“American Pie” premiered in 1999, but the movie’s star, Jason Biggs, still hears jokes from fans’ iconic rom-com.
“They never stopped,” the 42-year-old actor told Fox News as he promoted his new game show “Cherries Wild.”
‘Yes. I’d say that’s been … How long ago? This summer 22 years. Yes. The jokes go on, ”he recalled. “My wife pointed me out earlier, she’s like, you know between ‘American Pie’, ‘Orange Is the New Blac’ and now ‘Cherries Wild’. I have a thing for fruit. I don’t really know what that thing is . ‘
All these years later, when the opportunity presented itself to host a game show, Biggs seized the opportunity.
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“I think it’s a very specific skill set that, when done right, is a lot of fun to watch. I’m not saying I’m doing it right, but I was always thinking, hey, I’d love to give it a shot, ” he said.
LR: Host Jason Biggs with contestants Cara and Gwen in an episode of “Cherries Wild.”
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In the new FOX show, teams of two are tested on pop culture trivia, play on a 30-foot slot machine and can win the top prize of $ 250,000.
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He studied for Biggs’ own trivia skills. “I’m usually the one who drops the bombs in our family when it comes to kind of pop culture information. And I take it all up through Twitter, usually I follow different ones, you know, magazines and websites and so on,” he explained.
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Biggs added that it was nerve-wracking watching participants make a “ decision that involved real money, real bets … I was really nervous. But I can happily say that we gave away a lot of money on the show and participants walked away very happy. It was just an incredible experience. It was so much fun. “
“Cherries Wild” premieres Sunday, February 14 at 7 / 6c on FOX.
Fox News’ Ashley Dvorkin contributed to this report.