Wisteria's devious
desperado: desperate housewives hottie Shawn Pyfrom
gives us the goods on being bad
1st April 2006
Shawn plays Andrew Van de Kamp, the teenage bad boy of
Wisteria Lane. Talk to him about his own life and ya
gotta wonder--is he really acting?
As Andrew, Shawn Pyfrom
has tortured the bejeezus out of his uptight mother Bree
(played by Marcia Cross), who has dealt with Andrew
disobeying her rules, fleeing the scene of a car
accident, running away from reform school, coming out of
the closet as a gay teen and, finally, blackmailing her
by threatening to reveal Bree's own dark deeds.
But Shawn proves major
acting range as he's also cast as wholesome
boy-next-door Trey, alongside funnyman Tim Allen, in
this spring's big-screen remake of Disney's
man-turns-pooch classic The Shaggy Dog. So is real-life
Shawn more boy-next-door ... or does he have a bad-boy
side? He moved out on his own a few months ago, and we
gave him a call at his new L.A. digs.
GL: Tell me, is Shawn
nearly as much of a bad boy as Andrew?
SP: In some ways, he's
more of a bad boy. How so?
I don't know, that was
really bull. I mean, a lot of teenaged guys in some ways
are like Andrew. They're just kind of coming into that
adult stage where they're a little confused.
Well, what kinds of
things confuse you?
Uh, paying bills. That's
confusing enough. Yeah, you gotta figure out how to,
like, budget your money. I am just out on my own.
Is it weird to be living
alone at 19?
Living on my own is kind
of scary--coming in at night sometimes, to an empty
apartment, I'll be like, "This kinda sucks."
Yeah, but you don't have
a curfew.
That is awesome.
What was the worst thing
you ever got busted for?
Ooh, I'm stepping blindly
here. I'm just gonna say I got busted for what most
teenage boys get busted for. Well, teenagers in general,
you know, get into things they may not be of age to get
into.
Was it drinking?
Yeah. OK, all right, you
figured it out.
Did you get grounded?
My mom caught me--I'm not
gonna give an age because it might be too young for
some--but she was cool about it. She asked me, and I
came clean. She said that, if I had lied, I wouldn't
have gotten to go the concert I really wanted to go to
on my birthday.
So how was the concert?
The concert was Incubus,
and they're my favorite band so I was super-psyched
about it. And so she let me go but, in the end, I ended
up not being able to go because I couldn't get any
tickets.
What's the worst thing
you've done but didn't get caught?
I don't know if this is
the best interview for me. I might get into trouble. I
don't think I've done anything that, uh, was really bad.
My mom is secret CIA or something. She seems to know
every single thing I've done. I don't know how she does
it.
You had to kiss a boy for
your TV role. Was that awkward for you?
It was very awkward. Very
awkward. But it's all part of the job. I think it's
worth doing just because it gets a nice shock out of the
viewers. On top of that, it adds depth to my character.
How do you prepare
yourself for kissing a guy?
Just think of a girl and
do it.
Do You have a celebrity
crush?
I'm all about the Olsen
twins.
Have you ever had the
opportunity to meet them?
I met them a couple times
when they were younger and, obviously, when I was
younger as well. But I recently met Mary-Kate at a club,
very briefly. Not enough to really get to know her.
Where was Ashley?
I don't know, but maybe
one day one of them will ... be my wife. Do you have a
best friend?
Yeah, my girlfriend.
She's a college student. Her name is Eliana.
So is Eliana jealous of
the Olsen twins?
No, in fact, she actually
loves the Olsen twins. And she said if either one of
them wanted to get with me, she would be all for it.
I don't believe you.
I swear to you. She has,
like, a list of actresses that, if they ever wanted to
hook up with me, she is totally cool with it--and the
Olsen twins are on that list.
Really?
No ... yeah, it's really
... I don't take it seriously. I know the Olsen twins
are never gonna fall in love with me. So, come on, it's
all in fun. My girlfriend is pretty smokin'. The twins
have got some competition. I'm not a big
stay-in-a-relationship kind of person, but this girl is
too special to let go.
Aw, looks like we've just
tapped into your sweet side.
(c) Kelly White, Girl's
Life
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