Why Mindy Kaling Cast Reese Witherspoon’s Son Deacon Phillippe for ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 3

Mindy Kaling undoubtedly has a vast network of celebrities in Hollywood she can reach to with a touch of a button.MORE: Mindy Kaling steals the show in stunning outfit – and wowNow, as the star focuses on spending even more time behind the camera, creating hit shows such as Never Have I Ever and Sex Lives of College Girls, she is using her impressive list of celebrity friendships to her advantage.It was recently revealed that she has tapped not one but two of her celebrity friends' children for her shows, and you won't believe who their parents are!WATCH: Mindy's strange addictionMORE: Mindy Kaling opens up on 'reframing' her attitude to exerciseThe first was none other than Reese Witherspoon's eldest son, Deacon Phillippe, who made his acting debut in the third installment of Never Have I Ever.For season three, which premiered just this week on 12 August, Deacon stars as Parker, a friend of Devi's (the main character) new love interest Des, and a member of her school's rival debate team.Mindy opened up about her decision to cast the 18-year-old during the premiere, revealing just how much Reese had to do with it. Deacon also recently released a new music albumShe told Variety that she chose him for the role after the Big Little Lies actress informed Mindy of her son's interest in acting.

M.I.A. song has been previewed in a new episode of Netflix‘s Never Have I Ever – check out the clip below.The coming-of-age comedy, co-created by Mindy Kaling (The Office, The Mindy Project) and Lang Fisher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Mindy Project), returned for a third season last Friday (August 12).In the opening scene of the final episode, titled ‘…lived the dream’, we hear an unknown M.I.A track that is said to contain a sample of ‘Oh Vennilave’ by the Indian film composer Ilaiyaraaja.The song in question features the words “stand up“, which could possibly be its title.

So many stars stepped out this past weekend for producer Jennifer Klein‘s annual Day of Indulgence party!

Selome Hailu In its first full week of availability on Netflix, Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” was watched for 127.5 million hours, landing in the No. 1 position on the streamer’s newly released Top 10 rankings. This week, the.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus‘ son is following in her footsteps!

Reese Witherspoon's son with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, Deacon Phillippe, is all grown up and ready to take on the entertainment industry.MORE: Reese Witherspoon cheers on son Deacon Phillippe's surprise releaseThe aspiring actor just made his acting debut in Never Have I Ever's third installment, which was produced by none other than Mindy Kaling, who is also the brains behind instant HBO Max hit The Sex Lives of College Girls.What's more, not only is he following in both of his parents' footsteps with a career in acting, but he also is working on making his name known in the music industry as well.WATCH: Reese fails to keep up in hilarious home work-out videoMORE: Reese Witherspoon enjoys family time on idyllic vacation – see photosThe plot of Never Have I Ever reads as: "Indian American teenager Devi Vishwakumar copes with the sudden death of her father while also navigating complicated relationships with her family members, romantic interests and peers at her high school in L.A.'s Sherman Oaks neighborhood."For season three, which premiered just this week on 12 August, Deacon stars as Parker, a friend of Devi's new love interest Des and a member of her school's rival debate team.Mindy opened up about her decision to cast the 18-year-old during the premiere, revealing just how much Reese had to do with it.The trailer for season three of Never Have I EverShe told Variety that she chose him for the role after the Big Little Lies actress informed Mindy of her son's interest in acting.

Mindy Kaling looked fashionable while heading to a Day of Indulgence party in Brentwood on Sunday.The 43-year-old actress wore a blue, orange, pink and green floral blouse to the event and a pair of short denim shorts.She walked in small brown moccasins and carried a white purse slung over her shoulder.

Deacon Phillippe is getting his big break.

Angelique Jackson With Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever” now speeding toward its senior season, series star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan shared what sets it apart from other high school shows — its heart.“We pack a punch into a good old half-hour comedy,” Ramakrishnan told Variety in an interview ahead of the show’s Season 3 launch. “It’s very heartwarming. Real things are being spoken about, in a way that it’s natural.

SPOILER ALERT: THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM SEASON 3 OF NETFLIX’S NEVER HAVE I EVER.

Famous fans! Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s son, Deacon Phillippe, made his acting debut on season 3 of Never Have I Ever, and the show’s creative team was very pleased by his work.

Mindy Kaling is opening up about how Deacon Phillippe got involved with the third season of Never Have I Ever.

—and one may involve daughter, ., who is producing and co-writing the highly anticipated third installment of Legally Blonde, recently told that it's in the 22-year-old's hands. "Listen, I think I can do anything, and if that's something she wanted to do, what a joy to have her in that," Kaling said in a new interview.Considering we'll be picking up with Elle Woods (Witherspoon) at 40 years old, this could be the perfect opportunity for Ava to take on the role of her mom's on-screen daughter. “I can’t wait to see what people will think of the way we wrote Elle Woods," Kaling told back in January 2021.

Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has welcomed the new season three cast members, including Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s son Deacon, as the hit Netflix series returns to screens. Maitreyi plays Devi Vishwakumar as she navigates high school, her relationship with her mum and her crush on Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet), and things have finally fallen into place. But, as with any relationship in Devi’s world, there’s always some drama, especially as things with Paxton start to heat up.

The cast of Never Have I Ever is celebrating season three!

Mindy Kaling is opening yup about B.J. Novak's title as godfather to her two children!The actress and TV creator walked the red carpet at the premiere of season three of her series, held at the Westwood Village Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, and she opened up to ET's Denny Directo about how Novak is as a godparent.«He's very good with children!» Kaling shared.

A not-so-nice trip down memory lane! Mindy Kaling isn’t proud of her past fashion choices.

Emmy-award-winning actress and mother of two Mindy Kaling got candid about starting a family on her own terms.  Kaling, 43, offered her one piece of advice to all women, which is to "freeze your eggs," according to an interview she did with Marie Claire.  "I wish every 19-year-old girl would come home from college and that the gift – instead of buying them jewelry or a vacation or whatever – is that their parents would take them to freeze their eggs… They could do that once and have all these eggs for them, for their futures…" she remarked.  The "Mindy Project" star continued to encourage women "to focus in your 20s and 30s on your career, and yes, love." "But to know that when you're emotionally ready, and, if you don't have a partner, you can still have children." Emmy-award-winning actress and mother of two Mindy Kaling got candid about starting a family on her own terms. (Getty Images) The actress-producer’s comments come on the heels of the recent overturning of Roe v.

Just a few hours shy of the deadline set in late July by hundreds of top female writers and showrunners on abortion safety protocols, most of Hollywood’s biggest studios and streamers today opted to side step specifics.

season 3 of Netflix's the year of Devi? Ask series star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and executive producer/co-creator Mindy Kaling and they'd say so, even with Devi beginning the season in unfamiliar territory: Her social status is up as she embarks on a new committed relationship with her «dream» guy, Paxton. But, it being and all, there's room for love triangles and even love squares. «The romance is obviously so fun and we love those sexy situations and all the awkwardness and all the observations about that,» Kaling told ET's Denny Directo over Zoom on Monday.

hasn’t shared the details of her two children’s father, but, like, is that going to stop anyone from speculating? Of course not. Luckily for all of us, Kaling appears unbothered by the rumors. Specifically, the rumors that her longtime friend and The Office costar B.J.