The mail we've been getting has been telling us that you guys love 2Ge+ther! In the last issue of TEEN BEAT we told you the great news that MTV has turned the TV movie parody into a series starting in August. You're pretty well acquainted with Mickey Parke, Jason "QT" Mcknight, Jerry O'Keefe, Chad Linus and Doug Linus, but you may not know all there is to know about Alex Solowitz, Michael Cuccione, Evan Farmer, Noah Bastian, and Kevin Farley-the guys who play 2Ge+ther on TV. What are you going to do about it? You're going to get to know them right here! Check out our 2Ge+her top 10 and you'll be in the know!
Our Top 10 Facts!
1. In 1997, Evan Farmer (a.k.a. Jerry O'Keefe) was in a real boy band called Na-Na. Why haven't you heard of the band? Because they sang and performed in Russia!
2. Noah Bastian, who plays the lovable but none-tŁ¦oo-swift Chad Linus, is originally from Utah.
3. Kevin Farley who plays "big brother" Doug Linus is the real life brother of the late comedian Chris Farley.
4. Do people recognize Alex Solowitz as himself or as his character, Mickey, when they see him on the street? "It's mixed. Sometimes it's Alex, which is totally cool, sometimes it's Mickey and sometimes it's just 2ge+her. They're like, 'Hey 2ge+her!' I'm like 'Hey what's up?'"
5. Jason "QT" McKnight has a life-threatening liver disease on 2Ge+her and Michael Cuccione understands what that's like better than you might think. Michael was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease (a form of cancer) in 1994, when he was just nine years old.
6. One of Evan's favorite singers is James Taylor.
7. Kevin was born June 8, 1965 in Madison Wisconsin. His friends call him "Farls" as a nickname.
8. Noah's favorite color is orange!
9. Mickey Parke may be the "bad boy" of the 2Ge+her crew, but in real life, Alex Solowitz is actually very nice when you talk to him!
10. If you want to read more about Michael Cuccione, surf onto his website at www.makingadifference.org .