Austin North on "I Didn't Do It" & Twin Telepathy

Austin North on "I Didn't Do It" & Twin Telepathy
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"I Didn't Do It" star Austin North stops by the YH Studio to tease some details about Season 2 of his hit Disney Channel series! He also shares his thoughts on using Instagram filters, offers some Disney acting tips, and talks about the real-life telepathy he shares with his on-screen twin Olivia Holt! Please, dog pictures!
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We're talking filters here in the young Hollywood T. Our filters of choice.
Yes, we are. And we've established that it's okay for guys to filter their photo.
Yes. That's what I mean, I do and I I'm okay with it. I mean,
Is this is like your confessional. Yeah. I'm sorry. I hope everybody accepts this.
I mean I think it's fine. I think we've gotten past that it's okay to selfie hump. We now we're getting past that it's okay to filter.
Right, right. I don't like a lot of girls fade it out and you can barely see their face. Like I don't do that.
Oh, yeah. That's the
But I'll do I'll do a little fade.
Aside from the filters, you got a fun Instagram that I want to get into.
Thank you. Thank you.
First of all, dog lover. Yes. This is a man who filters and loves dogs.
I do filter my dogs.
What more could you want? No, but you said you your quote was get this turn off me and your dog was just so cuddled into you. He's the cutest.
That was so long ago. Yeah, yeah. I uh I got a golden doodle, which is this big fluffy Golden Retriever Poodle mix and then I have this little Malte poo and my mom's literally a
Yes, a golden doodle and a Malte poo. That's like my mom just like coordinates, you know, she wanted the little one to look like a mini version of the bigger one and it's like girlfriend, boyfriend and she Instagrams. My dog has its own Instagram.
Okay. Oh, okay. That
Now, is that acceptable?
Yeah, and he has like 5,000 followers. It's kind of insane.
Your dog is doing better than me on Instagram.
I I and he fades his his photos out. It's insane.
So, you're also into drumming. I know you were you did that before you became an actor.
Yes.
What at what age did you become an actor?
I was like 12 was when I kind of when I I professionally started pursuing it when I was like 14. So, yeah. Yeah.
So, how did your parents feel about you drumming in the house when you were growing up. They must have loved that.
Oh, well, I started off with the electric kit because obviously. Uh and then I finally talked them into letting me get like a legit kit and they put me like above the garage, like all the way on the other side of the house, like try to get me away from everyone.
That's the plan. And you are a Sky Slammer. A Sky Slammer. You've been on my Instagram. I love your Instagram. Sky Slamming. Yes. Now, I saw the You posted a video. Right. So, basically it's like a trampoline. Now, is this your how you get your fitness on? Is this sort of
This is one of the ways. Yes. This is one of the ways. You jump on a trampoline and then you slam dunk. Yeah. It's a 10-foot rim. My legs are I could barely walk up the stairs this morning. Like my legs are dead. It's a workout.
It is. It looks like you could actually get really hurt. You could slam into the
You could, but it's like netted all the way around and my my mom was concerned about it because she couldn't see the nets in the video.
I was going to say your mom did it. I was going to say your mom did it.
She might. She might. We'll see.
So, let's talk about the show. Yes. I didn't do it. Season two.
Season two.
Olivia Holt has been in here. She is your twin.
She's my twin.
on the show. I mean, obviously, you worked together for a bit now. As time has gone on, do you guys ever have that mental telepathy thing that twins have now?
Honest It's the weirdest thing. We say stuff like the same thing at the same time all the time. I'm not even joking.
Really?
It's the weirdest thing. Um, happens all like almost every day and we just freak out. Um Yeah, but literally she's like my best friend and and my sister. Like she's amazing and she's just the best person to work with. Um,
So what can we expect this Season two?
Season two, it's going in a really great direction. You know, season one was more like about the messes and like kind of getting into these sticky situations, which was great, but I'd say season two is more like relationship-based. You get to see kind of a different side of everybody's character and I think we're going to implement some of the drumming in for my character, Logan. Yeah. So.
Are you one of those air drummers in your car?
Oh, for sure. Like at school is the main thing. Like I'll be My mom bought me these drumstick pens. So I can drum in the score room and it and annoys Olivia to death.
Oh, you get a little bit of noise. I don't have them, but I'll like Are you a drummer? You can break my moment. Whenever I see like a Disney show, the acting is so unique. It's like bigger. How do you turn it on when it's like taping nights?
Yeah. It's uh two shots of espresso. That's all it is.
Is that Is that all it takes?
That's all it takes.
Is there any sort of tip that you could give me about Disney acting?
Disney acting. They love when you just commit, I guess and like even just making a choice.
Okay.
even if it's the wrong choice. If I
Give me a Give me a line. Right. Say you were uh first day at school. Okay. And you wanted everybody to recognize you and you walk in the school and you say, what up, everyone? So if I was normal acting,
Yeah.
I would just go, what up, everybody? Exactly. But if I was Disney acting, you would go,
What up, everybody? Exactly. You know what I mean?
Yeah. I mean I don't make no friends. And then yeah, then you smile as big as you can. How was that? I'm sweating. You're basically we need to cast you in the show.
Great to have you here.
Thank you for having me. You're awesome. Should we go out with a little drum?
Yeah. You can you do it with me?
Yeah. Okay.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Austin North
Star of 'I Didn't Do It' and interview subject
- Olivia Holt
Co-star and on-screen twin in 'I Didn't Do It'
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