The 22-year-old actor is now starring in CBS All Access’ Why Women Kill and opening up about being grateful for his days on the Disney program and talking about growing up with his fans.
“I tell you what, obviously I’m very happy for it,” Leo told ET when talking about making the transition from Disney. “It’s really cool getting the opportunity to work on a show [like Why Women Kill] and making that jump because, like you said, it can be a very difficult bridge to cross.”
He continues, “I had a slow transition. I did a show on Hulu for a couple years [called Freak-ish]. It was geared more towards young adults and [Why Women Kill], you’re correct, is one of the first things I’ve done recently that has been geared towards purely adults. So it’s been a lot of fun and it was definitely a challenge in its own way but I was really happy.”
Now many of his young fans are about his age and leaning towards watching more mature programs like Why Women Kill.
“Even though this show might be older than some of the fanbase that I’ve had, it’s not too far from what’s appropriate for these people [original fans] to watch. I like the fact that I’ve had a lot of people who have stuck with me,” Leo says. “People seem to really like it.”
If you missed it, Leo is also going to be guest starring on Legacies in season two!
The 21-year-old actress posted a hilarious birthday tribute to her former Kickin’ It co-star on Instagram this weekend.
“It’s officially been a decade since I’ve known this buttface,” Olivia wrote along with a cute clip and picture of her and Leo. “And we’ve already lived the most insane journey together. Full of belly laughs, adventures, good times, sh*tty times, name calling (buttface is still just an instant fave), and so much more. Here’s to one of the most special friendships I’ve ever known. Happy 22 you treasure.”
Leo turned 22 on Saturday (July 13).
The pair have been friends since 2011, when they went to work on their Disney XD hit, Kickin’ It!
In season two, the Kent High School students are still trapped inside by the deadly explosion and will find their relationships tested when a new group of survivors arrives.
Friendships will be lost, enemies made, and ventures outside into the dangerous unknown will present life and death stakes for the students.
Leo Howard, Troy Romzek, and Ricky Ficarelli just dropped their new single, “Stings” and it NEEDS to be on your playlist now.
“‘Stings’ was the natural progression for a follow-up single, as well as a tune we’ve really grown to love playing together as a band,” the guys told JJJ exclusively about the track. “This song was also the first we ever wrote together.”
The trio opened up about how the new song came together and how they all collaborated on it.
“It all started with that intro riff, which Leo came in with initially. It painted such a sorrowful picture we couldn’t help but write about losing something, or someone. We believe anyone could draw from experience on that circumstance.”
They added, “With the tone & emotion of the song, we aim to strike a deeper chord with people. We wanted to show everyone as much as we love to rock, this band has dynamics.”
Raise your hand if you didn’t know that Leo Howard is a super talented musician.
Yea, us too…and we definitely regret not knowing that at all because the stuff we’ve heard from his band Ask Jonsey & Company is insanely good!
Ask Jonesy & Company is a new rock ‘n’ roll act, fronted by Troy Romzek (lead vocals/guitar), Leo (lead guitar/vocals) and Ricky Ficarelli (bass/vocals); and they’re aiming to create an authentically huge sound that drops all boundaries.
Leo actually announced that the band will be dropping their debut music video this week and JJJ can’t wait.
