'Alex Mack is All That!'

TEEN BEAT, MARCH 1997

Teen Beat: You two have worked together before, right?
Josh: Yes, she was on All That once. We did a spoof of her show and she came and helped us out. It was lots of fun. We had a very good week.
Larisa: Yes! It was funny. Non-stop comedy!
Teen Beat: Okay. Let's get into the dish. What's the first thing that catches your eye about a potential date-mate?
Larisa: I don't know! Just someone sweet. If I saw someone taking his little sister out...I think that's just so adorable.
Josh: Hmmm, Just about anything! My eye wanders a little bit too much! Actually, a girl with a sense of humor, of course, me being the funny cat I am. I like someone who can laugh with me. Or at me! Either way. Pretty eyes is my main thing. I like the little things-the characteristics that most people don't notice.
Teen Beat: And how would he or she keep you interested?
Josh: Basically, she needs to be ready for anything. I think what keeps a relationship new is the spontaneity of it.
Larisa: He just has to be this all-round sweet guy. That's basically all I ask.
Teen Beat: What three things do you like more than acting?
Larisa: Maybe not things I like more than acting, but that I like as much-hanging out with my friends, going snowboarding-I've only gone once, but that was the most fun time in my life!-and going to concerts.
Josh: There's nothing I like more than acting! What comes close, though, is, I think, a good night's sleep or a good meal. The little things in life are what really keep me going. I love to laugh, I love to have fun, and I think that everyone in this world takes themselves way too seriously. You need to lighten up and put teeth from one end of your face to the other. You need to let things flow!
Teen Beat: Where would you rather be trapped overnight: a library, a museum or a toy store?
Josh: A toy store because there are so many fun things to play with.
Larisa: Toy store! No contest! I'd want to be with a friend, but that would be so much fun. We could ride bikes down the aisles and play soccer in the aisles and play with all the stuff.
Teen Beat: Which super power would you rather have: the ability to fly, to read minds, or to be invisible?
Larisa: None of those-I wish I could stop time. I think that would be the coolest thing in the world. Like Evie on Out Of This World. I loved that show. I think that would be so rad. In the middle of school, you could stop time and unfreeze your friends and go out.
Josh: I'd like to be able to read people's minds. I would have said the ability to fly because flying would be a great power-to just spread your wings and take off. But you can fly without/ superpowers, so I'd choose reading people's minds. Bottom line, you can never know what people are thinking because even if they tell you and you think they are sincere, you never can tell. It would be interesting, but I'd like to be able to turn it off, too.
Teen Beat: Larisa, what was your most recent "most embarrassing" moment?
Larisa: In school-I was sitting on a bench and my friend came up and she is really strong. She pulled my legs or something. She didn't mean to pull so hard, but she did and I fell off the bench on my butt! That was pretty embarrassing!
Teen Beat: Larisa, what have you inherited from your parents?
Larisa: From my dad, probably, the need to perform. He's a doctor, but he plays the piano and when I was really little, he got me into piano. So I've always loved to perform. From my mom, she says I'm her best travel companion. I'm really adventurous and I love to eat-I got that from my mom!
Teen Beat: Thanks for chatting with us!

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