Andrew Trischitta began playing Jack Manning earlier this year on One Life to Live. He was immediately invovled in a huge bullying storyline alongside Austin Williams. Andrew has attended many OLTL related events and loves meeting the fans!


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1. How did you get started in the industry?

I started modeling when I was in fourth grade.


2. What's it like to be part of a major storyline on a soap?

Working on OLTL as Jack Manning was an incredible experience. Bullying andcyberbullying is, unfortunately, affecting too many kids' lives. I think the storyline brought awareness to the situation. Maybe parents will be more vigilant, and maybe kids will think twice before making bad choices.


3. How did you like working with Trevor?

Trevor is incredibly talented. I learned so much just from watching him, from the dry rehearsal to the camera blocking, tothe actual filming. Trevor was always consistent with his work. His character perspective and the way he delivered his lines is amazing. He is talented beyond words.


4. What is it like working with Kassie, Roger and Florencia?

Kassie literally became my second mother on set, good enough to replace my real mother. She is so genuine and kind. I'm going to miss working with her.

Roger, unlike Kassie, did not take on the role of a secondary off-set father. I'm not saying he's a bad person! We had plenty of long talks about many of things, especially soccer.

Florencia is a fantastic woman overall. I don't know how she manages to do everything she does. Writing plays and going in to film every day for One Life at the same time just sounds exhausting. A great step-mom and person on/off set.


5. How do you like working with Kristen, Kelley and Patrick?

I have two real-life brothers, not much experience with sisters. But from my point of view, Kelley, Kristen and I formed the perfect brother-sister relationship. Kristen has such a good work ethic, and respect for the show, but we'd still find time to goof around. I especially liked it when she brought Pookah to the set... Kelley is just Kelley, enough said.

I could take Patrick in as my own brother. He's the cutest little kid, and he's very smart. We had an awesome nerf gun war once at the studio with JQ(Kassie's real son), and it was hysterical. It was when we were in suits, probably for Victor's funeral or something, and we're running around the dressing rooms pretending to be James Bond. Patrick had the best time when we "ambushed" Kassie.


6. How do you like working with Austin?

Austin has been in the business a long time, and I learned a lot from him, especially how you have to separate your character from your true self. I'm nothing like Jack Manning, and I know Austin knows that, but it was weird in the beginning, because I had to be so mean right away. Fortunately, we became friends.


7. What was the experience like filming your Ring Pop commercial?

Filming the Ring Pop commercial was crazy and awesome. It took two complete days, and I don't think I sat down once! The scenes were much longer, from being in a rock band, to the DJ, being a star soccer player, and walking the red carpet. Sound familiar? I got to walk the red carpet at the 'Vickerman' premiere. And I do recall wearing a LLanview Varsity soccer jacket!


8. What is your favorite OLTL Fan Club Weekend memory?

It's been such a wild eleven months. I've been fortunately to attend so many fan events. I think my favorite events are the ones for charity. I loved helping raise money for AIDS/HIV, the Red Cross, or the American Cancer Society. I really enjoy meeting fans, and usually one of the last things people say to me is something like, "I'm so glad I met you, you really are nothing like Jack" which makes me laugh. Soap fans are the greatest. They have been so supportive.


9. Is there someone you haven't gotten to work yet and would like to?

I would have enjoyed working more with Eddie, but he was in a coma for a few months, which didn't really help! I actually think Matthew and Jack could have had some interesting twistedadventures. Like his sister, he is a great guy, too.


10. What have been your favorite scenes to film so far for OLTL?

Everyone on the cast and crew made every day I was at the studio special. I took up tips here and there from basically everyone, from camera guys to directors! It was a fabulous learning experience. Each director had their own vision and methods, and I will always rememberwhat I learned from them.

At first, I was thrilled that OLTL would be continuing, and that so many talented, experienced OLTL actors would be joining the new venture online. It was disappointing to read the statement by Prospect Park on the news. I consider myself extremely lucky to have been given this opportunity. Even though we had the Wrap Party, it just didn't seem like the show was over. At the time, we all thought OLTL 2.0 was continuing. Now that it's not, it doesn't seem as if we had appropriate closure.


We'd like to thank Andrew for participating in this year's Holiday Q&A event!