CHLOE runs
the WORLD
Chloe East does a bit of everything. She has a YouTube channel, does hot yoga, dances, and
acts. She is currently starring in the ABC comedy Kevin (Probably) Saves the World as Reese
Cabrera, the niece of Jason Ritter’s character, Kevin Finn, who is tasked with, you guessed it,
saving the world. Prior to her newest show, you could catch East in True Blood, as Jessica in
Jessica Darling’s IT List, Liv and Maddie, and as a series regular in Ice (with Donald Suther-
land). With these titles under her belt at just 16, it’s East’s world and we’re all just living in it.
BY KEAH BROWN / PHOTOGRAPHED BY KEITARO CLOWARD
C
hloe East’s dance training
prepared her for acting. A quick
YouTube search could show you
the ways her dancing experience
prepared her for her acting roles. Not only is
East a truly talented dancer, but she’s grace-
ful, strong, and sharp, too.
“Although I was modeling before I
started acting professionally, I believe my
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dancing training has prepared me the most.
The discipline and work ethic I learned from
dance has really impacted my life,” East
says.
Though she loves dance, East’s passion
for acting is crystal clear. Her role as Gloria
in the play Wait Until Dark at the age of 10
was an experience so great that it made her
want to continue acting. East often switches
between TV, movies, and plays with ease,
believing that the medium doesn’t change
the way she approaches characters. In fact,
she believes, “It’s the same approach. A
character is a character, full of life, no matter
film, television, play, etc.”
We believe that approach serves her
well in her newest role as Reese Cabrera in
the ABC comedy Kevin (Probably) Saves
the World. East’s character Reese is smart,
witty, and inquisitive. She’s eager to know
just what her uncle is up to when she goes
off to school and her mother, Amy, played by
JoAnna Garcia Swisher, goes off to work. In
the pilot episode, we learn that Kevin retur-
ned to his hometown to live with his twin
sister and niece after his suicide attempt as a
way to start fresh. However, that night, when
Amy is called in overnight to work, Kevin
and Reese see something flash across the
sky and go to check it out. What they find is
a meteor, and when Kevin decides to touch
it, nothing is ever quite the same. The new
ABC show is charming, fresh, funny, and
smart. It is surprise hit in the eyes of critics
and audiences alike.
East’s favorite part of working on the
show is the people she gets to work with on
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a daily basis. “The people working on this
show are so, so special,” she says. “From the
cast to the crew, everyone truly loves their
job. I can always feel the positive energy
when I pull up to the studio.”
As for her character, Reese, the
audience can expect a lot of growth from
the teenage girl. Kevin’s moving back to
town really shapes the person Reese wants
to become. East believes that Kevin both
directly and indirectly helps Reese get out
of the rut she was in. So, not only is Kevin
getting a fresh start with his family, but the
other characters are starting fresh, too.
In the show’s six episodes, there is a
lot to love about Reese. According to East,
she and her character have something in
common: their curious nature. Like most
teenagers, she’s not impressed by much, but
she’s loyal and loving. And, like most adults,
she wants the answers to life’s questions.
She levels out her often scatterbrained but
well-intentioned uncle and her loving but
worrisome mother.
When East is not on set, she enjoys
various activities that her character would
love, too. “I love to cook, bake, watch
movies, shop at Sprouts, dance, and go to
hot yoga,” she says.
Outside of Kevin (Probably) Saves the
World, East has a few things she’s working
on but couldn’t tell us about just yet. What
she did tell us is that she wants to go to the
hotel made of ice in Quebec this winter. We
agree that she should; she’s earned it.