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<figure id="attachment_12286" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-12286" style="width: 800px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/JJ9731.jpg"><img class="wp-image-12286 size-large" src="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/JJ9731-1024x682.jpg" alt="Shawn Christian Photo 2016" width="800" height="532"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12286" class="wp-caption-text">Q&;A with actor Shawn Christian</figcaption></figure>
<h1>Shawn Christian Interview &#8211; October 2016</h1>
<p>Well known for his role as the dreamy Dr. Jonas on <em>Days of Our Lives</em>, Shawn Christian is synonymous with handsome on-screen gem. ; He has graced the screen of TVs everywhere. ; We had the chance to sit down with this charismatic guy for an exclusive interview. ; We talk about his mid-west roots, his &#8220;love&#8221; of technology, how he got into the business and his Entourage-like newest project with a special Disney alum. ; Take a look and learn more about the one-and-only Shawn Christian. Plus find out about the special message he has for our readers of Feeling the Vibe Magazine!</p>
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<div><strong>Season:</strong> Spring</div>
<div><strong>Restaurant:</strong> Sushi</div>
<div><strong>Breakfast Food:</strong> ;I never eat breakfast. ; I usually have a protein shake, with all the fruits or vegetables. I don&#8217;t mix the two.</div>
<div><strong>Band:</strong> Guns n Roses</div>
<div><strong>Hobby:</strong> Basketball, it helps me clear my mind</div>
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<div><strong>This or That</strong></div>
<div><strong>iPhone or Android:</strong> iPhone</div>
<div><strong>Pop or Hip Hop:</strong> Hip Hop</div>
<div><strong>Talking or Texting:</strong> Texting (If the thread gets too long, I&#8217;ll just make a phone call) So many things get misconstrued in the text.</div>
<div><strong>Summer or Winter:</strong> Summer (I&#8217;m done with winter! I&#8217;ve scraped the snow off my windows and I&#8217;m done with that  ;Vacationing in Aspen, yes, but not living in it day to day.)</div>
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<div><strong>The Last..</strong></div>
<div><strong>Concert You Went To:</strong> ;Pink (she&#8217;s amazing!)</div>
<div><strong>Person You Texted:</strong> Publicity agent and my mother</div>
<div><strong>Vacation you Took:</strong> ;Kauai, Hawaii</div>
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<div><strong>Where are you from originally?</strong></div>
<div>I grew up in Michigan where my family still lives.  ;After Michigan, I moved to Chicago, New York City, then LA.</div>
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<div><strong>What did you think of NYC when you lived here?</strong></div>
<div>I loved NYC.  ;I love the people and the culture.  ;When I would screen test in Chicago, people would always tell me I needed to go to LA or NY.  ;I always used the excuse that in LA, everyone wanted something from you and in NY nobody has time for you.  ;That was my excuse.  ;Then you actually go there and you meet fabulous people in LA and in NY.  ;If you&#8217;re a good person, you will find and surround yourself with good people.  ;I went to NY initially intimidated, and thought wow this is a great neighborhood feel.  ;I found how your neighbors would help you in a snowstorm to shovel the walkways and stoops.  ;Everyone helps each other.  ;I knew the mailman&#8217;s name, the UPS guy, the laundromat guy, etc.  ;You have a human connection in NY.  ;New Yorkers are very real and I respect that.</div>
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<div><strong>What&#8217;s your background/nationality?</strong></div>
<div>I&#8217;m Scandinavian, Irish and a little German.  ;My mom is Scandinavian, with blue eyes and blonde hair.  ;My dad is dark with jet black hair. Maybe I need to do Ancestry.com to find out if there is anything else in me.</div>
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<div><strong>Do you have any siblings?</strong></div>
<div>I do have a younger brother who still lives in Michigan.  ;We are completely opposite. ; I&#8217;m more of an extrovert and he&#8217;s an introvert.  ;He&#8217;s very hands on and loves woodwork. I&#8217;ll try to work on something, screw it up and then I&#8217;ll pay someone to fix it.  ;I tend to think I can do it.</div>
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<div><strong>Do you have a big extended family?</strong></div>
<div>Yes, I have a bunch of cousins and a son who is an amazing musician.  ;He produces music.  ;He plays piano and guitar.  ;I think he is a beast when it comes to producing music.  ;His name is Kameron Christian. Please visit his website ;<a href="http://www.kameronchristian.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.kameronchristian.com</a>.  ;(See a picture of Shawn&#8217;s son, Kameron below in the studio)</div>
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<div><strong>For teens and young adults, what type of life advice would you give them that you wish you knew?</strong></div>
<div>The biggest thing I always say is to follow your heart.  ;Everyone has something very unique and special about themselves.  ;To be able to hear that voice and follow that voice.  ;We all reach hardships but to continue on that path with dignity and integrity.  ;Everyone is faced with choices.  ;Life is not easy.  ;Listen to your own voice and follow through, even when it&#8217;s hard.  ;When you reach a crisis and something gets difficult, what are you made of?  ;What choice are you going to make?  ;You could be having a great time when you&#8217;re getting along.  ;That&#8217;s easy, but when things get really hard you may feel like you don&#8217;t have a friend in the world.  ;Know that you do by the way and your sense of self worth will take you so many places.  ;Don&#8217;t let anyone define you but yourself.</div>
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<div><strong>What was your first acting job?</strong></div>
<div>Aside from commercials, it was &#8220;<em>As the World Turns</em>.&#8221;  ;It was one of the greatest learning experiences for me.  ;I had to figure out the production and technical part but also how to handle the press and celebrity with grace.  ;It definitely helped me to get where I&#8217;m at right now.</div>
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<div><strong>Where and how did you learn to act?</strong></div>
<div>Just living my life!  ;I say all the time, don&#8217;t just be myopic and focused on &#8220;I want to be an actor.&#8221;  ;You have to live and have something to draw from.  ;That really was my life growing up.  ;I wrote little plays and loved to perform in school plays.  ;That&#8217;s really how I learned.  ;I will continue to always push myself and learn.  ;I&#8217;ll take my weaknesses and go ok that&#8217;s not very good and learn from it.  ;It&#8217;s very beneficial to work with all different producers and single camera productions, 3 camera comedy, drama, feature films from a variety of different directors.  ;We have had a new director for every episode on &#8220;Famous in Love.&#8221;  ;I&#8217;ve learned something not only about myself but what I have to offer.  ;For me, I never stop learning. I just love it.</div>
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<div><strong>We hear you&#8217;re part of a new show, &#8220;Famous in Love&#8221; coming up on Freeform. Tell us a little  ;about ;the premise of the show.</strong></div>
<div>I just finished filming the first season.  ;It&#8217;s a blessing for sure. &#8220;Famous in Love&#8221; is like <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005MT3830/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&;tag=feelingthevib-20&;camp=1789&;creative=9325&;linkCode=as2&;creativeASIN=B005MT3830&;linkId=f8b0a1eec05b28031b1e8918819ea3de" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Entourage</a> but with more women and culturally diverse.  ;It&#8217;s a look inside the power, the fame and highs and lows of the Hollywood Business.  ;My character essentially owns what is &#8220;Warner Brothers&#8221; in the show.</div>
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<div><strong>Do you play a tough owner on the show?</strong></div>
<div>I&#8217;m irreverent.  ;It&#8217;s a wonderful tone that they allow me to play with.  ;The producers are amazing.  ;There&#8217;s a lot of good energy.</div>
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<div><strong>What is it like to work with Bella Thorne?</strong></div>
<div>She plays Paige who is thrust into this lifestyle.  ;She does an amazing job with this character and portrays what it would be like to experience fame from just one in the crowd.  ;Its a very complex journey for her and she works it so great.</div>
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<div><strong>When will Famous in Love air?</strong></div>
<div>Spring 2017.  ;It&#8217;s scheduled to air after the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A9OS1K2/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&;tag=feelingthevib-20&;camp=1789&;creative=9325&;linkCode=as2&;creativeASIN=B01A9OS1K2&;linkId=7a122227587e490e066352101291a2f0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pretty Little Liars</a> season finale.</div>
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<div><strong>What is a typical day on set like for you?</strong></div>
<div>If we are in Hollywood, we will go out to the beach or Rodeo Drive since ;it&#8217;s a reflection of Hollywood culture.  ;I love to shoot on location, especially in Malibu.  ;If we are out in Malibu it&#8217;s a good day! Otherwise we are on the Warner Brothers lot. ; It&#8217;s a wonderful pace.  ;They give us the time to bring our own voice to the character.  ;I&#8217;m very fortunate that I have time to really dive into this show and character.  ;They are very talented, they do their homework.</div>
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<div><strong>How would you say working on this show is different from your work on a soap opera like &#8220;Days of Our Lives&#8221; where you played Dr. Daniel Jonas?</strong></div>
<div>The huge difference between a primetime show and a soap opera is definitely the pace. A primetime show has about 8-10 pages a day you have to memorize and you have to shoot on the spot. ; With a soap opera, it&#8217;s essentially just one take and sometimes we don&#8217;t even get a rehearsal. With a primetime show, they take the time to turn the camera around and shoot again.  ;You have to be very plausible with storylines that are outside of the box on soaps.  ;You have to pull it all together, make it truthful to yourself and relatable to your audience. It is the closest thing to live theater that you can get.</div>
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<figure id="attachment_12295" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-12295" style="width: 582px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Shawn-Christian4.jpg"><img class="wp-image-12295 size-full" src="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Shawn-Christian4.jpg" alt="Shawn Christian as Dr. Daniel Jonas on Days of Our Lives" width="582" height="391"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12295" class="wp-caption-text">Shawn Christian as Dr. Daniel Jonas on &#8216;Days of Our Lives&#8217;</figcaption></figure>
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<div><strong>How do you feel about social media?</strong></div>
<div>It&#8217;s sort of a love/hate for me.  ;I&#8217;m more of a private person.  ;If I know you intimately or personally, I&#8217;ll tell you anything.  ;I do use Twitter and Instagram.  ;On the &#8220;Famous in Love&#8221; set, all the young adults are so savvy.  ;Bella blows it up!  ;She knows how it works.  ;I&#8217;m kind of learning from them.  ;In this industry, I can see the advantage of it.  ;You can get your message out there to the public.</div>
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<div><strong>How can Your Fans Reach You?</strong></div>
<div>I love to hear from my supporters on my social media.  ;They can reach me on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/shawnchristian5150" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/shawnc4real" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>.</div>
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<div><strong>Please follow Shawn Christian on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/shawnchristian5150" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and visit his <a href="http://www.shawnchristian.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">website</a> to keep up with his upcoming projects!</strong></div>
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