I am Trevor Heins, former actor, AMA!

Would you kick a pony in the face to end world hunger?

Hell yeah I would

That poor pony though

Would you eat a pony to end world hunger?

That'd end 1/7,400,000,000 of world hunger for a few days if I ration it out.

By that math I need to eat 7,400,000,000 ponies to fully end world hunger for a few days.

Thats pretty good math

Would you kick a kid in the face to end pony hunger

Nah man that aint me

What about a really happy beagle?

Nah maybe like a yappy poodle or something

Did you have a response set up if she went with this answer instead?

No I would have just thought on my feet and came up with something

MOTHERFUCKERRRRR!!!!

You don't even know..... When I was 18 ....lived in a flop house. Lots of drugs. Junkies. Just fucked up shit....Wonder Showzen would come on at like 2 or 3 in the morning on MTV2 and we would all stand still for those 30 min. It became a weekly thing..one of the only things that was "normal" about that living situation was a bunch of fuck ups would sit and watch this show.

I have the two seasons on dvd and still watch them. Brings me back.

You were always the best beat kid. ( kids on the street kids on the street beat kids beat kids). I can do an impression of you ...oh yea whats that ? Gamble gamble gamble DIE ! Were they telling you what to say in your ear ? Jesus if they were don't tell me. Man, the butcher shop lol. And the fucking horse apples episode...." I've been manipulated "

Also....what do you think is wrong with the youth of today ?

Seriously. Good job. You have no idea the homes you were reaching.

Thanks it really makes me feel good to hear this and the impact I made on people. Even if people laughed and forgot their problems for a few seconds, that makes me feel good. Thanks for the post!

How many classes of med school do you have to flunk to become a pharmacist?

Im dying. I forgot I said that

Did your parents steal all the money you made acting? Are you gonna go all Gary Coleman and start collecting trains and acting weird soon?

No they didn't steal it and I hope I don't turn out to be the next Gary Coleman...

Was there ever any backlash from your local community from your portrayal of Hitler and the other odd humor portrayed in wonder showzen or did it fly under the radar far enough?

It pretty much flew under the radar. No one from school or anything ever said anything about it

Did you get sunburned today?

Luckily no, thanks for the concern ;)

Was it hard to convince your parents to let you do the show?

Nah they didn't really need any convincing to be honest.

Did they ever express any regrets about some of the crazy shit that happened on the show while you were working? Did they ever consider backing out?

No, we always knew we had the option to say that something wasn't ok. Which was really nice of them to work with us like that. Really easygoing crew

Did you ever say anything wasn't okay?

Yeah that guy who's wife died in the race track episode. I didn't know that but recovered well with a high five.

Who added trivia like "Had his hair dyed and wore contacts for the role he played in the film Second Born(2003)and for the character he played in the Mike Myers film Love Guru (2008)." to your imdb page?

Stuff like that always makes me wonder.

I think my mom did or my manager. Pretty sure my mom though

Troll dads of actors could have so much fun in IMDB. "Had an invisible friend, a six foot cocker spaniel, that pooped real shit in his bedroom."

Pretty specific..... makes me wonder if you pooped on your floor, and then blamed it on an imaginary Dog

Absolutely not, but while we're on the subject it happened again.

This should like a personal problem

Why former?

I gave it up to go to college and become a software engineer! More of a stable career then acting, unless you make it huge...then its a different story..

Software Engineer? NERDDD

Thanks anon ;)

Lame question, but what sort of software work do you do?

I work for a marketing software company called Monetate

I saw you flying in some of your posts. Is that just a hobby?

I actually just started flying this past fall. I'm making some pretty good progress. Im almost done with the training, but yeah it's just a hobby. I may become an instructor one day though. Flying is the best feeling ever!

Fair enough, I'm not one for taking risks, I'd only do acting if I had a stable fallback, like software engineering. Good on ya!

Second question, once you graduate and have that stable fallback would ever consider going back to acting? Do you have any passion for it?

Probably not, once you're out for a while its hard to get back into it. It's basically like starting from scratch, unfortunately.

That cubicle life though

Surprisingly no, my office Im at right now is completely open. People shoot each other with nerf darts across the office and play ping pong all the time. We can work from home or take time off whenever. Its pretty awesome

It's not uncommon for software. We don't have nerf guns, but my pod is open and we (5 of us) can all see and talk to each other without moving

Nerf Guns are where its at man, get some

https://youtu.be/sLxzjlM4OAI

Do you hangout with Tyler?

Never even met him

Tyler was a fucking tool. Trevor always kept it real.

Still do

Trevor. Thanks for making me laugh with your clips of Wonder Showzen.

I'm curious, in Wonder Showzen, how did they go about feeding you questions for the Beat Kids clips? Was it just an ear piece? Were you aware of how much of a smartass you were being at the time, or just repeating what you heard?

We would actually cut and I would go over to the directors and see what question they wanted to say. I would ask that, then improvise a for a little until it rode its course, rinse and repeat.

Nah I knew I was being a smartass, but I thought it was fun. How often do you get paid to be a smartass?

God Damn. I loved Wonder Showzen. I got a (now ex) girlfriend to watch it a few times and one actually made her cry.

I have to ask, what was your favourite segment of Beat Kids to do?

Had to be the race track one, that was too fun

Is Mike Myers a nice guy behind the scenes/offset?

Not at all. He was a complete jerk. He was one of those method actors that was always in character. Guy wouldn't even take a picture or sign an autograph for me. And you think he would since he was playing the love guru....

How aware were the kids of the result of the questions they were being asked or like in skits like the Slaves video where kids are dancing around to people singing about slavery?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-KUbflnMEs

I dont think they were really aware at all. Those kids in the video were dancing in front of the green screen and probably were having the time of their life...little do they know what was actually going on lol

When making Wonder Showzen, did you think you were making a kid's show?

Not at all. I knew there were puppets in it and things and my parents didn't let me watch it so I knew it had to be bad.

Surely youve seen it all now?

Nah but I have the dvd sets

Can you ask me a question like your former beat kid self?

Can you donate $5 to the catholic church to help with plumbing?

Who's going to pay for these steaks? I mean spirituality

I do everyday

Did any of the people you interviewed ever become hostile towards you? Did you ever in the slightest feel threatened by someone?

Only that one guy in the Hitler episode, but I had plain clothed body guards that protected me. One was a badass woman lol

Did your parents help you save the money you made from the show or did they spend it on you then?

No they helped save and my dad invested it

What did they invest in?

Stocks and stuff

Majority shareholder of Blockbuster

Yeah they sent me all their excess inventory. If anyone wants a copy of legally blonde, I have a thousand...

The butcher episode - What was the "blood juice" fluid you really swallowed?

Nah it was Kool Aid

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Nah he was actually a really nice guy to work with!

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I think thats just his persona, and yeah he could have been nice to me too since I was a kid, thats true

How can you afford such a sweet apartment? Was it money from acting, money you're making now, or something else?

Both from acting and the current jobs I have

When did you know you probably wouldn't make it big as an actor? How did you decide on software engineering in particular? Did you ever consider moving out to Hollywood and giving it a shot?

I never really wanted to make it that big and when it came time for college I knew I should further my education as a backup, before I do anything else. I actually know two kids who did and it worked out well for them. One was in the new Jurassic World movie and Iron Man 3 and the other did a few other movies.

Has your Wonder Showzen fame ever gotten you laid?

Nope

Can you tell me more about your trip to the race track? That was one of my favorite BEAT KIDS segments, but i worried that it might have been legitimately depressing for you to experience as a kid.

Fav quote, because i'm heartless: "I'm gonna do an impression of you: gamble, gamble, die."

It was just like any other segment, just interviewing random people. As a kid I thought it was pretty cool since Ive never been to a race track before. I also thought the idea of winning money was cool...now I think a lot differently...lol

Do you still get income from the shows you've been on? If so, is it sizeable? Which was most lucrative? How much is lucrative, exactly?

Yeah I did previously but its been a while since Ive been in anything so they send me like less then a dollar checks now. Oh well, it was good while it lasted. We make jokes that it cost more to send the check, then the check is worth

What is your go to story when talking about the worst production experience when making a movie? Whether it be with background, talent, or crew?

There was this one really mean director when I was shooting the Viva paper towels commercial. I kept flinching every time the soda would come out of the bottle, because it was pressurized, it kinda hurt. He said that the next take would have no soda in it. I believe him and sure enough he lied and it came out more powerful then before to really get a good shot of it. Never trusted him after that

Are you still contractually obligated to use Viva?

Nah tbh Viva sucks ass

Looking at your IMDb page it says you were on Blues Clues. Did you ever meet Steve? Also what is your favorite Cam'Ron CD?

Yeah man I met him, cool dude lol and have no idea who that is

How did your parents like John and Vernon?

They really liked them, they were good guys

I think you might be one of the most quoted people by my group of friends to this day. So here's my only question...

WHY DEAD?

Thats a question for the writers I think lol

What was life like?

It was and still is amazing

what do you eat for breakfast on tuesdays? also, how low do you wear your underpants?

Always a granola bar and as low as anyone else lol

What are some of your favorite TV shows today?

I have to say How I Met Your Mother is my favorite, but right now Im watching Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Bobs Burgers and Rick and Morty

If you haven't yet, you should watch Archer. I just finished what is on netflix and already want to rewatch it.

Yeah thats on my list!

Where's Clarence these days?

How did you find out about wonder showzen and how were your parents cool with lil dead pope and lil hitler?

Horse apples.

Hes probably annoying people from his grave and we found out about it from my agent. She got me an audition for it. I don't think they really cared. They thought it was funny

How bad did that pharmacist want to beat the fuck out of you?

I dont think he wanted to lol

Did/does acting get you laid alot?

Meh not really. I didnt like to tell people and seem like I was bragging

Hey Trevor!

Long time fan here! Your post on r/funny made me remember wonder Showzen and I showed my girlfriend the Chewties episode. Her own words was "Wtf was that?" Haha. She's a keeper!

My friend Traise showed me Wonder Showzen years ago. I took to it immediately and we would have weekends binge watching episodes so thanks!

He doesn't have an account but he would like to ask you "How did you even get on the show?"

Thanks Trevor and hope that your software engineering job goes well for you!

Thanks man! I actually auditioned for it. The question they asked me was "If you ruled New York City for a day, what would you do?". My response: "I would go up to the naked cowboy, pull down his underwear and say 'haha who's naked now?'" They told me I had the job a few days later

The Beat Kids where you drank the blood from the Styrofoam deli tray. What was the liquid really?

It was really Kool Aid

What were the people like behind Wondershowzen, behind camera? Such fantastic weirdness must come from fantastically weird people? After reading here you improvised after the questions, well done man we always looked forward to your part. Laugh out our ass off thinking this kids got some balls

Yeah they were some of the best crew to work with, really nice down to earth people. A little weird sometimes but generally awesome

I think your segments in Wonder Showzen were the best, how did your parents feel about the show?

They were a little iffy about it at first but they warmed up to the idea of me being on the show.

how old are you now, dude?

22

Do you ever go back and watch Wonder Showzen? What did you think (if anything) of the show when you were in it as opposed to now?

I never was allowed to watch the episodes when I was younger, but I watched an episode a few months ago with my friend and that it was really dark

They aren't all dark, you should go back and marathon it

I may one day. I have the set in front of me lol

Did you meet mike myers?

Yeah and he was not a very nice guy

I just saw your post in /r/funny and I can't describe how happy that made me.

In Wonder Showzen: What was your favorite skit that you were in and your favorite you were not in?

I have to say the racetrack skit was my favorite that I was in and my favorite that I wasn't in was probably the slaves skit

What would you say is the 18th best country?

Lol these questions are great. Id say Italy

Drexel?

Yup

Do you have the source video to that screen shot? i wanna see her reaction lol

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/79945/beat-kids-at-the-beauty-pageant.jhtml

Is the "thinking chair" real?

Maybe...

Oh come on! I know you were young at the time, but really, was it a stool against a green screen?

Yeah pretty much :[

Wonder Showzen was so great! Did they let you keep that tiny McGruff style trench coat?

Nah I think they reused it for all the kids

What kind of direction did you have from the producers? Most of your beat kids lines look improvised.

Just had a few pages of questions to ask and they would tell me which lines to start off with

Honestly one of the best comedies I saw growing up. It was bizarre, fucked up humour & having the kids say all that random shit was almost revolutionary for a show in my mind.

What was it like at home around that time? As in, the fact that you would go on a show like that, say all that messed up shit... You hardly acted like that when you were around your parents, or was some of it the kind of humour you did have at home?

Just wondering because at that age I would never have acted like that at all.

I knew that it was a job and that I could only say and get away with that kind of stuff on set. My parents made sure I knew that pretty frequently

Do you smoke weed?

Nah

Just recently exposed my younger brother to Wonder Shozen and he has fallen in love with the humor that is offensive to almost everyone. The beat kids segments are his favorite

My question is how hard is it to actually become a child actor and get a roll in a show like Wonder Showzen? Also side question to you miss acting now that you have chosen to follow a different career path?

Interesting question. I think that you have to establish a name for yourself in the industry, which takes some time, before you get the chances at different roles. Having people know your name and your agent being able to be like "Yo this kid is good hes been in X, Y and Z. He needs to be on this audition". I also at one point had 13 running commercials at one time. Everyone wanted me to be in their ads. And I do miss it sometimes, it was fun work. I don't particularly like sitting at a desk all day, but do like programming.

Are you friendly with that punk tyler?

Nope

Do people you meet sometimes already have an idea of what they think you will be like based on your roles? How does that work out? Was it ever embarrassing?

No not really many people know who I am, which is good because they don't have an expectation of me, its pretty nice.

How was it working on the set of blues clues? That show was a huge part of my childhood.

It was alright, I never actually saw the set unfortunately. The part I filmed was at some like indoor play place for kids

What do you think of other shows by PFFR? Like Xavier Renegade Angel?

I didn't really watch it, only a few episodes. I thought it was ok

Hey Trevor what were the puppeteers like? Clarence (I think that's his name blue dude) had awesome interviews. Also, were your parents cool with the show? I thought it was hilarious but my parents never fans.

Im pretty sure the puppeteers were the writers and the camera crew, I think, could be wrong though. Clarence was definitely one of my favorite characters and my parents didn't really care for the show either.

Would you ever consider going back to acting?

Nah probably not, but you never know!

What is your current job?

Im a software engineering intern, still have another year left of college. Im in a 5 year program

Two things. 1. How involved were you in the bits you were in? 2. How did you apply or get involved with them in the first place?

I was just involved in shooting it and feeding off of the interviewees responses. Not much else though. And I just auditioned and they liked me from the beginning, which is how I got involved.

How much of the shows writing did you understand?

Very very little since I was so young

Would you eat a pony to end world face kicking?

That sounds really painful so yeah definitely

Do you think your experience as an actor means you make long term plans different to our friends? Like did it lead to doing things differently?

I think that it definitely lead me to be a more humble individual. I absolutely hate it when people brag. And Ive been working since I was three so Im used to it. I just think it made me grow up faster, but thats about it

What do you think of the recent spike in visibility of child abuse allegations in Hollywood? Did you have any weird experiences?

No never had any experiences like that, thank god

DID THEY MAKE YOU WORSHIP THE DEVIL?!

Never had to worship the devil

If you had to kick that cat in the face to end world hunger would you?

It depends on if its my cat or not...

Edit: Missed the "that" then in that case still probably would

How are you today?

Not bad, how are you?

sighs Would you rather fight a horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses?

Definitely the horse sized duck

How much cocaine? ⛄️

0

Have you been mindfudged?

Yeah I did unfortunately

What weighs more, a pound of brains or a pound of muscles?

A brain is a muscle, isn't it? Those questions I asked that guy were ridiculous and loved how he answered them with a straight face.

do you still have any Hollywood contacts, or have you left that world entirely?

Nah I have a few friends who still are in the business

Any plans for your future?

Not acting wise, just working, playing soccer and flying

Favorite podcast?

Definitely Hello from the Magic Tavern. Hands down. The first 30 episodes are gold, after that it gets iffy.

Any memories of Cosby?

Nah never met him

Why do gingers all seem to be annoying douchebags?

I've never heard or seemed to notice that before