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s the hot summer days are upon us, I am delighted to introduce our fourteenth issue which pre-celebrates the publication’s three year anniversary. Grumpy Magazine has been a project that remains very dear to my heart and if you feel how much I care about this magazine, then I will be fulfilled. I still have that whiteboard in my room with my notes and ideas for the very first issue I was planning on putting out in 2016, when I didn’t really know what kind of adventure I was throwing myself into. Let me tell you that nothing turned out the way I imagined, but the unexpected events are often the most surprising and rewarding.
Illustration by Eléa Weibel
Back when I was 18, I decided to move from my small hometown to Paris to start my new life as a student, leaving my family behind and preparing myself to face an unknown world. Today as I am writing this editor’s letter, I am officially graduated and couldn’t be more grateful for the last three years I have lived and all the people I have met along the way, which despite all the positive sides hasn’t been easy to handle both on a personal and professional point of view. I was attending class during the day, and then had to stay up late to work on diverse projects for the magazine which are the reasons why it became what it is today. Running a publication on your own is challenging, even more when you have to deal with the time difference. I shifted directions multiple times, made mistakes and questioned myself a lot, but at the end of the day it was so worth it. I learned to follow my gut, go out of my comfort zone and have more faith in me to dare taking risks to build myself up. Even if it doesn’t mean succeeding every time, that is fine because you grow as a person. Thus for our cover stories, I am beyond thrilled to feature four game-changing voices who trusted their instincts to reach their goals — Marie Avgeropoulos who has blown our minds away since 2014 with her portrayal of female warrior Octavia Blake on post-apocalyptic show The 100, Tony Revolori who, following his breakout role in Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel, kept taking his career in his own hands and can currently be seen in Spider-Man: Far From Home, Imposters’ actress and Lucifer’s newcomer Inbar Lavi who moved from Israel to America to make her dreams come true, and Laura and Vanessa Marano who are one of the pairs of sibling actors in Hollywood who joined their forces to carry a powerful storyline in their upcoming movie Saving Zoë. In this edition, I was able to check off a lot of names that inspired me to keep pushing forward and to work with people I have dreamt to connect with before even starting the magazine. Thank you for trusting me and giving a 21-year-old the tools and opportunities to keep driving through her dreams. Also a massive thank you to all the people who show so much love and support to Grumpy Magazine every day. Without you, I wouldn’t have the energy and passion to keep going and surpass myself to overcome the hardship coming my way. To all the dreamers out there, you can do it.
From Paris with love
Jasmine Perrier Founding editor-in-chief @jazzieperrier
Contents I S S U E N O . 1 4 FASHION 110
CONFINEMENT A series by Louis Patten
FEATURES 122
ALEX FITZALAN
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NELL TIGER FEE
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ERIN MORIARTY
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JAKE MANLEY
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AISHA DEE
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AJ MICHALKA
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JESSICA PARKER KENNEDY
On the impact of ‘‘The Society’’ and his new level of stardom
On ‘‘Too Old To Die Young’’ and mastering her craft
On the world of superheroes of ‘‘The Boys’’ and making passion her driving force
On taking risks to chase the big projects
On connecting to ‘‘The Bold Type’’ and not being the typical Australian girl next door
On turning her love for the arts into a profession and her music duo ‘‘Aly & AJ’’
On her run on ‘‘The Flash’’ and preparing herself for what comes next
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MARIE AVGEROPOULOS
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INBAR LAVI
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TONY REVOLORI
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On her astonishing journey on ‘‘The 100’’ and supporting girl empowerment
On being ‘‘Lucifer’’ newcomer and making her American dream come true
On ‘‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’’ and taking his career in his own hands
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On joining their forces to make ‘‘Saving Zoë’’ and carrying a powerful storyline
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Confinement Photos by Louis Patten
confinement: state of being forced to stay in a place or situation
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Alex Fitzalan Words by Jasmine Perrier Styling by Veronica Graye
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risbane native Alex Fiztalan was set to break out in a Netflix sensation we didn’t see coming. He describes us how strange it was for him, when fans recognized him while he was staying in Rome in June. When we caught up with him over the phone, he was in the middle of a trip in Europe. He explains he was invited in Milan for the Fashion Week, and then was planning on visiting Paris and trying out the traditional French food. The Australian actor is one of the leading figures of Netflix’s compelling new drama The Society which came out last May 10th, and he is surprisingly calm about everything that came with that and his new level of stardom.
Hailing from the Gold Coast in Australia, Alex Fitzalan was raised in Sydney and Brisbane. Growing up, he found himself
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an interest in the film industry at an early age. But it wasn’t until his twenties that he finally decided to try his luck as a professional actor. ‘‘Where I grew up was really rude. I remember I was bullied for wanting to be an actor when I was in grade 7. So I buried that dream deep inside myself,’’ he reveals. ‘‘Then when I was 20, I started doing commercials again and I realized how much I loved it and how much fun I could have with it.’’ Before becoming a full-time actor in the United States, Alex was studying at university in his native country, but it didn’t prevent him from falling more and more in love with acting. ‘‘I couldn’t make up my mind what to study. I started with law and I did that for three and a half years. Then I took six months off, I came back and I
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Nell Tiger Free Words by Jasmine Perrier
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Styling by Natalie Hoselton Hair by Bobby Eliot
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‘‘ It was never really the plan to get into acting. But when I started, I realized I don’t think I could do anything else’’
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t was a warm day in London when Nell Tiger Free spoke to us over the phone. About a week before, we played with her cheerful personality and flowers on our shoot in Los Angeles where also takes place her series Too Old To Die Young which premiered last June 14th on Amazon. Mastering her craft alongside some of the big names in the entertainment world, the young British star who will celebrate her 20th birthday this fall is just getting started.
Nell was 11, when she was scouted and got into acting. ‘‘It was never really the plan to get into acting,’’ she confesses. ‘‘But when I started, I realized I don’t think I could do anything else, I loved it very much and it never stopped which I’m very lucky.’’ What she considers as her very first acting job was a Christmas movie called Mr Stink
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based on the novel of the same name by David Walliams, which aired on BBC One in 2012. ‘‘It was my first proper job where I had a line,’’ Nell tells. ‘‘I had an amazing teacher when I was 12, one of the actors Hugh Bonneville on Mr Stink. He taught me how to act so luckily I felt like I had that crutch to lean on.’’ As she made her mark in the acting industry, Nell landed a role on HBO’s hit show Game of Thrones when she was 14 which allowed her to start gaining international exposure. ‘‘I celebrated my fifteenth birthday in Spain where we were filming,’’ she recalls. Nell was introduced in seasons 5 and 6 as young Myrcella Baratheon, who was secretly the daughter conceived by Lannister siblings Jaime (Nikolaj CosterWaldau) and Cersei (Lena Headey). Working on the most critically acclaimed fantasy
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Erin Moriarty Words by Parker Schug
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egimented Erin Moriarty has been working hard since a young age to find her place in the acting world. By spending a great portion of her time studying the art of acting as a teen and ultimately developing a love for this career path, she has found ample success. However, this is only the beginning for 24-year-old Erin being that she has an exciting project soon to be released, as well as many more in store for her future.
As a child, Erin’s father and her New York City lifestyle made it hard not to fall in love with acting. Following her parents’ divorce, she spent half of her time with her dad. ‘‘He’s a total cinephile,’’ Erin says. She described that through constantly watching movies, and learning about the different intricacies, she longed to become a part of this magic. ‘‘What preceded the desire to be an actress was to be some sort of creative that was involved with making movies. I wasn’t sure right away what position I wanted to play in that.’’ Erin’s draw to the acting world did not only lie in cinema. Growing up in what she described to be the ‘‘amazing, diverse, melting pot,’’ known as New York, she also found inspiration in live performance. ‘‘Originally my desires to act were mostly to be on Broadway, or in theater because that’s what we had access to.’’ In addition to the exposure that New York provided, Erin felt extremely fortunate to have many acting schools, and teachers in close proximity, giving her the ability to try many and attend the one best suited to her acting goals and abilities. One value that Erin did not lose sight of while pursuing an acting career was her education. ‘‘I just took as many of the quote-on-quote amateur theater jobs that I could take, for the experience of it, while also being able to stay in school and focus on my studies.’’
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Jake Manley Words by Thilda Riou
Photos by Storm Santos
Assisted by Alex Gracie
Styling by Lisa Cera + Tyler McDaniel, Crosby Carter Management Grooming by Kelsey Zahn
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f you don’t know Jake Manley yet, you can be sure that you will be hearing about him in the years to come. As he took on his breakout role on Netflix’s The Order which premiered in March, the Canadian actor is gaining more and more attention in the industry, and has a lot of different projects coming up. As we caught up with Jake over the phone, he proved us that this is only the beginning of his journey.
Like a lot of people in the entertainment world, Jake’s love for acting began at an early age, and got stronger over the years. ‘‘I grew up watching a lot of movies and living in these other worlds.’’ Born and raised in Canada, he decided to move to the City of Angels to pursue his dream job. ‘‘Los Angeles is the epicenter of film and TV, and I wanted to chase the big projects. Also, the climate was a big factor,’’ he laughs.
Location The Hollywood Hotel
After embodying a lot of different roles, the 27-year-old actor worked on his first Netflix project when he landed his role on The Order. ‘‘I went in to read some scenes and we talked a little bit about the project and my character. Two days later I got the call that I would be doing it,’’ he explains. ‘‘It was a pretty painless process which was refreshing, because sometimes you go through a lot of auditions and still don’t get it.’’ Jake plays Jack Morton, a college student who joins the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose, a secret society that teaches and practices magic. ‘‘He’s very smart and a capable person. He’s driven by taking his revenge against his father because he believes he is responsible for his mother’s death,’’ he tells. ‘‘He doesn’t really fit in with the other people and is creative.’’
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Aisha Dee Words by Thilda Riou Styling by Sarah Slutsky Makeup by Dana Delaney
Wardrobe assistant Deborah Gunther
Hair by Marcia Hamilton
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nly a few minutes talking to Aisha Dee are enough to realize how much of a warm person she is. Working her way up in the entertainment industry since she was a child, the 25-year-old actress has been portraying Kat Edison on Freeform’s comedy-drama series The Bold Type for two years now. ‘‘I feel very lucky, because I get to go to work and play make-believe. It is the best job ever,’’ she says. First of all, let’s rewind a bit and go back to the beginning of her career, all the way from Australia.
From an early age, Aisha felt like movies were an escape for her, and became
‘‘ We often feel like we have to be this perfect version of ourselves, but all of the things that make us different are actually our most special qualities’’
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passionate about acting. Seeing herself reflected in those characters, she always thought that being an actress would be something really fun do to. ‘‘Even though I had no way to actually make it happen, it kind of worked out,’’ she starts. ‘‘I stumbled into things and have been really lucky to have continued working.’’ In fact, her first big break on-screen was her main role on The Saddle Club when she was 15. ‘‘It was kind of like boot camp, I didn’t have any experience and the crew was so sweet,’’ she recalls. ‘‘They nurtured all the kids on the show and I’ve learned a lot of what I know from there.’’
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ultitalented, AJ Michalka, has embraced her natural gift for performing, and in doing so has inspired many. In addition to having an ongoing successful career in the acting industry, AJ has also a modeled for the American Girl Doll company, co-produced a film, and is currently touring alongside her sister in their pop-rock duo, Aly & AJ. At only 28 years old, AJ has experienced incredible growth due to her drive, and the support she has received from the people around her. AJ was born and raised in Torrance, California, but her time spent living in Seattle, Washington had a great influence on her career. She drew inspiration from the ‘‘incredible green Forest’’ in which her family lived. AJ also found that this breathtaking location inserted in her a different type of passion, keeping her grounded throughout her career. ‘‘Whether it was riding our bikes, playing games outside in the rain,
picking up pine cones, or whatever it may have been, it instilled in us a great love for nature.’’ Besides having part in shaping AJ’s personality, this city also provided her and her sister, Aly with a place to allow their creativity to flow freely. ‘‘Seattle was a canvas for the art scene Aly and I are now in.’’ It was also in Seattle that AJ and her sister Aly got their first glimpse into the acting industry. ‘‘We had noticed a flyer on my mom’s desk for an acting workshop. Those things aren’t always legitimate, but it was something my sister and I really pushed for and we ended up enrolling in this 2 month acting workshop.’’ This program not only introduced the girls to an interest that they would later turn into a career, but it led them to two great agents who would eventually help them along the way. One of AJ’s first major roles was in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Cow Belles, playing Courtney Callum alongside
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Words by Jasmine Perrier Styling by SaulĂş Santana Hair by Lydia Sellers
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‘‘ really hope at the end of the day that my work is able to inspire other actors the way that actors have meant something for me,’’ says Calgary-born Jessica Parker Kennedy. The 34-year-old Canadian actress who relocated to California was just done with an audition when she picked up the phone, mentioning she is back in the Los Angeles hustle and has another audition the following week. But only a few weeks ago, Jessica could be seen in one of the most popular superhero shows since 2014, The Flash, in which she has portrayed Nora West-Allen a.k.a. XS for two seasons. Today, she reflects on this life-changing role and what is coming next for her.
Jessica’s initial interest in acting was sparked by her mother who used to take her to a lot of theaters when Jessica was a kid. ‘‘I was really enamored by that,’’
she starts. ‘‘Then when I was 12, I saw Romeo and Juliet and I thought that was just the most brilliant movie I had ever seen at the time. And I loved Shakespeare before that, but I was also really fascinated by film because it was such an incredible combination. I knew it was what I wanted to do.’’ ‘‘This is a strange industry and when you start, you have to be able to have a lot of rejection so you’re going to these auditions and you think you’re doing such a great job, and you’re getting told no times and times again,’’ she describes when speaking about the most important thing she has learned through her long-time experience working as an actress. ‘‘You really have to learn to really believe in yourself and to hold on to make this dream, idea you have in your head, a reality and that can be really
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Avgeropoulos Words by Thilda Riou
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Styling by Shalev Lavan for The Visionaries
Assisted by Kendra Powers
Makeup by Kerrie Urban
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f you have been following The CW’s series The 100 for five years now, you must be pretty familiar with Marie Avgeropoulos. During the course of 6 seasons, the 33-yearold actress has been portraying one of the many fierce female characters on the show, Octavia Blake. ‘‘She is constantly changing into a different character almost every season, so she is such a pleasure to play,’’ Marie lets us know over the phone. The Canadian actress grew up in the small town of Thunder Bay, Ontario, and has forged her love for nature since then. ‘‘We did a lot of outdoor activities, like going camping, sitting around the campfire and fishing,’’ she recalls. Although Marie got a degree in TV Broadcast Journalism and didn’t realize that she wanted to pursue an acting career at first, she was already doing plays in high school. ‘‘I was constantly moving around because of my mom’s job and I kind of got bullied quite a bit,’’ she explains. ‘‘Being able to play different characters on stage gave me the opportunity to jump inside somebody else’s skin for a moment. It felt like therapy to me and that’s when I really found my love for acting and decided to pursue it further.’’
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‘‘ anessa and I actually have similar voices, so we are trying to make it as less confusing as possible,’’ Laura says after clarifying she has been up for a while before our call, but is still tired. ‘‘We clearly have exhaustion in our voices,’’ Vanessa laughs. Laura and Vanessa Marano are one of the pairs of sibling actors who have each become a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood. As they started getting involved in acting around the same time, they were aged six and nine respectively when they first played sisters in front of the camera. But after that, they pursued completely separate careers, both as successful. Laura found herself as an artist through her music projects and breakout role she got at 16 on Disney’s Austin & Ally, while Vanessa was the star of teen drama Switched at Birth. Today, they are excited to promote their upcoming feature film Saving Zoë that finally reunited them on-screen and allowed them to experience their first time as producers along with their mother. Saving Zoë will be released in the United States in select theaters and VOD on July 12th.
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