How did you get the part of Micah in Heroes?
Noah Gray Cabey: It was pretty much like everything else except I was really, really lucky. I was doing Ghost Whisperer when I had to do the first audition for Heroes. I was supposed to be changing for another scene on Ghost Whisperer and it just so happened that the auditions for Heroes was on that same lot so that was really lucky. And then a very nice Assistant Director decided to take us over really quickly to that audition centre. We were about the last people there - no, we WERE the last people there. And I auditioned and then went back to Ghost Whisperer after that I got called back and did some more auditions and I got the part. Then the show got picked up. So there was a whole lot of luck right there.
Because Heroes is such a huge success do you get recognised wherever you go?
Noah Gray Cabey: Yeah but it is mostly adults who recognise me because Heroes is more of an adult show. So I get recognised because of a mixture of being in Heroes and My Wife And Kids. But what's funny is that when Heroes first started I got mostly recognised because of My Wife And Kids but now I'd say that the ratio is probably 2:1 in favour of Heroes.
How would you describe the boy that you play in Heroes?
Noah Gray Cabey: He is definitely super complex and I think that Micah is very deep. What makes him really special is that he observes everything, which makes him a wise character. That is one of Micah's great attributes. So he is a really awesome character to play.
What is it like with the actress Ali Larter who plays your mom in Heroes?
Noah Gray Cabey: She definitely is a terrific actress. And she is so nice, in fact I had to do a crying scene, which was really hard because I have never had to do one of those before. She helped me out a lot with that. She was actually able to help me out enough so that I could finally do it. I think I did it on the last take. I definitely do not think that I would have been able to do that without her. She is really nice and super helpful.
In Heroes you must find that with each episode you are learning more about acting?
Noah Gray Cabey: Yeah, like acting not just with your face but with body language or not acting so low-key but giving a little bit more, even though it may seem to me like I am over acting but on camera it shows up that I am not. These are different things that I have to keep on pushing myself with.
At school do the kids want to ask you about the show and playing the piano?
Noah Gray Cabey: I do get that question a lot and I say that it is super fun. It has been a great experience. I have been playing the piano three years longer than I have been acting so I am used to that but at the same time it never gets old. Sometimes I do get very rusty but playing piano is so much fun and it is one way to express yourself and have a blast. Acting is also fun, it is challenging and that's what I like about it, but it is also a blast and hanging out with the people on set is so much fun.
Man, being a superhero is harder than you'd think and not nearly as fun as it should be. In the case of several of our new heroes, it's downright painful. Meet your new Heroes....
SAAC MENDEZ - Santiago Cabrera
HIRO NAKAMURA - Masi Oka
SIMONE DEVEAUX - Tawny Cypress
CLAIRE BENNET - Hayden Panettiere
MICAH SANDERS - Noah Gray-Cabey
NATHAN PETRELLI - Adrian Pasdar
MATT PARKMAN - Greg Grunberg
MOHINDER SURESH - Sendhil Ramamurthy
NIKI SANDERS - Ali Larter
PETER PETRELLI - Milo Ventimiglia
From creator/writer Tim Kring (NBC's "Crossing Jordan") comes "Heroes," an epic drama that chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities.
As a total eclipse casts its shadow across the globe, a genetics professor (Sendhil Ramamurthy, "Blind Guy Driving") in India is led by father's disappearance to uncover a secret theory -- there are people with super powers living among us.
A young dreamer (Milo Ventimiglia, "Gilmore Girls") tries to convince his politician brother (Adrian Pasdar, "Judging Amy") that he can fly.
A high school cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere, "Ice Princess") learns that she is totally indestructible. A Las Vegas stripper (Ali Larter, "Final Destination"), struggling to make ends meet to support her young son (Noah Gray-Cabey, "My Wife & Kids"), discovers that her mirror image has a secret.
A fugitive from justice (Leonard Roberts, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") continues to baffle authorities who twice have been unable to contain him.
A gifted artist (Santiago Cabrera, "Empire"), whose drug addiction is destroying his life and relationship with his girlfriend (Tawny Cypress, NBC's "Third Watch"), can paint the future.
A down-on-his-luck Los Angeles beat cop (Greg Grunberg, "Alias") can hear people's thoughts, which puts him on the trail of an elusive serial killer.
In Japan, a young man (Masi Oka, NBC's "Scrubs") develops a way to stop time through sheer will power. Together our 'heroes' ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world.....
Joining Kring as executive producer are Dennis Hammer (NBC's "Crossing Jordan") and Allan Arkush (NBC's "Crossing Jordan"). David Semel ("House") executive-produced and directed the pilot. The drama is produced by NBC Universal Television Studio.
Man, being a superhero is harder than you'd think and not nearly as fun as it should be. In the case of several of our new heroes, it's downright painful.
As people around the world find their lives disrupted by their new, extraordinary abilities, authorities investigate several bizarre, gruesome murders.
Outside a bizarre, gruesome crime scene, Los Angeles beat cop, Matt Parkman, is the only one who can hear the cries of a missing little girl. Claire almost reveals her secret ability to the entire school. Thinking she's going crazy, Niki loses another block of time after waking to find some brutally murdered thugs in her garage. And while office drone, Hiro, investigates New York, Nathan confronts Peter following his plunge off a building.
It's all happening at 'Heroes'!
Heroes Season 2 - www.girl.com.au/heroes-tv-series.htm
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