Eiza González recalls getting fired fromSesame Streetwhen she was just a kid. While González was famous in Mexican TV and film for a while, her breakout role in Hollywood was inBaby Driverin 2017, where she played the supporting role of Darling. In the eight years since then, the actor has become a part of major movies, including theFast and Furiousfranchise, when she was inHobbs & Shaw. Last year, she starred in Netflix’s3 Body Problem, a sci-fi series that has already been renewed for season 2.
Speaking onThe Kelly Clarkson Show, González speaks about her short-lived experience working onSesame Street. The actor described her five-year-old self as “a menace” and “a hyperactive child.” Thisled to destructive behavior on the set ofSesame Street, which eventually led to her being fired. She joked that “Big Bird fired me” but noted that she “found [her] way back into” acting eventually. Check out the full quote from González below:
I was. I was onSesame Streetfor the blink of an eye. Because I got kicked out. It was my first ‘getting fired’ moment in life.
[I was] a hyperactive child [who] also liked to rile up people. I was a complete menace.
They had like a mockup of the entire set, and we were like jumping in it, and we broke it, and it was me and I got completely fired from my first job. Big Bird fired me.
What This Meant For Eiza González
She Ended Up Starting Her Career At Age 17
González’sSesame Streetstint may not have been successful when she attempted to get on the show in her youth, butshe would still go on to make her TV debut at 17 years old, playing the titular character in the Spanish-language television seriesLola: Érase una vez. Despite her set-breaking, rambunctious attitude on the set ofSesame Street, the actor actually got her Big Bird redemption in 2008. After her breakout role inLola, she appeared in a 2008 episode ofPlaza Sésamo, the Spanish version of the series.
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Her initialSesame Streetfiring caused her mother to dissuade her from acting for a while, saying she was “too naughty.” This explains why González never had a career as a young child star but instead got her start as an older teenager. Things ultimately ended up working out for her despite the initial firing, going on to star not only inLolabut in the long-running TV seriesSueña conmigo.
Our Take On Eiza González’s Sesame Street Story
She Is Now Successful In Movies And TV
It is fascinating to hear about the roundabout ways in which rising stars get their starts in the industry. Now, the actor has been in multiple blockbuster films in Hollywood, cementing her as a successful actor.González’s careerwill continue to rise after the success of3 Body Problem, showing her propensity for both the big and small screen. ThoughSesame Streetis clearly in a rough period as it seeks a new distributor, perhaps she could one day find redemption again by making a guest appearance on the English-language version of the show.
