Amanda Bynes: Child Stardom, Leaving Hollywood & Where She Is Now

oh I see you've all met our new cast member Amanda isn't she all happy and perky I just know she's going to fit right in welcome to Miz Mojo and today we're discussing Amanda Bin's breakout as a generation defining child star her exit from Hollywood and where she is now who's Amanda binds she's from What a Girl Wants oh I love that movie Amanda was the third born of Rick and Lin bins both Dental professionals as her parents worked on patients teeth Amanda developed an snack for making others smile I think I was performing ever since I could like walk I just love my dad's a funny guy so I just like to make people laugh so when I was seven I did a standup comedy class and I would make my own outfits out of my mom's like shirts and they would be like like dresses on me and I would just do dumb jokes catching the acting bug at a young age bines channeled her energy into theater playing Scout and To Kill a Mockingbird and Mary in The Secret Garden she found work on the small screen as well making her debut at age seven in a Nestle bunch of crunch ad bindes also appeared in a Barbie commercial but her career forever changed after a Laugh Factory performance where arcenio Hall introduced her this lady has so much heart this lady has more heart than Jordan and Johnson put together when she steps on the stage you know there's there's a lot of future there participating in the chains comedy Camp the 10-year-old binds did a standup bit about her parents school and a pimple showcasing her sharp delivery and expressive face a man had it pretty easily I think I'll give her a challenge seeing bindes perform a Nickelodeon producer motivated her parents to let her try out for all that although somewhat hesitant bines was a fan of the sketch comedy show and decided to audition in a 2018 interview with paper bindes described becoming a cast member as quote a dream come true vines's first sketch set a tone for her comedy style I just want to tell yall how happy and perky I am to be joining the cast all that we're all going to have such fun initially seeming perky and sweet Amanda shows her devious side when long-suffering stage manager Kevin becomes the target of her prank Amanda is thus embraced by her castmates and the audience you did that on purpose didn't you uhhuh Amanda I just have one thing to say welcome to the C at a time when most child actresses mimicked the olssen twins all that allowed bindes to develop a unique comedic identity being adorable one second and mischievous the next this was exemplified through characters like Ashley that's me whose sweet Persona melted away when answering letters from viewers unleashing epic takedowns next time you want to stop your stinking bike why not drive the r to Tracy svin from yakimo Washington she'll be the chick with confused look on her face standing there holding up her stupid peanut butter and jelly sandwich the wrong way demonstrating her range bindes also paid homage to her comedy Inspirations like Lucille Ball as bindes Rose as arguably the show's most popular cast member another was phased out one of the original all that players Katrina Johnson was known for playing short characters with Lively attitudes most notably Ross perau by the time binds arrived Johnson had grown up significantly with the show's higher ups CR izing her body image I went through puberty and then the producers freak out because now I look like a woman and I'm not little girlish anymore so then that became an issue Johnson didn't Express animosity towards Vines complimenting the Laugh Factory routine that got her discovered yet Johnson got the sense that the showrunners were replacing her and by the beginning of season 4 she was gone so the new favorite had arrived I was out Nickelodeon once considered the idea of the Katrina Johnson show this never came to fruition but all that headwriter Dan Schneider later created The Amanda Show the sketch comedy launched the careers of Drake Bell and Josh P among others like the Carol Bernett show though the series would be anchored by its star my name isanda and everyone here tonight get the complimentary chicken bread Vines had been a scene stealer on all that and the game show figure it out the Amanda the show confirmed that she had the makings of a leading lady with her gifts as a physical comedian and impressionist on full display she portrayed an assortment of memorable characters like Judge Trudy Courtney and her own number one fan Penelope taint are we the only ones who thought it was tapate growing up and Dan had said to us in the writer's room don't tell what this word really means he wanted us to keep that a secret uncomfortable in endo's aside The Amanda Show could be a clever source of slapstick and satire reflecting that bines was no longer a little girl the show tackled teen dramas in the recurring segment Moody's Point imagine the crying Dawson Creek meme but intentionally funny I'll never find anyone who could understand my torture Teenage [Music] [Applause] [Music] Soul after ruling the small screen for several years Vines made her cinematic debut in 2002's Big Fat Liar playing Kaylee she sted alongside fellow Rising Star Frankie munis and character actor Paul Giamatti who was on the verge of mainstream stardom snap him like a twig squeeze him like a bug I want you to turn him into mince meat and I don't even know what mince meat is even after becoming an Oscar nominee many 9s and 2000s kids still fondly recognize Giamatti as the blue guy The Amanda Show ended that same year but bindes had another show lined up with what I like about you yes it's perfect I can go live live in the city with Valerie she just got rid of her roommate yes and she's very excited about living alone plus she works crazy hours she she's got her boyfriend it's not like she has to watch me constantly I'm more mature now starring opposite Jenny G this Odd Couple sitcom centered on two sisters living in New York airing on the WB this was Bin's most teen oriented project yet suggesting that she was ready to move on from Nickelodean listen I'm putting together a major press event on Sunday for that skateboarder guy you like Tony Hawk want to go yeah I want to go can I meet him can I get free stuff I love free stuff the same can be said about Schneider who co-created the series on The Amanda Show Schneider gained a reputation for abusive Behavior especially toward female writers while Schneider had a fair deal of unchecked power at Nickelodeon he was outranked by fellow What I Like About You Creator will Calhoun allegedly getting left out of the writer's room there was just this massive amount of tension there where the network didn't really trust Dan bines had been close to Schneider throughout her upbringing Schneider supported bindes when she sought emancipation during her late teens after that proved unsuccessful bindes and Schneider grew further apart pretty soon after this Dan Parts ways with what I like about you he stays on with the show in name only Schneider remained at Nickelodeon until his inevitable downfall meanwhile bindes continued to mature as an actress you look different throughout her sitcoms Four Season and run bindes won her sixth Kids Choice Award for What a Girl Wants lent her voice to the animated film robots and starred in a modern-day take on Shakespeare's 12th night cheese the men was a breakout for co-star Channing Tatum whom Vines fought to get cast some are born great some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them I think the best chance for us to be great here today is to have you play binds his performance also received praise from critics like Roger eert but the film marked a difficult turning point for her the story centers on Bin's Viola posing as her twin brother Sebastian seeing the film bindes didn't like her appearance as a boy enduring months of depression just as Viola concealed a side of herself so too was bind this isn't how I wanted it to happen and I didn't want to hurt you but I just wanted to prove that I was good enough few sensed that bindes was struggling as she continued to find success with Hairspray as Penny pingleton Bine shared in a sag nomination for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion [Music] picture although bind described hairspray as quote the most amazing experience she ever had on a set it was around this time she learned about a drug called Aderall bindes had tried other substances but Aderall likely had the most damaging effect on her she really attributes some of what happened and changes in her behavior and personality to to the drug usage as it escalated and and became you know a much more uh serious issue after starring in Sydney White bindes was set to play the lead in 2009's postgrad exiting the project for unknown reasons bindes also dropped out of playing a babysitter in the comedy Hall Pass later attributing this to her struggles with substances and mental health sorry you probably don't want me sitting out here and I understand while she voiced a character on Family Guy and appeared in the lifetime film living proof bines was absent from the Silver Screen for 3 years she returned in 2010's EA playing the religious rival of a then relatively unknown Emma Stone I'm not the one that you have to answer too for your depraved Behavior there's a higher power that will judge you for your indecency Tom Cruz I hope for your sake that God has a sense of humor although many found her to be a great comedic foil bines was dissatisfied with her performance and appearance looking back bin believes marijuana might have clouded her judgment but it convinced her to quit acting what will people say retiring via Twitter bindes had various run-ins with the law over the following years after her mother attained a conservatorship over her bindes made shocking accusations about her Father which she later confessed to be false in 2014 bines revealed that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder that same year bin started attending the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising by the time she graduated in 2019 bines announced that she had been sober with help from her mom and dad why don't we go to dinner as a family maybe tomorrow although her conservatorship ended in 2022 she continues to struggle with mental health back in 2018 bindes hinted at a potential acting return since then she backed out of appearing at a '90s con all that panel and exited a podcast with Paul S after one episode while bind has made appearances on the Cameo app she's currently seeking a career as a manicurist so I have learned over time to have an opinion and to say like if it doesn't sound good to me to say like you know what I don't want to do that or that doesn't sound good instead of just agreeing with everything my friends say before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications Moody's Point notoriously ended with the Revelation that the titular character was switched at birth just as we're about to meet the real Moody viewers were left on an unresolved Cliffhanger well let's go that's right we have a show this weekend you've got a lot of circus things to learn you bet likewise Bin's exit from Hollywood was sudden with fans wanting more at the peak of her comedy career bindes expressed interest in returning to theater and even taking on dramatic roles because I I grew up doing you know plays when you know in my community theater area and so but since then I've only done sketch comedy and so I would love to sort of do something you know that kind of just makes you cry as one of her generation's most versatile young Stars it felt like she was just getting started that said it's understandable why bindes would want to leave the spotlight behind in favor of a steady less stressful career whether bind pursues acting or fashion and Beauty we only hope that she finds happiness just as she brought audiences happiness for so many years deep breath and remember the family motto what's the family motto keep at it or a wink it what does that mean it means ducky hang in there on your rock what's your favorite Amanda Bin's role let us know in the comments you've seen Cinderella right let me clue you in I win [Music]

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Length: 13min 15sec (795 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 28 2024