Unofficial Remember Me Interview Clips from the Red Carpet - Part 1

I was given a wonderful opportunity from the very good people at Summit Entertainment to be able to cover Remember Me's premiere on the red carpet. After finally figuring out how to edit videos, save them in the correct format and upload to YouTube, I am able to share them with you.


I was able to meet and to talk a few minutes with some of the cast and filmakers and ask them a couple of questions about Remember Me!


In Part one, we have three interviews with actors Gregory Jbara and Tate Ellington and with director Allen Coulter. Stay tuned for Part 2.


Gregory Jbara


Allen Coulter


Tate Ellington

If You Had Just One Question To Ask!

If you had just one question to ask Gregory Jbara or Lena Olin about Remember Me, what would you ask? Be creative!

Remember Me Saturday - A Remember Me Primer

Let's take a look today at the character Les Hirsch, who is being played by Greg Jbara.

Les Hirsch is Tyler and Caroline's step father and is married their mother Diane Hirsch. A college professor, he is a calming presence within the family.









Gregory Jbara – Actor (American). He is portraying Tyler’s step-father Les Hirsch. He completed his BFA in acting at the Juilliard School. Best Known Role – Jackie Elliot in the Broadway play Billy Elliot. Gregory won the Tony Award (2009) for his role as Jackie Elliot.


For a more in-depth look at Gregory Jbara's career, please check out this link.
Gregory Jbara

Also, please make sure you check out Gregory Jbara's official website. It is chock full of information about all of Gregory's roles both on stage and screen. It also has links to videos and interviews, photos, reviews and quotes.
Gregory Jbara.com

If you are not familiar with Gregory, you can see him prior to seeing Remember Me on the March 8 episode of Law and Order on NBC. He guest stars as the character of Oscar.

Gregory Jbara Talks about his Casting in Remember Me

Gregory Jbara who plays Les Hirsch, Tyler's step father recently did an interview with Curtain Call, on public radio station KPOV in Bend, Oregon in which he talked a little bit about his casting in Remember Me.



The MP3 file can be found on Gregory's official website,Gregory Jbara.com. The Remember Me mention begins at about 17 minutes and 37 seconds. For those of you who remember Gregory from his roles in Grounded for Life, In and Out and Billy Elliot may want to listen to the entire interview!

Gregory will also be guest starring as Oscar on the February 5th episode of Law and Order on NBC. The episode is entitled "Brilliant Disguise". Please check your guides for the time in your area.

To learn more about Gregory, please make sure to check out his official site or you can read my bio on Gregory here.


Thanks Barb, for this wonderful information!

Photo Credit:
Roberta on the Arts.com

Cast Spotlight Gregory Jbara

Gregory Jbara (pronounced juh bar uh) will be playing Les Hirsch, Tyler and Caroline’s step-father.

Gregory was born in Westland, MI and attended Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne, MI. He began college at the University Of Michigan School Of Music in the musical theater program, but he would transfer to The Juilliard School where he would study acting and receive his BFA.

His resume is both extensive and varied. He has done work on and off Broadway, has been in films and on television, has done voiceovers for animation and preformed songs for recordings. There is a very good chance that you have seen Gregory in something that he has done.

He first appeared on TV in 1987 in a guest spot on The Newhart Show. In 1988 he appeared in the stage production of Serious Money as a LIFFE Member and a trader. 1988 also was the year that he first appeared on the big screen. He played Tommy, an office boy in the the feature, The House on Carroll Street (1988) starring Kelly McGillis and Jeff Daniels.

Since then, Gregory has been busy. On Broadway, he originated the roles of the catcher Sohovik in the revival of Damn Yankees! (1994-95), Squash Bernstein in Victor/Victoria (1995-97), Andre Thibault in Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels (2005-06) and Dad in Billy Elliot (2008-present). He was a Drama Desk nomination for his role as Thibault and won both the 2009 Drama Desk and the Tony Award for best featured actor for his role as Dad. He was also in Chicago as the second Billy Flynn. He has signed on for another season of Billy Elliot.

Some of his other theater projects include roles in Precious Sons for which he received the Backstage West Garland 2000 award and Neil Simon’s Oscar and Felix. Other off-Broadway and touring plays that he appeared in include Forever Plaid, Privates on Parade, Little Fish and There’s Someone in the House that Jack Built.

His film projects include Walter Brackett in In & Out (1997), Edward in The Out-of-Towners (1999), Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999), Hank in The First $20 Million Is Always The Hardest (2002). He also appeared in Ira and Abby (2006), World Trade Center (2006), Project 96b (2007), Exit Speed (2008), the short film Out of Step (2008) and his voice is heard singing in Enchanted (2007).

Gregory has been a guest star on many television programs including Suddenly Susan (1998), Frasier (1999), Malcolm in the Middle (2001), Ally McBeal (2001), Crossing Jordan (2002), Providence (2002), The West Wing (2003), Touched by an Angel (2003), Without a Trace (2003), Friends (2004), Century City (2004), Conviction (2006), The Unit (2007) and Monk (2008). He has also had recurring roles in Drew Carey (1998), That’s Life (2000, 2001) and Grounded for Life (2002-2005).

He has also provided voice overs for the animated shows Rocket Power (1999-2000), The Family Guy (1999-2008) and American Dad (2008-2009).

His recordings include the Broadway cast recordings of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Victor/Victoria and Damn Yankees! and Little Fish on Ghostlight Records; First Lady Suite on PS Classics; Brigadoon and Annie Get Your Gun on EMI; A Broadway Christmas, Unsung Musicals II, Unsung Berlin, Peter Pan, and Drat The Cat! on Varese/Sarabande.

Gregory was also the announcer on Ripley’s Believe It or Not for three seasons, played Kenny in a Carnegie Hall concert of Very Warm May, and sang You’ve Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story for the TV special 75 Years of Disney Music. He also sang the title song for the animated Disney flick Home on the Range.

Sources:
GregoryJbara.com
IMDb.com
IBDb.com

Photo Credit:
BroadwayWorld.com

Cast Mini Bios

Robert Pattinson – Actor (English) He is portraying Tyler Hawkins. He started acting as an amateur with the Barnes Theater Company in Barnes, England. Best Known Role – Edward Cullen in the Twilight Series. Rob won Best Actor at the Strasbourg International Film Festival for his role as Art in How to Be (2008).


Emilie de Ravin – Actor (Australian). She is portraying Ally Craig. She studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia. Best known role – Claire on ABC’s Lost. Emilie shared in the win of the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Lost. (2006).


Pierce Brosnan - Actor (Irish). He is portraying Tyler’s father Charles Hawkins. He studied theater at the Drama Center of London. Best known role - Bond, James Bond. Pierce has been twice nominated for the Golden Globe best actor award, once for his role as Robert Gould Shaw in Nancy Astor (1982) and once for his role as Julian Noble in The Matador (2005).


Lena Olin – Actor (Swedish). She is portraying Tyler’s mother Diane Hirsch. She studied acting at Sweden’s National Academy of Dramatic Arts. Best known role – Irina Derevko on ABC’s Alias. Lena has been nominated for an Academy Award for the role in Enemies – A Love Story (1989), a BAFTA Award for her role in Chocolat (2000), and an Emmy Award for her role in Alias (2001).


Chris Cooper – Actor (American). He is portraying police sergeant and Ally’s father Neil Craig. He began acting in the local Kansas City theater, the Barn Players; he was formally educated at the University of Missouri’s school of drama. Best Known Role – Col. Frank Fitts USMC in American Beauty (1999). Chris won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his role as John Larouche in Adaptation (2002).


Tate Ellington – Actor (American). He is portraying Tyler’s best friend Aidan. Best Known Role – Oliver Hunt in the Elephant King (2006).



Ruby Jerins – Actor (American). She is portraying Tyler’s little sister Caroline Hawkins. Best Known Role – Grace Peyton on Showtime’s Nurse Jackie.



Gregory Jbara – Actor (American). He is portraying Tyler’s step-father Les Hirsch. He completed his BFA in acting at the Juilliard School. Best Known Role – Jackie Elliot in the Broadway play Billy Elliot. Gregory won the Tony Award (2009) for his role as Jackie Elliot.


Kate Burton - Actor (American). She is portraying Janine, Charles Hawkins's assistant. She studied acting at the Yale University School of Drama. Best Known Role - Ellis Grey on the ABC TV Series Grey's Anatomy. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards, two for Best Leading Actress and once for Best Featured Actress.


Peyton Roi List - Actor (American) She is portraying Samantha, the mean girl who bullied Caroline. In addition to being an actor, she is a successful model. She played her first role when she was four. She is the StarPower Ambassador for the Children’s Starlight Foundation.

For a more in depth look at each actor, please check out the cast spotlights:

Robert Pattinson Part 1
Emilie de Ravin
Pierce Brosnan Part 1
Lena Olin
Chris Cooper
Tate Ellington Part 1
Tate Ellington Part 2
Ruby Jerins Part 1
Ruby Jerins Part 2
Gregory Jbara
Kate Burton
Peyton List

Photos from Remember Me Filming Day 18

Indoor filming today on the set of Remember Me. Rob, Emilie, Tate, Lena and Gregory Jbara (Les Hirsch) were on set this morning and Rob didn't leave until around 10:00 this evening. (not sure when everyone else left).






A couple of new shots of Rob from Wednesday's shoot.





For more photos, please see:
Sources
twifans.com
socialitelife at celebuzz.com
splashnewsonline at celebuzz.com