![]() Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. "Last Man Standing" airs Fridays at 8 p.m. When I watch any show, if there's any sort of replacement or even if a new character comes in, it's hard for me to accept them, but I hope that everybody keeps their hearts open and they realize that things happen and things change and this is still the Baxter family, so I hope they all can welcome me with open arms." "We're kind of programmed to be afraid of change and I understand that I'm the same way. Here's part of what she told Entertainment Tonight about the reaction so far: She knew what she was jumping into, but there's hope for more fans to get used to her as Mandy and grow to love her. We had to do that for the story but she’s not going to be in opposition to Mike in the upcoming episodes and hopefully they can see her shine.Īctress Molly McCook has been retweeting support from fans, and seeming to take the knee-jerk confusion and complaints in stride. We put her in a tough situation in that first episode she’s replacing a beloved actress and we have her in opposition of Mike and Eve who are very well loved obviously. She’s not doing an imitation of Molly Ephraim playing Mandy, she’s playing Mandy her own way. We hope the audience starts to feel the way we do. The actresses feelings were not hurt - well, she said “very briefly” and then she got past it. It’s a little jarring then you grow to love her. We had some fun with it in the opening episode and then dropped that. We thought maybe another character? Then we thought she’s the best actress, let’s go with it. When Molly McCook walked in we thought, “that’s not going to work.” Physically that’s not going to work. And they’re going to go through the same process we did in casting. ![]() I’m glad they missed Molly Ephraim, that’s a good thing. You don’t take a character played by an actress that’s beloved and suddenly switch them out. Did that hurt the actress’ feelings? What did you think? We’ve seen a lot of great actresses."Įntertainment Weekly talked to showrunner Kevin Abbott after Season 7's big premiere ratings, mentioning the Mandy situation:ĮW: There was some blowback online for the recasting (with Molly McCook replacing Molly Ephraim as the Baxters’ daughter). We want somebody to come in and play Mandy. We want someone to come in and not play Molly Ephraim. But exciting for us to look around and see who we can get to play that character. "When the show was cancelled… got involved in some different things, so when came back, she was not able to do it. She's been in Hand of God, Pretty Little Liars, The Clique, and Betrayal.During the TCA press tour, Executive Producer Matt Berry explained the Mandy change: This was later debunked when it was learned that the actress was actually let go due to 'creative differences.' (She didn't even have a boyfriend at the time. It appears Christoph is dating another famous face, actress Elizabeth McLaughlin. Back in 2012 when Alexandra Krosney left Last Man Standing, it was speculated that she made her exit due to her boyfriend. His next project is the comedy, Faith Based, which is now filming. He also starred as Ned Banks on Ghost Whisperer has appeared on CSI and has earned roles in movies including Legally Blondes and the western Big Kill. Last Man Standing definitely isn’t the only show where you’ve seen Christoph. It’s great.” You may recognize Christoph from another super-popular show. And I think we have maybe 300 people in the audience. ![]() “They come in for between two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half hours and we do the show from start to finish like a play. “I grew up doing theater, so I love the live audience,” he said. ![]() His theater background is one of the many reasons he’s drawn to Last Man Standing. He played Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol in Flat Rock, North Carolina. I’m from North Carolina so there’s no real lineage behind it.” He grew up doing theater.Ĭhristoph appeared in his first professional role at 10 years old. “My dad likes to read and thought they were cool names. “I have two brothers, one’s Conrad and the other one’s Alexander, so we all have these kinda European names,” he said during an interview with SheKnows. Christoph admitted that his dad, Terry Sanders, was responsible for his name, but that it doesn’t have a particularly special meaning.
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