Marcus Scribner’s career took off in 2014 with the ABC comedy “Black-ish,” playing oldest son Andre “Junior” Johnson. The role has since transitioned over to “Grown-ish” on Freeform, following the character to college.
Was continuing Junior’s trajectory into young adulthood part of the appeal? “One hundred percent,” said Scribner. “After talking to all of our producers about their ideas for Junior and turning him into Andre — and what his college experience would be like — all of that was very exciting for me. It’s crazy, I’ve been playing this character for 10 years, since I was 13. Junior’s personality is consistent throughout, but as an individual, he’s grown into a real person. He gets to actually grow up.”
At 23, you might wonder: Has Scribner been around long enough to have a worst moment? “Oh, I’ve got multiple,” he said. “There’s a lot of failures on the road to success.”
