Thursday, June 20, 2019

Southlake, Texas Student Makes the Grade on Nickelodeon's 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader'

Texas - Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader is back, and the Lone Star State has its student.


The cast during a taping of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader. Episode 113 | Credit: Scott Everett White / Nickelodeon

Cast member Colin Heintz is starring in Nickelodeon’s reimagined game show this summer. The Southlake native and his fellow child cast members on the show help the adult contestants put their knowledge to the test with questions taken directly from an elementary school curriculum.

Heintz loves answering the American history questions on the show, he told GuideLive.

“I just want to learn about America’s past since it was such a long time ago,” the 11-year-old says. “There’s nobody alive at this time to tell me physically about it themselves, and if teachers aren’t helping me learn it, it’s still interesting.”

Hosted by actor and former wrestler John Cena, the show premiered Monday, June 10, 2019 on Nickelodeon USA and Heintz will be on episodes throughout the season. Heintz says once he heard about the reboot, he wanted to give it a try because it sounded like fun. He was really happy once he was chosen for it because some of his peers were on the original iteration with Jeff Foxworthy (2007-2011, 2015).



The cast of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader with host John Cena. Colin Heintz is second from left. Credit: Art Streiber / Nickelodeon

“My friend was a wrestler and he always loved this guy named John Cena,” Heintz says. “Once I learned about him, I was like, ‘Wow, this is really cool. He’s so amazing.’”

Cena gets the students pumped for the show before the cameras start rolling, Heintz says. Heintz watched 2015’s Daddy's Home and became a fan of Cena’s before meeting him. Heintz describes him as very funny and kind.

Similarly, the other cast members are very close to one another. They check in with one another while away, FaceTime each other and have a group chat.

Heintz either wants to become an actor or a marine biologist. He says he has loved sharks and sea life since he was 4 years old. He went to the Dallas World Aquarium and once he saw the sharks, he knew he was hooked, he says. That’s the same day he got his first shark hook.


Colin Heintz of Southlake in ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? on NICKELODEON. | Credit: Art Streiber / Nickelodeon

He has been a Boy Scout for a year, and was previously in Cub Scouts beginning in kindergarten. He says he has been taught everything from responsibility and teamwork to how to tie a knot during his time in the organization.

In his free time, Heintz likes listening to fellow Texas stars Khalid and Post Malone, inspired by his sister’s playlists. He also hopes to meet the Texas-based YouTube group Dude Perfect, who also have their own Nickelodeon show, one day.

Catch Colin on Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader on Nickelodeon, weeknights at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT), then Mondays at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) from Monday, June 24, 2019!

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