How That '90s Show Changed Star Callie Haverda's Life

What's up? Young Hollywood today? We're with a very special guest with kelly Harvard off from the hit netflix show. That 90 show hi kelly, hi, thank you so much for having me, are you so happy to be here with you?

I'm so happy to be here. The weather is amazing. It's like a fantastic atmosphere. Good vibe.

Exactly. Okay, so first things first we just need to know when you book that 90 show, How has your life changed since then?

Oh my gosh! I feel like it's funny because whenever I think about my time working on the show, everybody was like your life is going to completely change and I didn't really notice very many changes until I think after the show came out. So a big big thing is people have started noticing me when I'm just like out and about, they'll come up to me and be like are you on that nineties show? Like are you leah um and nobody knows my act, they're always just like oh that Andy show leah. Um last night my mom and I went and got Olive Garden and we did like the online order pickup and the girl that came to the car to give us our food, she came up to the window and I was telling her because we got our food and then they forgot to put her breadsticks in. So we went back, it was a different girl that the most important part and it was a different girl and she came up to the window and she was like I was like explain to her, I was like, hey, sorry, we didn't get our breadsticks and she was just staring at me and I like looked at her and she was like, are you on tv? And we had like a big conversation and she was like, I didn't know because for your hair and all this stuff, so that's a really big change is just being noticed in public by people that I don't know. And I went to Universal and a really sweet group of girls were just like yelling my actual name for once, which was sweet. Um Yeah, I mean that's that's the biggest thing I can think of, is that insane to you. Like it's kind of like a hard concept to digest that really people are watching on netflix and also just that they recognize me, you know, because whenever I think about it it's like okay, they see me as lay up. But then when I'm just like out in my pajamas, like the nail salon, nobody's gonna be like, oh I know her and like just random people I've never met before. It's insane.

What were your expectations? Did you have any knowing? Because netflix shows? Well when I asked Ashley and max is because we had them on young Hollywood, was there any expectation that you had?

I think in the beginning when I first got the audition, I definitely was like this is such an iconic show that we're bringing back and um to have all the original cast coming back as well, like it's a huge deal and I definitely knew that when I was going through the audition process and then on set having, you know, we have all the same hair and makeup from the original show and they were constantly reminding us every day, they're like, this show is gonna be huge, like it was such a hit back then, and it's going to be a hit now, and I don't know, it's still so surreal to me. I didn't, I had expectations because people were telling me, but it was at the same time hard for me to believe because at the time we were all just, you know, on a studio and Hollywood just like really like everyone's like, you're going to get a season two, but we were all like, I don't want to get our hopes that I don't think now.

We do know though, that we have season two, so it's your first interview since season two is yes. We were like, we need to talk about even to because you know, you haven't talked about it yet, Are you excited for that?

Of course.

What were you doing when you got the call? Or did you find out with the regular public?

Oh my gosh, no, it's actually really funny. Um Greg, so we have a group shot with all of the kids and Greg, the Showrunner and Mandy and executive producer Mandy Sommers and we they had scheduled a zoom call, they were like, hey guys, just want to check in, like have a conversation, we're gonna do a zoom call. And we scheduled for the time and I actually had tutoring like right before the zoom call, I was like, oh sorry, I can't do this time, they were like, you have to be there, and I was like okay. And as soon as we got that text, Mace actually messaged us in our private group chat with just the kids, and he was like, do you think this is about season two? And we were all like, no, it's too early, like we're not ready for this, we're not prepared. Um and then we've done zoom calls in the past? So this one was different because Mandy waited until we were all in the waiting room to let us in at once, and I literally, I recorded a video of myself before I joined the zoom and I was like, this is so suspicious, you guys. Um and then we got into the zoom call and everybody was there like, Marcy Carsey, um lindsey, like just everybody was there. Um and so I was like okay, this is about that we knew by then, um and then they told us and we cheered and talked and it was just

isn't it crazy that you just hang up and you're like

exactly, go back to normal life, Exactly, just like, wait a sec. It was funny because after I got the call, I went out of my bedroom and I opened my door and my mom and dad were both standing there with their cameras recording me and I was like, we gotta season

wait, did they know did mom and dad know?

Well, I mean we had had conversations about it. We were like, this is just suspicious. You know, it's kind of about that time where we'd find out. So we had a slight expectations and then they were just standing by my door listening probably the whole time they were prepared.

Eavesdropping

exactly.

Do you know when that's filming?

Um no, we don't have an official salary yet. Not yet. Hopefully season two. Yeah, I'm living the life until we find out.

Okay, so there's pictures in front of you as you can see what the pictures look like. She hasn't even looked at them. We're gonna do the picture game pictures are related to you. We can flip them over. Okay. You'll pick them up. I know this is just you, this is you, this is amazing. We love that. Okay. Okay, so this is obviously you a little collage of your instagram and you google you. Okay. Have you googled yourself?

I have guilty and I've read all the articles that have like complete misinformation about me.

But what's one thing that's missing Misunderstanding about

one thing is actually my birthday that you mentioned in the last interview on like famous birthday? I watched the interview. I was like this, it's my birthday is February 21 because it's all over online. It's February 22 and I have no idea where they got that from, because it's like, I never told anyone my birthday was the 22nd. Um so famous birthdays needs to fix that.

Everyone is, no one's gonna wish you happy birthday and I know it was me a day late, so we're going to change your birthday awesomely. Perfect. Yeah, but you're sweet 16.

Yes, it's in like a week. It's very close to the 21st, 22nd. But do you have plans for 16? Yeah, I actually, I've been planning, I want to have this kind of like sixties french wes Anderson vibes we rent out loft and just inviting my closest friends to have like a kind of dinner party type feel. And some of my friends from texas are actually flying in. So I'm super excited about

checking with the sixties versus the seventies and the nineties. Oh my gosh, yes, Okay. Just live every year in your life. Seriously? Every decade is fantastic. I feel like I go through a phase each month. I'm like, okay, this decades better. Okay, so is there any that's catching your eye. This, your cover shoot. This girl did a cover. You just came from a photo shoot?

I did just like photo shoot galore all the time. I love them though. I'm obsessed.

Okay, so you hold it. What was it like shooting your cover girl.

Oh my gosh, it was so much fun in all the photos. Thank you so much. I'm yeah, I'm obsessed with these photos. Everybody after I made my post on my instagram, everybody was damning me and they were like, you're giving Patrick Bateman, which I'm like so happy about um to some extent like Patrick Bateman, but it's still really I'm obsessed with this raincoat. That's like the whole reason

you get to keep anything.

I didn't sadly, but you always have to Yeah, but I'm short lived, but I'm gonna go shopping, I'm just gonna buy this whole outfit. Um Yeah, I mean it was so much fun. I had only done one photo shoot before then, I'm pretty sure. Um So I was I was nervous at first because I feel like any time I do a photo shoot, I overthink my poses and I always end up just like standing awkwardly, but it was such a great group of people that helped me like hair and makeup. Everybody was just so lovely and Carly. The photographer was just like you are eating it up girl, like just hyping me up the whole time. So it was it was a really good shoot.

Yeah, well, again, the pictures turned out bomb. So your great, Okay, next one, let's do this one.

Okay, love, love, love my program to with that one. Okay, tell the camera the story behind that one.

Okay, so this one, this is me and my brother also taken from my instagram, I believe. It's funny. So when this was during filming and my brother lives in Seattle Washington. So he, he flew in to view a live taping of the show, but I'm pretty sure this was when we filmed episode three because um, because Wilmer was there and he made says fez t shirts and brought them to set and I wanted to post this really bad, but I was like spoilers. So I went onto instagram and I drew over my T shirt so you couldn't see the chess fez logo. Yeah, they did luckily. And so yeah, it's just on the studio's that's the studio behind us. And yeah, it was a very fun time. I was so glad that my brother got to come in and watch a show and

speaking of episode three, that was the one that you had the kissing situation. Yes. So was your first kiss on that 90 show?

It was,

Did you ever think about that Mila and Ashton's first kiss? Oh my gosh, on that seventies show.

Yeah, I think it was mentioned a lot. For sure. It was like a lot of people and mentioned that they'd be like, this is your first kiss. It's like you're reliving history. Um Yeah, but that's weird though. It is, it is kind of like how their first kiss. Yeah, exactly. And Neil and I were basically the same age. My kiss was not with so who, like this multiple times in the show with jay, but it was with this really sweet boy Julian who actually knew before we worked on the show together, which was crazy. Yes. So I knew that the kiss was coming up. Like, Greg had told us he was like, you're kissing someone next episode. So I got the script a little bit earlier than the rest of the cast because they wanted to make sure I was like, okay with all the content and like the kissing and stuff and gray. He also gave me a call and he was like, this is where you're gonna be kissing. And he told me Julian and I was like, I literally know that kid. I had met him through mutual friends before, but then after that we hung out like multiple times and like, yeah, we're good friends. That's crazy. Like, it was weird. I was like, that's so strange. We were, it was, I'm pretty sure it was his first kiss too. So we were like, we're experiencing this together.

Oh, well, that's so iconic that we love that. Okay, next one, let's I'm gonna like, go, I can't believe you knew him. That's crazy. Okay, Yes, it's the Premier Premier night. You looked great again. Obviously the whole gang is there. Yes, everyone looked fantastic were you know like how do you preP for like being in front of everybody, like even with live tapings on the show, like I mean what was more nerve wracking?

So for the Premier, I had been luckily invited to a couple of different premiers before the show released. So I was kind of like a little bit exactly, I was a little bit used to it. Um and I kind of like, it was still different though because I've never done interviews on the red carpet, so that was like a big change. Um But honestly, I mean I feel like I overthink things and I get really nervous, but then once I'm actually they're doing it, I'm like oh this is fine, I'm very comfortable um and seeing all my cast mates too because I hadn't seen um Ashley and Mace in like months, it had been like six months because they don't live in Los Angeles. So um it was the first time seeing them in many months and it was fantastic. We were just all back together and yeah, it went by so fast though, it was like the night went by very fast but I did a lot of planning for my hair and outfit. I made Pinterest boards and it was, it was a big night, it was it was a very big night, but what you said about the live shows, those were horrifying because I was so scared because I've done a few theater things um when I was younger I did like just some theater shows. Um but this is completely different. Yeah, it's a huge deal in your like the pressure from that 70 you have to live up to that and then you have this whole audience of people watching it and just like sitting there like waiting for them to laugh. But it was also my very first live show. My very first scene that was filmed in front of a live audience was with Debra jo kurt would take over and laura, so it was a crazy moment. Um but after that live show I was never nervous again. It was just so comfortable.

Yeah, props to you for that. Thank you for that life experience. Okay, so speaking of premieres, we have you at the Wednesday premiere. This came out like a couple of weeks before your show show, that night show. Are you? So everybody loves to notice on young Hollywood because we interview a lot of netflix people are netflix. People friends with netflix people from other shows. Um I mean I I would love to be friends with Wednesday across the board. So I mean it really depends. I think if we were sent to an event together then we'd totally be friends because after our show was released they had the free ridge premiere. Like it was a couple weeks ago. Last week time is ridiculous in my mind, but they had us on the red carpet with the whole free ridge cast and it was so amazing and they were so happy to see us and I was like, I feel like I'm intruding like this is your big night and they were so happy to see us and so lovely. We talked to all of them and met them. So I mean I can really make friends with anybody. So I'd love to be friends with the whole Wednesday cast with anybody in any netflix show. But like they don't put us in a room together and be like, you have to be friends, you're on netflix. Netflix. But I also watch Wednesday. I did. Yes. So good. So good. I can't wait for season two. Um All of you just filming season two. I wonder if they're still filming it out of the country. That'd be crazy. We tried to ask Percy but he didn't know either. Just like, you don't know. You just know I'm just like living life. Okay, let's pick a different one. Let's see. Okay. Also did you, are you like leah, so this is like a little screen grab from the actual show screaming internally. Netflix posted. Yes. It was like a little real little, the little like thought bubbles of light. It was so funny. Um She's crazy. She is, She's so crazy. Um She's such a fun character to play because she does the most embarrassing things and I mean I think I am like her to an extent. I feel like honestly when I was filming the show I was much more like her because I was so, I mean, even though I've been acting since I was six years old, I was very new to this because it's a completely different show, like a lead on a netflix show that's also filming in front of a live audience and also has like a crazy legacy to carry. It's completely different from anything I've ever done um and like meeting this whole new group of amazing kids and like I was going through a lot of the same experiences that leo was going through, so I could totally relate to her. I think over the past year I've become much more comfortable in myself and much more confident. Um so I'm not as much like her, but I still am a very awkward person. Honestly, if I'm being completely honest, I can relate to her still

are you sporadic like her? Like a million thoughts all the time.

Not as much, not as much. I feel like I'm more reserved and more contained in my thoughts, but sometimes, oh my gosh, I was at an event and um Stella McCartney an Adidas event and I met anya Taylor Joy and I felt like I couldn't form any words, I was just standing there and I was like, hi, it's so good to meet you. Um so that was a total lay a moment came out. She was there that night literally was right with

Yes, yes, I was getting so starstruck. Like everywhere I looked, there was a celebrity and I was like, I should not be here. It was amazing. But also, okay, so we saw in an interview you did, you said you had started acting when you were six, but you were on the verge of almost giving up and not knowing really what you wanted to do with acting, but then you book that 19, That's right, right, roughly. How was, how was that? Were you actually like, what am I doing? Because a lot of people, your age, our age, no matter what age, if you're chasing something and you don't get that like moment, it's kind of like, what am I even doing? So like, were you, what was your mindset?

I think, I mean I definitely was getting a little bit um unsure because I mean I think people don't realize how much rejection um you face when you're an actor and for me, I had been pinned for 12 projects leading up like within a year leading up to booking that 90 show.

So I was definitely like, the thing with me though is I think I've always known that I've wanted to act and I always have been a very positive person in like when the role comes the role will come and like it's going to happen and my mom is always like, any time when I was auditioning like crazy, she was always like, it's okay if you want to quit, like I completely understand you don't have to continue doing this. Um and she'd always tell me that which made me feel so good to know that like she's not going to be disappointed in me if I just want to give up. Um but it's what I want to do for the rest of my life. So I I just knew that like something would come around and when I got the audition for 90s, I was like this is this is the project. Um So I mean I was, but I've tried to maintain a very positive mindset and you know, something like if you know that's what you want to do, you're gonna make sure you do it right period, I'm going to keep doing it until I do it.

What would one project that you want to do like marvel? Would you want to do horror?

Oh my goodness. I so I'm a really, really big horror fan, like huge horror fan, but I honestly don't know if that's what I want to work on because I love the just like the unknown of watching horror films, you're like what's gonna happen and if I'm working on a horror film and it's just like this isn't scary and then whenever I watch horror films I'll be like, oh it's not scary. Yeah, which I already kind of have that mindset since I am an actor. But um I still think it'd be fun. Like I still think it would be if you want to cast me in a horror film, I'd love to be in it down like come on.

Yes, we did have one actually in the season one though, so I have my paper cut, We should have like a horror Halloween episode. I don't know if that be possible in the summer, but we're going to make it possible to make it possible in the episode you had when you showed up to his door and he was like, it's not Halloween. We could Halloween in the summer. Let's make it happen.

But like, I don't know. I think my dream project, I really love dystopian projects and I'm watching the Last of us right now. So so good. Um and something like that. I love apocalypse like dystopian type things. Um a project like that would be so fun. But honestly, I'm really open to anything. Like I I just want to make art that affects people and affects me when I work on it. Um That's my biggest goal.

Who would play you in a movie of yourself? Who would you choose? Who would you want to play you?

Oh my gosh, that's so difficult. Like me immediately or like

Okay, you currently kelly? Not leah, no one

I can play myself at my age, but I don't know. Oh my gosh I feel like I'm trying to think of like people that people have told me I look like because that be good, but I don't know. Oh my gosh, that's so difficult. I think I recently actually, today at the photoshoot I was that somebody told me that I looked like Suki Waterhouse and I was like, okay. I don't think she acts, but maybe that would be interesting. Um I think, I mean I die if anya taylor joy played me of course. But I don't know. I could just, they could age me up to play wait now to play an older version of my, I don't know,

Your tortoise is going to make the movie too. You can be the director. We love that. You love reptiles.

I do. I really love reptiles.

How many animals do you have?

I have? Two dogs, two cats and one tortoise. We used to have so many more. We used to have lizards. My brother had a tarantula. We used to have fish, hermit crabs, hamsters, guinea pig. It was one day no, it literally was, people would joke, they'd be like the harvard a zoo. Like that's your house is a zoo.

Okay, so when you're not in that 90 show, you're not filming? You're not doing school. What is it that callie loves to do.

Oh my goodness. There's so much fun on your instagram. Thank you. I try to I try to make like a very welcoming type of instagram profile. Exactly. It's like you want to stay when you see it. Um I love to travel. I recently went to Costa Rica and that was my first time out of the country, so I'm excited to travel more out of the country. Um I'm a very big writer as well, like I've been writing a novel since 2019, so it's been a very long process, but I am almost done with it.

What's the novel about?

It's complicated, it's like, it's like a crime drama, but also has sci fi elements to it, but it's also very like just coming of age at the same time, I guess we'll see. It's kind of a mess. Um I've tried, I've like gone back and rewritten it so many times, so that's why it's been since 2019. Exactly, yes. Um and I also, but I also write screenplays, so I finished a screenplay a little while ago and I'm starting another one. And so writing is just a very big copy of mine. Um yeah, I mean, honestly just laying around reading a book, sleeping at this point, I'll just sleep and everything you do. I drink water sometimes occasionally, that's only if you in the mood. Exactly, depends and it has to have cucumber in it, so that netflix always has cucumber onset. Exactly.

Okay, well, thank you so much for coming on young Hollywood, thank you. It's been so much fun and getting to know you more. Yes, And my birthday guys, it's february 21st. Do it then. Thank you. Okay, well we love you. Thank you. So We're gonna have you guys to 90 show roster that we've had. Yes, Ashley Max. And then you need to get everyone else everybody, everybody. Hey, we can do like a group, a group interview to after that comes out. Everyone's here. We're already putting it in the calendar. Netflix. We marked the calendars. Thank you so much kelly.

Thank you.