Kyle MacLachlandidn’t exactly plan on embracingTikTok. It wasAshley Tisdalewho showed him the way.
“I learned about it when I was working with Ashley on [the CBS sitcom]Carol’s Second Act,” he tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I was inadvertently in an Ashley Tisdale TikTok.”
“She was on the cutting edge of all this stuff,” says the actor, 62. “I was just walking down the corridor and suddenly there I was and asked, ‘What am I supposed to do?’ She said, ‘Don’t do anything, just stay there.’ And that was my first TikTok.”
TheTwin Peaksstar, who played Special Agent Dale Cooper in David Lynch’s twisted fantasy, often posts winks to fans of the cult show on the social media platform. Lots ofcherry pie— and coffee.
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MacLachlan has always been comfortable trying the unexpected. He now finds himself stretching in a more traditional way playing President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in upcoming PBS Masterpiece seriesAtlantic Crossing,which premieres Sunday.
The series details a little known story of Roosevelt’s close friendship and flirtation with Norway’s Crown Princess Martha. “It was an amazing opportunity,” MacLachlan says of the role. “Once I read the script, I thought, ‘I’m in.'”
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In the past year, the actor has savored “slowing down” at home with his wife, producer and entrepreneur Desiree Gruber, and their 12-year-old son, Callum. More time for father-son basketball, family Monopoly, outdoor grilling — and TikTok. “That’s been my creative outlet,” he says. “I love creating little stories.”
And while known for a certain kind of edgy cool, he admits his son wasn’t very impressed.
source: people.com
