TREY PARKER "Kid Blink"

TEEN BEAT: Tell us about your Newsies character, Kid Blink.

TREY PARKER: They call him that because he has a patch over his left eye.

TEEN BEAT: How'd he lose his eye?

TREY: I just tell people he was born that way, but in real life, there was a Kid Blink and he wore a patch and it was like, a handicap to sell. He wore a patch to make him look helpless.

TEEN BEAT: Was Newsies a fun movie to make?

TREY: It was incredible!

TEEN BEAT: How was the cast?

TREY: I've never worked with a better cast. We were like a big family. All the producers and directors--everybody involved--were so close!

TEEN BEAT: For how long did the movie film?

TREY: We worked for almost seven months.

TEEN BEAT: When the film wrapped, what did you do to celebrate?

TREY: We had a party at one of the guys' houses and we made a scrapbook for the director and for other people who worked on the film.

TEEN BEAT: How'd you get into acting?

TREY: I did little things in Alabama. I was born and raised there. Then I moved to New York. Then I started dancing. I did a few commercials and then I did mainly theater. I played John in Peter Pan.

TEEN BEAT: How'd you start dancing?

TREY: When I was 7 or 8, my best friend and I used to turn on the TV to Soul Train and we used to mimic the dancers. My sister took classes and I'd go and watch her. I just picked it up. Then, in New York, I started training.

TEEN BEAT: Do you sing too?

TREY: Yes. To tell the truth I have a group and we're trying to get our stuff together. The group's called EYC (Express Yourself Clearly ). I'm just gonna be the Bo Jackson of entertainment! (Trey starts laughing). I'm willing to commit myself to it--I think it can be done.

TEEN BEAT: Give us the final overall view.

TREY: I think the movie is a really cool film and I think a lot of people will like it!