From General Hospital to Fame: Nicholas Chavez Dishes on Life in the Limelight

It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen Nicholas Alexander Chavez’s Spencer Cassadine grace the TV screen on General Hospital. Since exiting the show, he’s been all kinds of busy with some high-profile projects that have gained a great deal of acclaim. He played Lyle in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and starred in the horror piece Grotesquerie. His catapult to stardom made him the Internet’s newest boyfriend, and recently, the actor explained his dalliance with fame.

He Loves Making Fans Happy

Sitting down for a chat with Bustle, Chavez discussed what it’s like being recognized in public and is thrilled at his fans’ reactions when they see him. “When I get to walk down the street and see people get excited and run up to me and ask to take a photo,” he began. “It’s just fun because you get to be a part of a positive experience for that person on that day, and you give them a fun story to tell.”

He still comes across as a regular Joe. Even the interviewer explained that Chavez, dressed in a large sweater and white-collared shirt, looked much younger in person than on television. As their conversation continued, the interviewer noted that Chavez made sure to think carefully before answering a question. The journalist noted that this was a sign of “a young actor getting used to the new megaphone of stardom.”

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TikTok Loves Chavez

Chavez is now slated to appear in the newest film, I Know What You Did Last Summer. When asked about it, he initially explained he would begin filming in several weeks. Then he changed his tune, stating, “Wait, no, I fly to Sydney in three days. Just kidding.” He was asked if he was being serious and answered in the affirmative but added, “Shh, don’t tell anyone.”

Several fans have taken some of his work and created their own videos of him, releasing them on TikTok. As a result, those videos have caused him to become a huge sensation on the social media platform. About being a TT star, he explained, “I think you have to ultimately recognize that what we’re creating is entertainment, and how people enjoy entertainment and how people entertain themselves is ultimately a freedom of expression that’s their own.” 

Chavez isn’t concerned that his work is being altered. He feels that if it makes the fans happy, then so be it. “I think just the fact that they are enjoying it in whatever capacity they deem appropriate is sufficiently fulfilling for me,” he remarked.