Jenna Ushkowitz was on the Today Show with Kathie Lee & Hoda to talk about Sanrio’s donation of $100,000 worth of Hello Kitty toys to Today’s Toy Drive 2009. It’s a pretty short video, but Jenna is so cute with her little Hello Kitty doll. Enjoy! :)
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Glee starlet Jenna Ushkowitz recently sat down for an exclusive interview with Topher on GOOM Radio. Heres what the 23-year-old Long Island native had to shareGoom is a new platform for online digital radio. Listen to premium entertainment and create your own radio to share with listeners across the web. http://www.goomradio.com
Jenna Ushkowitz was interviewed by the NY Post’s PopWrap about Tina’s stutter, what happens in “Ballads” and more! Make sure that you read the whole interview to hear what Jenna thinks about Tina’s stutter being fake and what we can expect for the rest of the season.
PW: Does Tina get any more solos?
Jenna: “True Colors” is Tina’s — and I haven’t heard the extended version that will be on the CD, just the TV cut, so I’m actually really excited to hear that too.PW: Have you given any thought to what you’d like Tina to sing in next year’s Madonna-only episode?
Jenna: Oh, there are a lot. I would love to do “Frozen” since it goes along with dark Tina. I’d like to see Kurt do “Material Girl!” Or maybe “Ray of Light,” “Open Your Heart,” “Like A Virgin” — they’re all classics. But our writers will do it right, I have faith!PW: What else would you like to see in the second half of season one?
Jenna: I would love to see where Tina comes from because I’ve created my own backstory where she’s rebelling against her mother more than anything. I don’t think her room is filled with dark posters and heavy metal stuff — I just think this is a phase she’s going through. There’s definitely a lot of options for all the characters to evolve and change next year. I’m totally rooting for Tina to join The Cheerios or something crazy like that!PW: Oh god, that would be amazing!
Jenna: It would be hilarious to see her with that high ponytail — but I have to keep the blue hair! I love my blue hair!
Read the full interview: Jenna Ushkowitz: I’m rooting
for Tina to join Cheerios!
Jenna Ushkowitz took the time to answer some fun fan questions submitted by you guys. Make sure to check out this GleeFan exclusive, and tell your friends! Also, if Jenna answered one of your questions, you may want to leave a thank you comment in case she comes visiting again. ;)
As always, comments are encouraged and we hope you enjoy the interview.
To read more than the first 3 questions, click “Read more…”.
Q: “Which of your cast member(s) have you gotten closest to while filming Glee?” – Cynthia
A: I have to say that I can’t pick and choose the Gleeks I’ve gotten closest to because we are all such a tight knit family and we all love each other so much it’s kind of amazing and rare. We all have a really special bond and I’m very appreciative of every cast/crew member we have. Most of us spend a lot of time with each other off-screen too, which creates an amazing chemistry that I think definitely reads during our scenes.
Q: “What other actors/singers inspire you the most?” – Skweakx
A: Wow, there are so many artists that I feel have inspired me. I’d have to say acting wise some of my favorites are: Kate Winslet, Sandra Oh, Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp. They are all so versatile. In the music world, my ipod is filled with everything but I’ve been listening to ADELE, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Kings of Leon, Coldplay, Jason Mraz, Billy Joel… etc. EVERYTHING!
Q: “I heard that you were in Spring Awakening on Broadway (LOVE that show)… Do you enjoy acting for TV more/less than on Broadway?” – Rose
A: Thanks for the Spring Awakening support! :) I have to say, as a theatre trained actor, there is nothing like Broadway/live theatre. I love the instant response and energy from the audience. TV is a completely different world and I’m pretty new to it, so I’m enjoying learning new things everyday- but Glee is the ultimate dream, because we get to do both!
Update: The Q&A is now up here!
Jenna Ushkowitz, who plays Tina Cohen-Chang on Glee, has been nice enough to answer some questions to be submitted by you guys, my fellow Gleeks! We are selecting which questions to send to her over the weekend, so please have your questions submitted by 11:59pm EST on Friday night, May 29th. You may either leave your question(s) here as a comment, or PM them to me on www.GleeForum.com. (My username is “Rob” on the messageboard.)
So put on your thinking caps and send us those questions! =)
