Who Performs Dylan Pryor In Fits LA

NBC’s newest “Fits” spin-off has lastly arrived, introducing followers to a brand new setting, contemporary characters, and extra distinctive instances on the earth of legislation. Centering round Ted Black (Stephen Amell) and the opposite characters who work at his agency, “Fits LA” tackles all the pieces from homicide mysteries to Hollywood drama, with the latter opening the door to some enjoyable superstar cameos. Nevertheless, the Dylan Pryor character appears to be like set to be on the coronary heart of the celebrity-centric chaos in season 1, and viewers who grew up watching Nickelodeon exhibits may acknowledge her from a pair of classics.

The “Fits LA” season 1 premiere, “Seven Days a Week and Twice on a Sunday,” introduces Dylan as an in-demand actor who Ted’s agency needs to characterize. He performs it cool and pretends that no pores and skin will fall off his nostril if she chooses a competitor, however we later be taught that Ted actually needs Dylan to be his shopper. Sadly for him, she’s in no hurry to decide, as everybody needs to work together with her.

In fact, the actor who performs Dylan is none apart from Victoria Justice, who rose to fame as a baby star earlier than transferring on to edgier initiatives in her grownup years. Let’s check out a few of her best hits.

Nickelodeon’s “Zoey 101” is arguably finest remembered for giving Britney Spears’ sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, a notable starring function early on in her profession. She performs the primary character, Zoey Brooks, a pupil who strikes to a boarding college that was beforehand unique to boys. Thus begins a journey of laughter, love, friendship, and all the pieces else you’d anticipate in a teen comedy collection.

Victoria Justice joined “Zoey 101” as a fundamental character in season 2, enjoying Lola Martinez, one among Zoey’s finest associates. She’s a typical teenager who’s obsessive about boys and turning into well-known sometime, however she all the time comes by for her associates when the scenario requires her to be selfless.

Sadly, “Zoey 101” and different Nickelodeon exhibits have generated adverse press in recent times because of the “Quiet on the Set” documentary exposing creator Dan Schneider’s horrifying behind-the-scenes conduct. Justice subsequently famous that the disgraced showrunner handled her unfairly, however on a extra constructive observe, she stays associates together with her outdated co-stars to this present day. And “Zoey 101” wasn’t the ultimate time she labored with Nickelodeon.

The parents at Nickelodeon understood Victoria Justice’s star potential early on, as they gave her top-billing in one other collection after “Zoey 101” ended. “Victorious” sees her play Tori Vega, an aspiring singer who’s accepted into one of the crucial prestigious performing artwork colleges in Hollywood, the place she befriends different proficient youngsters with a variety of skills, starting from dancing to ventriloquism.

“Victorious” ran for 4 profitable seasons and noticed Justice star alongside different notable celebrities, together with Ariana Grande, who’s had fairly a profitable profession in her personal proper because the present ended. That stated, the ensemble’s star energy is likely one of the many components behind the present’s enduring recognition, which Justice mentioned in an interview with Collider:

“That present was such an thrilling and particular a part of my life. And like, I like all of the music from the present. I wrote three of the songs from the present … to see individuals nonetheless like, having that nostalgia and that love for it, and to see it nonetheless carry individuals pleasure is like, a lot enjoyable. I adore it.”

In fact, Justice could not star in child’s exhibits ceaselessly, and he or she’s since lent her skills to a wide range of initiatives. Nevertheless, she’s all the time stayed true to her comedic roots, despite the fact that a few of her films and exhibits aren’t acceptable for younger youngsters.

Highschool films tend to painting hip events because the be-all and end-all of the teenage expertise, and that is the case in Josh Schwartz and Max Werner’s “Enjoyable Measurement” as nicely. On this one, associates Wren (Victoria Justice) and April (Jane Levy) plan on attending an enormous Halloween shindig that would propel them up the social ladder, solely to get caught babysitting the previous’s youthful brother. Trick-or-treating with children is unhealthy sufficient at one of the best of instances, however their celebration plans are scuppered when Wren’s child bro goes lacking.

Regardless of being produced by Nickelodeon, “Enjoyable Measurement” is a PG-13 affair with some naughty phrases, inappropriate jokes, chickens humping automobiles, and different belongings you would not discover in an episode of “iCarly.” In no way is it as risque as films like “Superbad,” “The Sitter,” “Booksmart,” and different teenage misadventure flicks of the same ilk, nevertheless it’s nonetheless fairly enjoyable, principally resulting from Justice and Levy’s charismatic performances.

“Enjoyable Measurement” was additionally one of many 2012 films to move the Russo Check for LGBTQ characters, which was arrange by GLAAD to look at how characters who establish as homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender are utilized in films. Solely a handful of movies launched that 12 months handed the take a look at, regardless of over 100 being reviewed for it.

If there are two issues Victoria Justice is understood for, it is appearing and singing. As beforehand talked about, she even penned and carried out a few of her personal songs in “Victorious,” proving that she’s a multi-dimensional expertise. Justice as soon as once more mixed these abilities in Kenny Ortega’s “The Rocky Horror Image Present” remake from 2016, by which she performed Janet Weisse.

Remaking a basic like “The Rocky Horror Image Present” was all the time going to be an arduous job for everybody concerned, however Justice was on board from the get-go. Whereas talking to the Miami Herald, she revealed that she’s been a fan of the unique Tim Curry-starring cult basic since center college, and he or she jumped on the probability to indicate off her musical chops once more:

“I particularly loved it as a result of it brings me again to singing and music. I’ve actually missed it, and that was such an enormous attraction for me to signal on to this challenge. I studied musical theater at school and it is all the time been one among my passions.”

For Justice, the one draw back of engaged on the challenge was not having the ability to choose Susan Sarandon’s mind beforehand, as she loves her efficiency as Janet within the authentic film. Nevertheless, she hopes that Sarandon watches the remake sometime and enjoys her tackle the enduring character. And if “Fits LA” is half as widespread as the unique present, perhaps Sarandon will get a glimpse of Justice’s efficiency as Dylan Pryor, too.