We metMean Girls' Aaron Samuels back in 2004 when the iconic film hit movie screens everywhere.
“I owe my life to Tina Fey,” Bennett said onAfterBuzz TV’sSpotlight On.
“I owe every ounce of success I have to Tina Fey and Mark Walters and Lorne Michaels.”
Even after the movie was a massive hit, Bennett has stayed busy.
Whatever happened to the actor who played Aaron Samuels fromMean Girls?
He made more than take a stab at make fetch happen; he made his dreams a reality.
It was a lot of pressure, naturally.
“You’re just always nervous that you’re not good enough,” Bennett explained.
Obviously, though, he was grool enough.
The movie made his career.
“I didn’t really believe him, but sure enough, he was right.”
Later, Bennett also went on to star inVan Wilder: Freshman Year.
“I’m obsessed with how good she is,” herevealedto AfterBuzz.
In 2012, staying active became even more important to him.
“After my mom died … Not unlikemany Los Angeles residents, Bennett decided to join a local spin class.
It helped him to relieve his anger and get him through a particularly hard time.
Bennett got certified in 2013, about six months or so after starting classes himself.
“I felt like it was what I needed to do at the time.”
“We are bringing music back to the data pipe,” he toldThe Cinema Source.
He wasn’t the one singing, though that would have been totally fetch.
Instead, he narratedCopycat, a television competition where singing superfans do their best to mimic their musical idols.
Contestants battled it out against others for a $5,000 prize.
This was the first time fans saw a drastically different “Aaron Samuels.”
As host, there seemed to be a bit less pressure.
“What you do is right because you were hired to be you,” he toldAfterBuzz TV’sSpotlight On.
Unfortunately, though, the series lasted only one season.
Unfortunately, he was sent home in the sixth week of Season 19, according toABC News.
“I never considered myself a dancer,” Bennett explained toThe Blade.
Nevertheless, he took the chance to be on the successful show for a special reason.
Just a year after his mother passed away, Bennett tragically lost his father to brain cancer.
While in hospice, though, Bennett’s father would watch the competitive dance series.
Bennett quite literally got to have his cake and eat it too.
The limit apparently does not exist when it comes to baking battles.
“They’re mixing batter.
They’re doing things like that.”
It finally gives him some free time.
“Truth be told, the first hour, I usually take a nap,” he admitted.
According toJonathan Bennett, his friend told him, “Try this.
It’s not regular guac.
It’s cool guac.”
“I was like, ‘Fetch-uccine Alfredo.
We have to make Fetch-uccine happen,'” he toldPeople.
His cookbook includes a special tribute to his mother.
I wanted to verify that they lived on forever.”
“Because why would Ariana Grande want me in a music video?”
he mused in an interview withBillboard.
“I responded, ‘Shouldn’t you have a 21-year-old with abs?'”
Bennett was all in.
“Who knew shootingMean Girlsyears ago that, like, fifteen years later …
It’s the gift that keeps on giving,” he toldKTLA 5.
Though Grande isn’t an OG member of the Plastics, she’s still wildly popular.
Unfortunately, he wasthe very first house guestto be told “you might’t sit with us!”
Coincidentally enough, it was hisMean Girlscostar’s mom, Dina Lohan.
“It’sLindsay [Lohan]’s mom, I grew up with her,” he toldTV Insider.
“You don’t throw your childhood friend’s mom under the boss onCelebrity Big Brother.”
Though Bennett doesn’t regret his choice, he still thinks he deserves more time on television.
“I would love to do another reality show,” he said.
“Anyone reading this, send the offers my way because I love entertaining America.”
“I guess [Lindsay Lohan] was right, my hair does look sexy pushed back!
It’s Chi,” is his response.
Ten percent of all the sales also go toThe Trevor Project, which helps LGBTQ youth.
Bennettpublicly came out in 2017and hopes his clothing inspires others to be themselves too.
As of this writing,Bennett’s collectionremains available for purchase.
Get in loser, we’re going shopping!
And, really, is there anyone better qualified to interview fabulously dressed celebrities than Bennett?
“Dakota Fanning is so grown up!”
the actor revealed on Instagram Live (viaYouTube).
Here’s to hoping we get to see Bennett at future pre-shows!
I mean, that’s just, like, the rules of feminism!
“), the two actors spend a lot of time together in real life.
Since wrapping on their iconic movie in 2004, Bennett has even joined actress Chabert infour additional movies.
We think Gretchen’s father, the inventor of Toaster Strudel,wouldbe pleased to hear about this.
And what exactly would Aaron Samuels be up to?
