TeeVeeTee has chated with Matt about how it is to combine two totally different characters – Liam on 90210 and Anakin Skywalker on Star Wars: The Clone Wars – among other interesting things.

Cool guy Matt Lanter is Liam Court in the brand-new second season of 90210. But listen closely . . . Matt is also the voice of Anakin Skywalker in the brand-new second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on The Cartoon Network.

Q: Matt, you’re the voice of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and you’re in the new second season of 90210 – both of which we’re seeing at the same time. How do you fit both the voice work and the acting in?
ML: With difficulty! Ha, no usually scheduling works out because Star Wars: The Clone Wars only takes up a few days a month. We can usually record one episode in a four hour session. My manager handles all of my scheduling, thank goodness!

Q: Were you a fan of Star Wars before you got to voice Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series? Did you know, or how much did you know of Anakin Skywalker and Star Wars before you started voicing him?
ML: I had really only seen a couple of the films I think, so I can’t really consider myself a fan before I got the role. I honestly didn’t know much about the characters or how they all fit together. Of course I knew who Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia were but didn’t know the full story. Now I’m proud to say I’m a Star Wars geek!

Q: From the first season to the current second season Anakin Skywalker is already becoming darker, more daring, more . . . ”ruthless” in a way. Viewers are definitely getting more of a sense in Star Wars: The Clone Wars – especially in this second season even more so – that he didn’t turn into Darth Vader over night but that it was a journey. How do you approach voicing him and that slow progression?
ML: It’s something that Dave Filoni [the director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars] and I have talked about here and there. But keep in mind that I won’t ever have to be as dark as Vader because the Clone Wars all take place before Revenge of the Sith but I think those flashes of the darkside will come more frequently as the series continues. I’m not exactly sure what’s in store for Anakin for the remainder of our series.

Q: What do your friends say that you’re actually a part of the Star Wars legacy now and that you’re Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Clone Wars?
ML: To sit back and think about it like that is pretty amazing. I’m very proud to be not only voicing an iconic character in a popular and loved franchise but also because we are making a quality show that millions of fans and families can enjoy together. My friends would say the same.

Q: The guys you play – Liam and Anakin – constantly have some rough patches with Naomi as well as princess Amidala. Any girl advice for guys who don’t build boats and don’t have light sabres?
ML: Ha! Choose wisely my brothers.

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