Michael Evans Behling on All American Season 4 Finale & Clubhouse Show

Hello.

Hello again.

How we doing?

Good. How are you?

I'm doing well. Nice to see you. You've been on Young Hollywood so much now. We have to stop meeting like this, right?

Oh my god. I actually just saw you on TikTok with uh the little kid, the kid from my god, with Jivon? Yeah, you just posted 30 seconds ago. Oh my god, that's so funny. You're yeah, you're a Tik Tok friend, so that's fine.

Yeah. Do you like playing football when you're not playing on All-American?

I love it. Football days are the best, like because whenever they're setting up shots, like me and Daniel and Hunter and Cody, we're just out there tossing a rock around with the guys. It's amazing.

Yeah. Do you feel like there's like pressure on you technically because it's like you're this quarterback. You know what I mean? Like, yeah, it's for the show, but also in real life it's like I actually have to play good, you know.

Yeah. Yeah, no, people, you know, people are kind of usually surprised to know that I have a decent throwing mechanic and I can throw the ball, but yes, there is a lot of kind of unnecessary pressure because people are like, oh, he's the Beverly Hills quarterback area. Let's see what he can do.

Okay, so you have a new clubhouse chat starting?

I do. It's started.

Another little adventure for you to

Another, you know what, another little avenue that we're trying out. Something new, you know, trying to step into your shoes.

Yeah, you're talking now more than just for Jordan.

Yeah. So it's it's a lot of fun, you know, it's a new new interview series, you know, who inspires me, you know, with Michael Bayling. We had Jimmy Allen last week. Um, this upcoming week we're going to have Jeffrey Maya, which I know you're familiar with. So, a lot of good people coming up and I'm excited.

You feel like kind of good taking on this new little adventure because you're talking about like good topics, like and really getting deep and really talking and stuff. So, do you feel?

Yeah, no, I am. I'm I'm excited for it because it's different for me, like I said, to kind of be on the other side of things and to be doing the the asking, the interviewing if you will. Um, and then exactly that, kind of, hopefully inspiring some of these listeners to, you know, um, chase after whatever it is they're chasing after, whether it's a dream or a job or whatever it may be. Hopefully, you know, this talk show can, you know, be entertaining, A, and then also, um, you know, maybe like spark a little bit of inspiration for some people.

Well, how do you prep for that? Like you have the guests on, do you study them? Do you study like just practicing like talking to yourself? What do you do?

Yeah, uh, I mean, I feel pretty comfortable with, um, you know, having questions and and talking to people because I do it so often on Instagram and Tik Tok live with like, with fans or followers. Um, as far as like the prep for this, um, I just usually spend a day kind of digging into their past and figuring out like their stories and kind of where they came from, where they're going and, um, I share a little bit about my, you know, um, uh, inspiration, you know, what I get from them and then I kind of talk about what their inspiration is within them and kind of who or what continues to inspire them in their journey and, um, you know, we have fun. You know, I think we had a lot of fun this last time at the end of it, you usually play a game just to kind of see, um, like a would you rather type of game, but PG, you know, PG, you know, for the kids.

Yeah. Do you kind of like deep diving, like do you love it? Like do you love talking to people and being on kind of the opposite side because everyone wants to hear from you. So, do you like hearing from people?

I do. I do. I like kind of digging a little deeper and kind of hear, um, just just how this works. How they're thinking, you know what I'm saying? Because everybody has a different thought process and everybody is on their own journey, but to kind of take a little peel back and and pick into that, I think that that's so much fun.

Yeah. And it's unique too because the thing is like people still want to hear like what inspires you, but like when you compare your stories to your guests stories, it's like, oh, like they learn more about you, they learn more about the guest and it's just like a win-win like across the board.

Yeah, you know, hopefully we're creating fans, you know, in this in this during this eight-week process, you know, for for myself and for all my guests. So.

Who would your dream guest be? Who would you want to have on?

Oh, man, Tom Brady. Going for the goat right out the gate. That would be insane. Tom Brady.

You know, I don't think can get him. I think they've been trying to get him.

I know I don't have the pull to get him. But, you know, maybe maybe if the show picks up, you know, I can get the goat on there. Who knows?

You never know. I mean, you have like the football vibe, so it's not like you're coming out of like the Vampire Diaries vibe. Like it's like I play football, you know.

You know, I I I don't do it at his level whatsoever, but you know, I used to play. I used to play a little bit, so, you know, maybe that'd be cool one day.

Yeah. And I'm sure you get asked this question outside of, you know, your clubhouse and stuff like that, but what would you say, who inspires you?

Mmm. Outside of acting, so don't do acting. Like do like who inspires you to like live your life? Like, who do you do you look up anybody on Instagram a lot, listen to their quotes? Uh, besides of my guests? Yes. I mean, there's no actors? I can't this actor? Oh, man. Uh, there is, there is, there are people. There absolutely are. I I can't think of them right now off the top. I should have been thinking about this coming to this interview. Like, wouldn't it be like 100%? Uh, let me let me come back to that. Let me come back to that.

Okay. You can you can just tick-tock about that.

You know what? Yeah, let me let me just go on social media real quick and figure it out. I love it.

Well, okay, so you're also you're obviously not on set filming All-American right now. You're done.

No. Four's finito.

How do you feel about, you know, season four? It's out, it's done. Have you seen the finale?

I have seen it, but I was kind of hoping you would lead to talking about how you feel about it. How do I I here's the thing, right? The finale, the finale was great. I think that the finale was love, fun, um, shooting it was so much fun. Um, you know, we we finally get this Jordan and Leila kiss, you know, we finally see Jordan and Spencer connecting on the field and and they have a fantastic game. Um, and then, you know, Jordan breaks his hand. Six to eight weeks. Um, and that's terribly unfortunate, you know? You know, a lot of cliffhangers, you know, is Grace going to move off to to Oakland? I think she is. Is she, you know, she accepted the the marriage? Who I don't know. Is Olivia and Spencer going to break up? There's so much. There's so much going on. Um, a lot to unpack and I'm I'm just excited to see what the heck comes next season. If I have an idea, if I know my character a little bit. You know. You know, he's been through a couple injuries already. Um, and and all of those injuries, he's done what an athlete does in most cases, or at least a young athlete does in most cases, is try to fight through the pain. So, I don't know how he's going to be able to play off with, you know, a broken right throwing hand. Um, Pretty big injury considering, you know. Pretty big injury considering, you know, the the position that he's in and, you know, I don't know what's going to happen with Wade. I'm sure he's off the team, I think. I don't know. I don't want to say anything. Um, he could be off the team, he could not be, but, you know, six to eight weeks, that's basically the rest of the season. Um, as far as football goes. So, I don't see him ever in a cast. I can I don't think he's ever going to admit that his hand's broken. I think we're going to see him taping it up maybe and just kind of powering through the pain because that's kind of what Jordan's mentality is. Um, he's going to try to fight through and I think it's going to bite him in in the butt personally. Um, but we shall see. I don't know. I don't know what they're planning.

And you don't like you will not know until you get the script.

I will probably have I'll probably have a general idea a couple weeks before we start filming because we usually sit down with our boss and she tells us the broad strokes, but uh, you won't really know until that first script hits the table. No.

You never know. Outside of like, what would be your dream kind of gig, you know, like after like after Tom Brady retires, whenever that actually is, he's going to be an analyst and stuff like that. What would your kind of like, all-American is your like bucks and Patriots?

What would your like outside like, not retirement look like, but what would your like? Like, like acting roll-wise or just kind of like a new job? Even if it is an acting like gig afterwards, like what would your like play be outside of All-American, you think? Like, do you would you want to do hosting stuff? Like, do you like the Clubhouse?

Honestly, I don't know if I would want to host, but here's the thing, I love TV sports analysts. Gus Johnson, uh, you know, Brad Nestler, I love They make the game, you know, for me whenever I'm sitting on the couch at home and I hear them, you know, commentating. I think that they're so electric and I would love to just guest commentate one game one time at Ohio State. That would be, That would be sick.

With Gus Johnson this What?

In Ohio State. I think games are always good, so you know. Yeah, at Ohio State. At the shoe. Let's run it back. I think that would be, uh, a crazy cool experience. Uh, That would be sick. Maybe one day, maybe one day. You never know. Honestly, you can't rule anything out. This day and age, you cannot rule anything out. You never know. And like it's just keep rocking with it. I'm still trying to figure out who inspires me by the way on Instagram. You just keep looking. Keep scrolling. You never know.

Okay, why you are figuring that out, and like you said, you play games at the end of your clubhouse. Of course, we usually do games with you over Zoom. So we're going to do this or that. Okay.

Oh, this or that.

It'd be good. Honestly, I could have went really, really hard on you, but I did easy. So, you're welcome.

Oh, I appreciate you taking it easy. Have mercy.

Okay, text or FaceTime?

FaceTime.

You're a FaceTime guy? Okay.

Either voice notes or FaceTime.

Oh, my god, you're a voice memo guy. Whoa, wait, take it easy. What's wrong with voice notes?

Nothing. It's just of course you send voice messages. Because you can hear the inflections. Don't tell me what it's a joke and you can't hear it, you know what I'm saying? That's that that that that that's my thinking.

If someone FaceTimes you though, are you going to pick it up or you don't like picking up only if you FaceTime the person? Because I know FaceTime can be weird or you just you don't care.

If it's an unsolicited FaceTime, Not going to pick it up. It depends on what I'm doing. If I'm if I'm in a group of people, I'll be like, yo, hey, let me call you back and let me let me text you. Um, but if not, I'll pick it up. I'm usually just sitting watching playing video games, so Yeah. Absolutely, I'll pick it up.

Okay, Starbucks or Dunkin'?

You coffee big. Donuts, Dunkin', uh, coffee, Starbucks.

Are you still the donut guy that you were when you first came into the studio? When All-American was a baby?

Oh, man, I know, four years ago. I'd like to think so. I'd like to think so. I don't I mean, I still have a donut or two on set. Yeah. Just going to work it out and work it off later, you know?

Big donut guy, still.

Big donut guy.

Okay, is it more important for someone to have good style, like good drip, or good music taste?

Music. I think music. I, uh, clothes are clothes. You know what I'm saying? You know, put on some good tunes and I'll vibe with you. If you come into if you come into the function in some PJs, I'm envious of you at that point, because I like Yeah. I go to the club in sweatpants, you know?

Who's your favorite artist? Musical artist?

Yeah. This is such a tough question. Such a tough question. Top three. Top three. Have three. Uh, you got to branch into categories, you know what I'm like, you know, genres. Um, I got to put my boy Alec King on there. He's definitely top five. I actually just saw his show the other night. Um, he's top five. I got to put my girl Doja Cat in there.

Oh, Doja. Did you know what she's not going to be singing for a while? See that, her tonsils. R. I. P. Her tonsils. Poor thing. I know.

Uh, you know, my friend Jimmy, he's got an album coming. Again, these are probably like all top 10 artists of mine. I can I can't give you a top three because there's just too many. I mean, you got to put Adele in there. You got to put Adele in there.

What is your, I go back to Doja, what is your favorite song of hers? Because that's like bad bitch energy song. So what's your I just listening to my Doja Cat Essentials playlist before we started this interview.

I mean, I like Juicy. I like Freak. I like Streets. I like Boss B. Oh, I think Go Go to Town's gonna be my favorite though. Go to Town. Yeah.

It's a good one. Okay, music tastes, your music tastes guy. Who loves Doja? Just realized his mug has been flipping you off. Whoops. Okay, All-American or a Cinderella Story Starstruck? See, I'm going easy on you because like it's low key a trick question, but you have to choose.

This this is definitely a trick question. It's not low key about it at all. Um, I got to go, I got to go with, you know, with, um, with, uh, the mothership All-American. I love Cinderella Story Starstruck. It was a great, um, experience. All the film, you know, everyone who made it was amazing, but I got to go with my my mother. All-American. Of course. Must.

Date night in or date night out? You going in? You going out?

Yeah. It depends on Ah, let's go, ah, let's Let's stay in. Let's watch a movie.

Staying in. Not going out.

Mhm. You can listen to Doja Cat. It's fine.

What? I'll make us pasta. Listen to Doja Cat. Oh, okay, you're the chef. Got it.

I'll make us dinner. Don't worry.

Okay, Daniel or Cody?

What are these questions?

When we interviewed I'm pretty sure when we interviewed Sam, we asked her the same, but with the girls and she was like, are you kidding me? So we're going to have to throw you in.

I I love I love both my bros. I love both of my bros. Um, okay, I'll just go with Daniel because I saw him more recently. I saw him a couple days.

Not you actually choosing.

What am I supposed to do? Basically, if if they see it it's like in the you can just be like cheat literally forced me to have. It's all love at the end of the day. I'm just, you know, I love both my bros, like I said.

Okay, so you have the clubhouse thing and now that you're done filming for a hot minute, like what are you like what are you genuinely like enjoy doing? What do you like to do? Because like all-American is like 12-hour days when you are

Yes.

Filming.

Um, you know, I'm honestly trying to find that. I'm trying to find that because we we go so hard for so long and then like time has stopped. And and, you know, since the pandemic's still very much so here, but since kind of things have lessened,

Right.

Um, or loosened up. I've been like, what do I like to do? I don't know what I like to do. So besides playing video games, which I can't I can physically do that for 12 hours a day, but I'm trying to find more things to do. So I've been out exploring, kind of, you know, going on more hikes, uh, going to the beach a little bit more, which I don't love the beach. But, um, just kind of doing things that, you know, sprout on the top of my head and like, oh, I I haven't tried that in a while. Let me go do it. Um, so, you know, I'm starting to learn the piano. So that's the genius. Different, you know, Um, we're going to see how that goes. I mean, I'm just having fun with it. The thing is I'm I'm trying to just, you know, really take every day one day at a time and and and really enjoy that day that I'm in. Um, and so, pardon. That's that's kind of what I've been been doing is figuring out what are my hobbies, what are my likes and and and dislikes.

Yeah. Which you're doing it versus like, I'll just play the games, like you're like

Yeah. You know, it's

Well, thank you. It's been a lot of fun. Let's see who inspires me. Who is it?

I think Jessica Alba is.

You laugh. You laugh. But listen, you know what I'm saying? Is her honest beauty, uh, her makeup line just totally screaming your name, are you?

And and here's the reason why, because like she created this this this brand. She did. And it has blown up and it is it is not just makeup, it's it's, you know, it it covers so many avenues of of, I think, everyday life.

Yeah.

And I think that for her to, you know, be this movie star and then to create this brand that's honest and that is, um,

No pun intended.

No pun intended. And I think that is like, you know, kind of safe and and healthier for the environment. I think that that's a beautiful thing. And so that that's she's an inspiration on Instagram for me. There you go.

If you could create a brand, what would you create? Other than 5:00 a. m. Yes. Maybe like the perfect. Maybe you just make 5:00 a. m. a loaf of bread.

I think I could donut. I'd make like a pastry.

There's a donut. I knew that was coming.

I'd open a bakery up.

There you go. New hobby, add it to your list. Self-discovery journey, bakery. Next thing you know, Jordan's a baker on the show. Doesn't have a right hand, so he cooks with the. He doesn't have a right. He uses his whole right.

He cut it off. Too broken. Just get rid of it. start over the start. Just kidding. No back. Well, there you go. Hopefully you reach out to Jessica Alba. Maybe she'll come on your clubhouse chat. You never know.

It's true.

There you go. You never know. You got to shoot your shot, okay? Shoot your shot. Well, thank you so much for talking to us on Zoom once again. Hopefully you can do stuff and we saw you at the NASCAR thing, but hopefully you can come in person eventually.

Yeah, eventually, whenever that may be. Whatever the next thing is, of course, we'll be there.