Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorEighteen months after revealing publicly that he transitioned about two decades before, Nickelodeon star Michael D.
Cohen launched the Trans Youth Acting Challenge in December to help trans and nonbinary youth break into the business.
He received 200 applications for 15 spots in a virtual master class he teaches.And now, for the first time, Cohen reveals that one participant, 13-year-old trans actor Sasha Cohen (no relation) has been cast on his series “Danger Force” along with his twin sister Natalie.
The teens will appear on the June 19 episode, which Cohen also directed.“I want Sasha to see his own power as an actor and as a human,” Cohen tells Variety.