Lindsay Lohan has been in heaps of movies over the course of her career, however her most renowned one may well be the iconic youngster movie, Mean Girls. It’s been 17 years since it was launched and other folks still quote it. And one among the movie’s most memorable characters (besides Regina George) is Aaron Samuels. Fans more than likely love him because his hair appears to be like attractive pushed back, nevertheless it may additionally be because he’s played by way of a talented actor. Jonathan Bennett is the one that brought Aaron Samuels to life and he’s still Jonathan’s most famed character.
Since then, Jonathan has hosted TV displays, wrote a cookbook, starred if truth be told presentations, and even started his own clothes line. He stars in movies infrequently, but none of them are as large as Mean Girls and he’s been concentrating on other issues in his lifestyles but even so acting. Let’s take a look at why the well-known actor hasn’t been in that many motion pictures lately.
10 He Got Into Fitness After His Mom Died
Mean Girls used to be Jonathon’s massive breakout function and landed him numerous other acting gigs for a few years after that. But in 2012, his mother kicked the bucket and he went via a tricky time, so he all in favour of health to assist him get via it. He even taught spin classes in L.A. He told AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On, "After my mom died, I got into fitness really, really, really heavily, because group fitness was the only thing that made me able to deal with it… I wanted to, you know, kind of give it back to try and inspire people. I felt like it was what I needed to do at the time."
9 He Hosted A Singing Competition Show For A Little While
In 2014, he took the function of a TV show host as an alternative of acting in some other movie. “He narrated Copycat, a tv competition where singing superfans do their best to imitate their musical idols. Contestants battled it out in opposition to others for a $5,000 prize,” according to The List. His time as a TV show host didn’t closing long regardless that. Copycat most effective lasted for one season, so Jonathon returned to acting, but he most commonly starred in films that seemed on Lifetime.
8 He Competed On 'Dancing With The Stars'
The similar yr he hosted his first TV show he competed on a distinct one. His dad gave up the ghost soon after his mom did and his dad cherished Dancing With The Stars, so Jonathon wanted to compete on the display in honor of him. He never imagined himself as a dancer even though. He instructed The Blade, "I never considered myself a dancer. In fact, if you watch my plays in high school you can tell I would never consider myself a dancer." He was once eradicated in the sixth week of season 19, so possibly he's extra of an actor than a dancer, but he tried his highest and did great while he was on the display.
7 He’s Now A Food Network Host
Jonathon Bennett is now not simply known as Aaron Samuels—now he’s referred to as the cake man on Food Network. In 2015, he started website hosting Cake Wars, which has develop into a well-liked baking pageant the previous few years. He also began webhosting spin-off shows reminiscent of Cupcake Wars, Halloween Wars, and Holiday Wars. He nonetheless stars in films now and again on height of being a Food Network host, so his life has gotten truly busy. He informed KTLA 5, "The first hour, they don't need me. They're mixing batter. They're doing things like that. Truth be told, the first hour, I usually take a nap.”
6 He Wrote His Own 'Mean Girls' Themed Cookbook
A few years after Jonathon became a Food Network host, he got into cooking in his free time and wrote a cookbook. Of course the book had to have a Mean Girls theme. According to The List, “It all started while the Food Network host was enjoying guacamole with a friend, who decided to add apples and pomegranate seeds in to create a new concoction. According to Jonathan Bennett, his friend told him, ‘Try this. It's not regular guac. It's cool guac.’" His friend’s reference to Mean Girls inspired him to turn his new love of cooking into a tribute to the film that modified his existence. The cookbook is a tribute to his mom too since she wrote numerous recipes prior to she kicked the bucket.
5 He Competed In Another Reality Show (With Lindsay Lohan’s Mom)
Jonathan turns out to like being actually presentations greater than films. In 2019, he competed in any other reality show, Big Brother, and satirically, he competed against one in every of his Mean Girls co-stars’ mothers. He didn’t ultimate lengthy on the show since he didn’t need to cross in opposition to her. He told TV Insider, "It's Lindsay [Lohan]'s mom, I grew up with her. You don't throw your childhood friend's mom under the boss on Celebrity Big Brother. I would love to do another reality show. Anyone reading this, send the offers my way because I love entertaining America."
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4 He Changed His Hair For A Paid Partnership With Chi (But It’s Back To Its Original Aaron Samuels Hairstyle Now)
During quarantine closing yr, Jonathan were given into a paid partnership with Chi, a popular hair care brand, and dyed his hair platinum blonde for it. He posted a video of his new glance on Instagram. “Bennett went on to provide an explanation for in the publish that lovers quote the classic movie to him on a daily basis when he's out and about, however the one reference he gets the most is the iconic attractive hair line. ‘Thanks! It's Chi,’ is his reaction. Of direction, the promotional video would not be complete with out him getting hit by means of a bus at the end,” in line with The List. The blonde hair didn’t final lengthy though. He dyed his hair back to its authentic brown shortly after that.
3 He Created A 'Mean Girls' Themed Clothing Line To Raise Money For The LGBTQ+ Community
Not best did Jonathan write his own Mean Girls themed cookbook, he created a clothing line inspired by means of the film too. He came out in 2017 and wanted to create a clothing line that evokes people to be themselves. The clothes line was once launched two years later in 2019. He instructed TooFab, "I think if there's any clothing company that encapsulates me as who I am as a person, it's this brand because all their clothes are funny, a little obnoxious and really loud and bright.” He also told TooFab his tank tops have iconic lines from Mean Girls, such as "On Wednesdays we put on rainbows" and "Too gay to function."
2 He Got Engaged
Besides his busy schedule, there’s another even more important reason why Jonathan hasn’t been in that many big movies lately. He got engaged to his boyfriend last year and they’re now planning their wedding. According to People, “The actor, 39, who famously played Aaron Samuels in the 2004 comedy classic Mean Girls, said ‘Yes!’ after boyfriend Jaymes Vaughan got down on one knee—and wrote him a song for the sweet proposal!”
1 Mean Girls Might Have Been His Biggest Hit But Now He’s Breaking Barriers With New Movies
He’s always going to be known as Aaron Samuels, but he’s using his fame to change the way the LGBTQ+ community is represented on TV. The same year he got engaged he played the first gay lead character in a Hallmark Christmas movie, which about was a married man bringing his husband home to his family for the holidays. “Bennett stars in the groundbreaking new holiday movie The Christmas House on the Hallmark Channel, the first of the network's holiday films to star a gay lead,” according to People. Aaron Samuels is definitely an iconic character, but Jonathan’s new character in The Christmas House is paving the way for future gay actors.
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