![]() ![]() It’s an interesting thing because it is a new phase in my career. It must be interesting watching yourself almost grow up on screen, in a way.Ĭarla Gallo: Yeah. I’m actually growing up.” As a person and as an actress. And Room for Rent was sort of a changeover of like, “No, she is this woman who has this career and is not gonna let this guy who dicked her over have the upper hand.” So, I remember watching it and being like, “Oh, I’m growing up. Like on Bones, even though I was an intern eventually a doctor, it was a very young role, very immature. As one casting director once asked my agent, “Can she play anything other than drunk ?” And I was like, “Uh, I can.” Not only did I get to be a real person, but I feel like it was the crossover role for me in terms of being a mature character as well. And now that you’re saying that, I do remember watching it and thinking, “Oh. And I think that, for me, is honestly super appealing. This is certainly one of the more down-to-earth characters you’ve played in your career.Ĭarla Gallo: That is true. So, it ended up being a fun character who was allowed to be funny and quirky. Even in circumstances where the material is not very good or it’s illogical. It certainly was appealing to be allowed into the creative process because a lot of times you’re just handed something and you have to figure out how to make it work. And so, he really wanted me to talk to him about it and work with him on it. He admitted in the early draft that he hadn’t really, maybe made her as three-dimensional as he wanted her to be. Just being able to make her really human and three-dimensional and kind of quirky, but she’s sarcastic and has strength. And, of course, that’s always super appealing. What did you like about the character of Lindsay?Ĭarla Gallo: Matt Atkinson was super open to me bringing myself to it. And then it resurfaced and it’s kind of impressive to say they made it happen. It could have even taken almost a year for it to resurface. And then it went through rewrites and things for quite a long time after that. And I talked to the director, Matt Atkinson, about it. I’m interested.” But I liked that there was a, “Would she do it? Would she even do it?”Īnd then I read it. And then my husband being the loyal man that he is was like, “Hey, what about Carla for this role?” And Justin was like, “Would she wanna do it?” And of course, I think Mark played coy, like, “Yeah, I think so,” knowing full well that I’m always desperate and hungry for work. And so, they stayed in touch for a really long time and Justin reached out to Mark, my husband, about possibly doing some script work. My husband knows the producer, Justin Rebelo, from their days back at MTV. How did this script find itself in your hands?Ĭarla Gallo: In a very unconventional way. There are those auditions where they sort of bring in the whole city and this was one of them.Ĭongratulations on a wonderful performance in Room For Rent.Ĭarla Gallo: Oh, thank you. ![]() I ran into a very good friend of mine there. I don’t know how they’re gonna sustain that for a TV show, but they’re gonna try. And it’s based on a true story of some nine-year-old girl who wrote her own little newspaper on the side and she uncovered a murder. ”Ĭarla Gallo: I think the “network” is Apple TV. So I was like, “Okay, I’m gonna be here for a while. What was that like?Ĭarla Gallo: I showed up and there were 100 other girls going in for the same role. Recently, I caught with Gallo to discuss her latest film, its unconventional path to fruition, growing up on screen, her Apatowian roots, and more! source: Fox NetworkĪlex Arabian for Film Inquiry: Word has it you were at an audition right before this. ![]() Gallo plays Lindsay, Mitch’s ex-girlfriend. After his parents face the tough decision of having to sell the house to make ends meet, Mitch convinces them to rent their spare room to a stranger ( Brett Gelman) with ulterior motives. ![]() Written and directed by Matthew Atkinson, Room For Rent tells the story of an ex-lottery winner and failed inventor named Mitch ( Mark Little) who is forced to move in with his parents when he goes broke. It wasn’t before long until Room For Rent made its way into Gallo‘s hands. After her successful show Bones came to a nine-year close in 2017, Gallo took a year off to spend time with her children before going back to the basics and reveling in the audition process again. Beginning with with the series Undeclared, Gallo would go on to appear in Apatow-produced hits such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Superbad, I love You, Man, and Get Him To The Greek.Īs such, she is extremely skilled in the art of improvisation and grounding levity in drama. A graduate from the unofficial Apatow School of Comedy, Gallo grew up acting in Apatow shows and films. If you’ve seen a creative work of Judd Apatow‘s, chances are you’ve seen Carla Gallo. ![]()
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