Kai Wener Interview by Carol Wright Photo by Birdie Thompson
When did you realize you wanted to act? I don’t think there was really any moment that I realized that I wanted to act, but ever since I can remember, I loved mimicking commercials and scenes from TV shows and movies. That love led to actually auditioning for National Commercials and everything kind of just fell into place for me from there. Now that I am acting on TV Shows I wouldn’t want to do anything else! I’m having so much fun! What was the audition process like for “The Orville”? I remember my Agent sending over sides and my parents confirming that I had an audition for a new show on FOX. I was given the breakdown of the character TY Finn and different scenes from the script, in which i practiced over the next couple of days. I was pretty excited on the day that I went in to read for the casting directors. I gave it my all. I honestly remember telling my Mom, wouldn’t that be a coincidence if I book a character whos name is Ty and mine is Kai!!! After about two weeks, we received a call from my Agent that I was being considered for the part and they were just waiting for the final approval from the network. Those were the longest days of my life! I totally kept my fingers crossed! A few days later, I finally heard the good news that I booked the role! I was thrilled!!! Can you relate to your character Ty at all?
