What do the cast members of Nickelodeon's Roundhouse have in common? Almost nothing, except enthusiasm for their show. Five of the leading new ready-for- prime-time players sound off:
JULENE RENEE, 22 * LAST PROJECT: "I did a movie in Russia called Dance Macabre. It stars Robert Englund [Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street movies]. He kills me. I'm dead." * FAVORITE BOOK: Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche. * ADVICE TO KIDS: "Always believe in yourself no matter what anyone else tells you." * SILLIEST THING ASKED TO DO ON THE SHOW: "Playing Grandma."
DOMINIC LUCERO, 24 * LAST PROJECT: "Working with Michael Jackson on the tour that's out now, as a dancer and helping to choreograph." * FAVORITE BOOK: "I read the Bible a lot." * ADVICE TO KIDS: "Take one day at a time." * SILLIEST THING ASKED TO DO ON THE SHOW: "Throw up on my Mommy."
CRYSTAL LEWIS, 22 * LAST PROJECT: "I've recorded my fifth gospel album." * FAVORITE BOOK: Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti. * ADVICE TO KIDS: "Jesus loves them." * SILLIEST THING ASKED TO DO ON THE SHOW: "Playing a Valley Girl."
ALFRED CARR JR., 23 * LAST PROJECT: "Touring with [hip-hop artist] Timmy T." * FAVORITE BOOK: "Any in the Dick and Jane series." * ADVICE TO KIDS: "Stay in school." * SILLIEST THING TO DO ON THE SHOW: "Playing a goofy shop teacher."
JOHN CRANE, 30 * LAST PROJECT: "A movie called Body Waves, which is probably going straight to video. It was with Larry Linville from M*A*S*H." * FAVORITE BOOK: The Golden Skits of Wing-Commander Muriel Volestrangler by John Cleese." * ADVICE TO KIDS: "Stay in school." * SILLIEST THING ASKED TO DO ON THE SHOW: "I've had to eat mayonnaise."
