Former Vallejoan Lamont Young was The Butcher, in the fourth episode of Nickelodeon’s ‘Delta Force.’ Young hopes the role is recurring. (Courtesy photo)
By all indications, Lamont Young’s a decent guy. Works hard at as many jobs as it takes.
Bad guy? Well, OK, for work. Which isn’t a bad thing since the former Vallejoan is an actor. And it’s not as if a Nickelodeon show is going full-own blood-and gore … especially in a comedy series.
Actually, Young wouldn’t mind more than a mere one-episode appearance of 'The Butcher', a not-so-friendly character featured in episode four of Danger Force, a spin-off of Nickelodeon’s hit comedy series Henry Danger that ran for six years.
Young considers himself fortunate to sneak in the audition but a few days “before everything shut down” due to the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
The actor’s confident his appearance seen by an estimated 750,000 viewers would be a stepping stone to a recurring role.
“I think I did a fairly good job,” he told the Times-Herald last week by phone. “I think there is a high probability I’ll be called back.
Young hopes a steady Nickelodeon gig is merely the results of 20 years of acting “on stage and other things.”
The Danger Force audition was in Burbank, California and The Butcher’s scene was filmed soon after. A week later, the industry stopped.
“Barely snuck in,” Young said. “It was literally a week.”
Young had already auditioned but failed to get another role on the same program. However, the experience led to a more positive outcome the second time around.
The audition room and the casting crew were already familiar, said Young, with a philosophy of “give them your best. Don’t give them what you think they want you to be. Give them who you are and your uniqueness will shine through.”
Apparently, he was right.
“The security guard recognized me. The doorman recognized me. And that happened all the way through. It was a totally different experience than the first time,” Young said. “It was a cool experience. I had suspicions I was going to get that role.”
“I didn’t get the initial role but I impressed them enough to get me a read for The Butcher,” said Young, tickled that his character “plays the most dangerous villain” in Swellview.
In the aforementioned episode four, at The Beating Dungeon, the Butcher hosts Villains’ Night which is attended to by Betty Blades, Lawn Ranger, the Lizard Twins, Dead Bull, Doug the Thug, and other villains.
Lamont Young hopes an appearance on Nickelodeon leads to bigger roles. (Courtesy photo)
“My character was pretty pivotal to the episode,” Young said. “Fingers crossed they ask me to come back in. I’m hopeful it opens doors for other things.”
Young is confident another recent audition pans out with the Tyler Perry’s latest series, Ruthless.
“That would be a blessing,” Young said, believing “even that little bit of notoriety” with Nickelodeon “makes your talent look brighter.”
The Asuza resident was in the Bay Area last year, performing in Berkeley Rep’s Blue Eye Shadow. He also wrote and did the art for a poetry book in 2019. With Hollywood dark because of COVID-19, Young’s working on a children’s book based on one of his poems, “Dream of Dreams.”
“It’s reflective of where we are now and looking at things that are important … your family,” Young said, being more “pro-active” in promoting and marketing his talents “and creating a platform in using the arts for healing — cultural, city, community healing.”
Young left Vallejo six years ago, anchoring himself to Southern California.
Vallejo “is still home,” he said. “I still love it, even though I’m trying to do some of the things down here.”
Celebrating his 46th birthday this week, “now’s the time to start making in-roads,” Young said. “Now’s the time to start pushing.”
To view Young’s work, visit: Facebook, @renaissanceman511; Instagram @lamontharoldyoung, and YouTube, Powerhouse Inc. Productions.
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