‘Ted Lasso’s Cristo Fernández Boards Apple’s ‘Acapulco’ & Disney+’s ‘Alexander 2’

McKinley Franklin editor Jason Sudeikis’ affable football coach in the Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” would have had a very different demeanor if it wasn’t for Donald Trump.  While speaking with The Guardian, Sudeikis dished on the early origins of Ted Lasso. He revealed that the character o was initially conceptualized to be much more “belligerent,” but that observing the behavior of Trump forced a change. “It was the culture we were living in,” Sudeikis said. “I’m not terribly active online and it even affected me. Then you have Donald Trump coming down the escalator. I was like, ‘OK, this is silly,’ and then what he unlocked in people.”

“Ted Lasso” is in the home stretch as the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series prepares to complete its three-season run at the end of the month.

Hannah Waddingham pops up. The English actress burst onto our screens as Rebecca Welton on Ted Lasso in 2020, before appearing in Sex Education, Hocus Pocus 2 and Willow. Watch Below: Ted Lasso — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV+Whilst she may be known for her role in Ted Lasso, it was far from her first major role, the 48-year-old actress has a long history under her belt with roles in Game of Thrones, Les Misérables and The Hustle.Now, as Hannah joins Alesha Dixon, Graham Norton and Kilia Saina as co-hosts of Eurovision 2023, we're rounding up everything you need to know about the actress! Hannah Waddingham in Ted Lasso.Hannah Waddingham is best known for playing Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso since 2020, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.Hannah was also in the 2012 film adaption of Les Miserables and joined the cast of the fifth season of Game of Thrones as Septa Unella. She's also appeared in a number of West End shows including Spamalot, Into the Woods and The Wizard of Oz. Stream Ted Lasso now on Apple TV+ with a 7 day FREE trial. Subscribe here.Hannah Waddingham in Game of Thrones.Hannah Waddingham is British, she was born in Wandsworth, London. Hannah and her daughter Kitty, who was born in 2016.Hannah Waddingham was in a long-term relationship with hotel manager, Gianluca Cugnetto. The pair were together for over a decade and share a daughter, Kitty, who was born in 2016. The pair, who never married, separated, however, they have kept the details of their relationship private. Before Hannah landed the role of Rebecca in Ted Lasso, she made public her daughter's diagnosis of Henoch–Schönlein Purpura, an autoimmune disease.

Jason Sudeikis’s award-winning creation of Ted Lasso was inspired, in part, by the arrival of Donald Trump on the political scene. 

Knowing producer Bill Lawrence has plenty of benefits, including access to his address book full of connections. That’s according to composer Tom Howe, who worked with Marcus Mumford and Ben Gibbard on the themes songs for two of Lawrence’s shows, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and Shrinking, respectively.

Nick Mohammed, the two-time Emmy nominee for his co-starring role on Apple TV’s Ted Lasso, will make his U.S. live performance debut for one night only at New York’s Town Hall on Friday, June 2. The show will bring his “Mr. Swallow” alter-ego character to American audiences for the first time.

Ted Lasso star Toheeb Jimoh features in an upcoming theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in London's West End. The actor, who recently reprised the role of Sam in the third season of the Jason Sudeikis sports dramedy, will play Romeo opposite Isis Hainsworth's Juliet at the Almeida Theatre.

Beef barreled onto the streaming scene, debuting at No. 4 among Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming programs for the week of April 3 to April 9.

Ted Lasso” took an opportunity to discuss consent in a recent episode, but many viewers are slamming it as “corny” and “forced.”In the scene, the AFC Richmond team is in their locker room discussing private photos.“Nah, bro. If you don’t want your private pictures out there, just don’t take naked pictures,” one of the team members said.

The Beatles‘ ‘Hey Jude’ from his recent cameo in Ted Lasso, as well as sharing two exclusive live session clips with NME. Check out ‘Yougazer’ above and ‘Shine Your Way Out’ below.Appearing in the eighth episode of the ongoing third season yesterday (May 3), Varga appeared briefly in the Apple TV+ comedy series – performing a musical interlude that saw him cover the classic track by The Beatles.“It was quite random.

The “Ted Lasso” scene that challenged co-creator Brendan Hunt the most in terms of keeping a straight face was in Season 3’s Episode 7, “The Strings That Bind Us.” Coach Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) tweaked a Japanese idea that Coach Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) explains to his players in which an invisible red string connects soulmates by their little fingers. Kent decides the players should practice with the string tied to their penises.“Episode 6 is pretty, and somewhat serious,” Hunt told TheWrap at an Emmys FYC carpet in Hollywood Monday, video of which you can watch above.

James Lance), who himself is gay, catches Colin kissing another man outside of Sam’s (Toheeb Jimoh) restaurant, and he confronts Colin about it. Isaac (Kola Bokinni) is also getting a sense that his teammate may be hiding his sexuality.“From Series 1 to Series 3, now you’re, seeing the real side of him,” Harris told TheWrap at a “Ted Lasso” FYC event in Hollywood on Monday. “I think there’s something that he’s using and I think it could be comedy — sometimes he’s been the butt of the jokes and stuff like that.

bursting onto our TV screens in 2020 as team owner Rebecca Welton on “Ted Lasso,” Hannah Waddingham has been on the fast track to where she should be, which is as many screens and stages as humanly possible.At the moment, though, she’s about to be on Zoom. Even meeting Waddingham virtually, you have to wonder: Will she be as intimidatingly fabulous as she is on “Lasso”? Her character contains multitudes, her impeccable power outfits armoring a vulnerable heart, but still: The lady is fierce.Waddingham, on the other hand, is as welcoming as Rebecca is guarded.

Hannah Waddingham has some fun with Jason Sudeikis during a Ted Lasso press event at Battersea Power Station last week in London.

trend toward longer episodes, watches Total Football take hold within the team as Ted (Sudeikis) and Coach Beard (Brendant Hunt) introduce the strategy to the Greyhounds. Lasso’s words of wisdom are to look at the scene and ask “What does this situation need?”“There are some leaders who lead by giving power and others by protecting power, and he’s somebody who is who gives power,” Dunster told TheWrap at an FYC red carpet event in Hollywood. “And I think that’s the same as Ted.

BreAnna Bell Apple TV+’s comedy “Ted Lasso” cracked Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 chart during the March 27 – April 2 viewing window, coming in at No. 10 on the list with 570 million minutes viewed following the Season 3 release on March 15. According to Nielsen, over half of that recorded figure was generated by the most recent episode. Meanwhile, “The Night Agent” set a new record as it continues to lead the rankings for the second week. This week’s number was up 17% from last week to 3.1 billion viewing minutes — pushing the series to No. 24 on Nielsen’s list of most-watched streaming titles in a measurement week since 2020. It’s worth noting that there have only been 26 titles since 2020 to garner over 3 billion viewing minutes in a measurement week.

In its second week on Netflix, The Night Agent joined an elite group of shows that have garnered more than 3B viewing minutes in a measurement week, according to Nielsen‘s latest streaming report.

EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Guillén (What We Do In The Shadows) is set to reprise the role of Cousin Blobbin in the Nickelodeon film The Thundermans Return, a follow-up of the network’s series The Thundermans. Additionally, he has been cast in the Disney+ film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day reimagination.

EXCLUSIVE: Cheech Marin (Shotgun Wedding, Champions) has been cast in the Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day reimagination following George Lopez’s exit due to a scheduling conflict.