like workout pants. Every time I'm in like Sports Authority and something's on sale, I just have to do it.

Young Hollywood

It's definitely the new trend. And there's so much cool stuff you can find and we've found a lot of cool stuff. And I think we kind of wanna share some with you guys. So, should we

Matt Lanter

Let's do it. Let's find what we can find.

Young Hollywood

All right. Like these here, slang flashcards. Okay. All right. So you got like, "wangsta". Okay. What's your definition of a wangster?

Matt Lanter

Uh, just, you know, someone who's trying to trying to be ghetto, that's just not really pulling it off. It's a wannabe.

Young Hollywood

A person who pretends to be a gangster without having experience the challenges of a true gangster. Are you an OG yourself?

Matt Lanter

Uh, yeah, you know me.

Young Hollywood

"Dank" would be moist or wet. That's what I call dank, catch dog. Just because you have so many female fans out there. What would you say um, are qualities in a girl that you would look for?

Matt Lanter

Someone who is is smart, funny. Funny's big for me, 'cause you have to joke around. You gotta have fun in your relationship. Um, you know, obviously being cute doesn't hurt either. So, um, yeah, I just I just look for a girl I can have fun with.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. So, ladies, come on. The humor. You gotta get it in. Gotta get the humor. Sarcasm's good. That's good. And then if you have, you know, a box of like slang cards too, doesn't doesn't hurt either.

Matt Lanter

Or box of mesh shorts, then you got me. I know.

Matt Lanter

All right guys, so you got to hang out with me in the junkyard. You got to see some of the photoshoot. Now it's time to get outta here. See ya later.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Matt Lanter

    Featured actor and interview subject

  • Liam

    Character played by Matt Lanter on 90210

  • Michelle Marie

    Host of the Young Hollywood interview

  • AnnaLynne

    Mentioned by Matt Lanter in relation to his character Liam

  • Naomi

    Character on 90210 mentioned by Matt Lanter

  • Josh Hailey

    Photographer for Mellowtown, credited for the photoshoot

FAQ

Who plays Liam on 90210?+
Matt Lanter plays the character Liam on the show 90210.
What is Matt Lanter's personal style?+
Matt Lanter describes his day-to-day style as typically jeans and a t-shirt, and he is obsessed with workout pants.
What qualities does Matt Lanter look for in a girl?+
Matt Lanter looks for a girl who is smart and funny, emphasizing humor and the ability to have fun together.
Who hosted the interview with Matt Lanter?+
Michelle Marie hosted the interview with Matt Lanter for Young Hollywood.

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