Jonathan Bennett, the actor who became a fan favorite during his time on "Dancing With The Stars" and for playing Aaron Samuels in "Mean Girls," is adamant that the title of this piece should be, "Is there anything Jonathan Bennett can't do?" He has a point.
The mailable actor went from "DWTS" to hosting MTV's "Copycat." Then Food Network came calling – something he says he never expected. Now he's going all-out Christmas! On Monday Nov. 9 Bennett will return to the network to host two new holiday shows, "Cake Wars: Christmas" and "Christmas Cookie Challenge."
As if eating all those sweets and hosting three shows isn't enough already, Bennett will appear on MTV's "Awkward" followed by a turn as a new wacky boss and on VH1's "Hit The Floor," airing some time next year.
His action-packed thriller "Submerged" hits theaters Thanksgiving weekend, and he is also the star of the adorable romantic comedy "A Dog Walker's Christmas Tale," airing on UPTV on Nov. 15.
The list goes on and on – seriously – so Headlines & Global News jumped in during a rare free moment to catch up with the actor – just in time for the holiday season and the premiere of "Cake Wars: Christmas."
HNGN: How does it feel to have so many amazing things going on at once?
BENNETT: It's an actor's dream come true. How many people can say in the same month they get to have an action film come out in theaters, host a Food Network competition show and then be on a regular TV comedy series all at the same time? It's not normal. I have the weirdest career of anyone I know.
Do you find it hard to do all of these things at once?
It's hard physically, because I'll be going from the set of 'Awkward' to 'Cake Wars' in the same day. It's more physically draining than anything. It's not so much a mind struggle as it is just like your body physically being able to do all this.
Did you ever think all of this would come out of your role in "Mean Girls?"
Never. Never in a million years. But never in a million years did I think I'd be standing there hosting a show about cake. That would be like, "Things I Never Thought I'd Do For $1,000 Please, Alex! Show Me 'Cake Wars!'' Never thought I would be doing that. And now I can't imagine what life would be like without it. I don't know what life was like before "Cake Wars."
