Soleol moon frye4/12/2023 ![]() ![]() This is a story to tell." I think it was the teen journalist in me, constantly curious about the world around me, and the people in it, looking at this colorful world and wanting to drink it all in. Can you recall moments of having the maturity and presence at that time to look around and say, "My life is pretty extraordinary. In the documentary, you open by saying maybe you, as a younger you, knew that you'd have a story to tell, and that's why in some ways, you were prepared for this moment. Then I just locked all the footage away, and had never looked back at it. I got an audio recorder for my 12th birthday, started video taping soon after, and then carried that video camera with me all the way up until my early twenties. What ages are you during the span of Kid 90? I started keeping a diary from the time I was five years old. It was this rediscovery of that spark, and it's such a gift. Through the course of this documentary, Kid 90, and reliving my life as Punky, I'm getting so much more in touch with that artist that I once was. How are you feeling emotionally, in reacquainting yourself with Soleil the child star through the making of Kid 90, your documentary on Hulu? It's as if I've come of age all over again. It took years of stockpiled diaries and recordings to create this piece of art that, in the most magical of ways, has served up an undoubtedly unique perspective while at the same time creating connection, resonating deeply with everyone from friends to fans and viewers far and wide, because of its universal topics and messaging, We got the exclusive backstory on her reconnection with former boyfriend Danny Boy O’ Connor of House Of Pain, and how footage of their time together was found and added mid-production, Soleil is extremely candid about the darker experiences in her life depicted in the doc and how she’s still learning to piece it all together, we talk about the theme of acceptance woven through all of Kid 90's stories, what she learned about herself as an artist during the process of creating it, and more. Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and his production company, Appian Way, the documentary is an incredibly candid and bittersweet love letter to Soleil's younger self. The documentary is loaded with too-many-to-list notable contributors-both on and off screen-that Soleil is both in awe of herself, and deeply grateful for. Kid 90 on the other hand, the documentary she produced, directed, and created, is a visual and audible feast of found footage and intimate interviews paired with music by Linda Perry and stylish graphics that not only provides a close look at the earlier lives of Soleil Moon Frye and her circle of friends, but paints a picture of 90's style in Hollywood. Two Soleil-soaked projects released within a month's time marked her return to the spotlight, including her return to Punky Brewster, the 80’s pop culture icon she’s known for, with season one now available on Peacock TV. We sat down with actor, director, writer, and all around creative soul Soleil Moon Frye for an exclusive interview during an exciting time in her life: one we're calling her 2021 renaissance. ‘Punky Brewster’ is available for viewing on peacock beginning Thursday, February 24 th. It’s the Punky Power, which Frye describes as ‘our rediscovery of self, that she says makes the new series singe. Looking back, Frye says that is she could communicate with her younger self she would, “wrap my arms around my eight-year-old self and say that it’s all gonna be okay, and to be strong, and that someday you are gonna be back on the lot of your dreams with the people you love, doing what you love, with a heart bursting full of gratitude.” “Literally, there was so much that was happening in our lives that was also reflected through the show,” says Frye. She says that when her family read some of the scripts, they would say, ‘Are there hidden cameras in our house because, Mom, you just said this the other day.’ Being able to maintain a sense of childhood was so important.”Īs she’s slid back into this role, her own kids have been, “incredibly supportive and my biggest advocates,” says Frye. It was something that I begged and pleaded to do. It was something I always wanted to do but and real friends. Now a 44-year-old mother of four, Frye says she believes she survived being a child actor because, “It was never something I was pushed into. So, my mom was actually like, ‘Okay, let's go,’ and I was like, ‘No way, I'm going in there!’” ![]() “It's funny because I remember when I got on the elevator to the audition, a little girl said not to go in because she had already gotten the part. Soleil Moon Frye as Punky Brewster - (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock) Evans Vestal Ward/Peacockįrye says that it’s the ‘spunk’ inside of her that actually got her the part of Punky in the first place. ![]()
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