Sick of reality shows starring C-list celebrities? You’re in luck.
A&E is giving the not famous sons of celebrities their own reality show. “Sons of Hollywood” features Randy Spelling, son of Aaron; Sean Stewart, son of Rod; and David Weintraub, their childhood chum and manager, as they, per A&E’s publicity, “attempt to conquer the entertainment business by day and the Hollywood scene by night.”
They discussed their advertisement for themselves at the Television Critics Association’s semiannual press tour in Pasadena. The series, debuting in April, follows the three as they move in together for a summer. Spelling admits living together was merely a conceit for the show: In real life, he says, “After a week, it would’ve fell through.”
Spelling’s father, prolific TV producer Aaron, died during production (“It was not a planned thing,” Randy allowed). In one scene, Weintraub is telling Stewart that their pal will be in a very emotional state when they see him next. “I’ll be there for him,” Stewart replies, then, without so much as a pause, asks, “are we going to Roosevelt Thursday night?”
“We’re giving you a unique look at the business from our standpoint,” Weintraub said. “… You’re going to see something you’ve never seen before, a different take that is very unique.”
The three said they opted to do the show not to lure young women enticed by reality-TV cameras at trendy nightclubs. “Girls have never really been an issue for us,” Weintraub said.
Instead, they wanted to alert America to the plight of being celebrity offspring. “I wanted to get across all the challenges of having a famous last name,” said Spelling, an aspiring actor.