Cliche Magazine April/May 2018 | Page 24

I f you asked someone to tell you how they got into their line of work, you might expect a long, drawn out story of how they got to where they are. For Lizzy Greene, her journey was much quicker. “I started in theatre at age 7. An agent came to one of our shows and everything after that moved super quickly. I flew out to LA and got the part of Dawn,” Greene said. The part of Dawn she is referring to is her star- ring role as Dawn Harper on the Nickelodeon show Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn. The series follows a set of quadruplets and the situations they get themselves into. Greene plays the only girl and the oldest of the four. It’s a role that Greene said she can find a lot in common with. The show is in its fourth season on Nickelo- deon, which is something that makes Greene really happy to see. She attributes that longe- vity to how everyone who watches the show can find a character to connect with. “I am so proud that our show has lasted four seasons,” Greene said. “I think there is something for everyone on our show, and it’s very relatable to a lot of people.” She must have a point about how relatable the show can be, since the response Greene has seen to Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn has been huge. “We’ve always received a great response from the fans, and we had top ratings throughout, which is always nice to hear and see!” Greene said. fantastic and their personalities shine through everything they do.” As far as the kinds of roles she would look for in the future, Greene doesn’t feel that her cur- rently starring in a comedy means she should have to stay in that genre. “I’d love to try a horror film, and then of course take on some more dramatic roles,” Greene said. Outside of acting, most of what Greene likes to do seem to revolve around exercising and socializing. “I love gymnastics, boxing, running and playing with my animals,” Greene said. “I like to stay active and hang out with the people (and pets) I love!” "I am so proud that our show has lasted four seasons. I think there is something for everyone on our show, and it's very relatable to a lot of people" “I relate to her leadership skills, fun-loving personality, and high energy,” Greene said. “I have loved playing Dawn, and looked forward to learning more about her every week.” Beyond just relating to her character, Greene said that the experience of being on Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn has brought everyone that works on the show closer with each other. “All of our crew is like family,” Greene said. “It’s crazy to think I grew up with all of the same people around me, every day, for nine hours a day. All of the cast really fine-tuned their characters, so the writers had fun really making each of us pop.” 24 But it’s not just great audience response and top ratings that have come Greene’s way because of the show. The show itself was no- minated in 2015 and 2017 for a Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite TV Show, and Greene’s performance in particular has nabbed her three Kids’ Choice Awards nominations in 2016, 2017 and 2018 for Favorite TV Actress. “It was absolutely awesome and such an honor to be nominated because I loved every minute of my job!” Greene said. As for Greene’s future, she named two actresses that she looks up to and would like to emulate. “I really look up to Blake Lively and Jennifer Lawrence,” Greene said. “Their range is www.clichemag.com Greene is also extremely popular on social media. She has over 75 thousand followers on Twitter and over a whopping 2 million Instagram followers. But she doesn’t take her large social media platform for granted. Instead, Greene said that she likes to use it to bring encouragement and support to her fan base and beyond. “It’s great because I can share positive and uplifting messages with my followers,” Greene said. “I think it’s very uncool to use social media to put others down, and I’ve seen it hap- pen a lot. I hope to inspire others to be kind.” BY MICHAEL BOYLAN