What happened to Vanessa in All American

The CW’s football drama All American is returning soon for Season 4 and there will be a lot going on following that Season 3 finale. Changes are inevitably on the way, and at least one character will be getting some more screen time. Fans will be seeing more of Beverly Hills High quarterback JJ Parker in Season 4.

Deadline reports that Hunter Clowdus, who has recurred as JJ Parker on All American since Season 1, has been upped to series regular for the fourth season. The linebacker-turned-quarterback will need to be there for his friends following some unsettling news in the Season 3 finale, so it’s not surprising that he will be around a lot more.

With Hunter Clowdus’ promotion, what does this mean for JJ moving forward? The Season 3 finale saw some brutal cliffhangers, including that best friend Asher has a heart condition. It’s likely fans will be seeing this pairing a lot more, since Asher had his whole future ahead of him as a football player. 

Not only that, but there was a bit of a bad blood between JJ and Jordan when it was revealed that Spencer was helping Jordan with the playbook despite being on opposing teams. However, JJ treats his friends like family and although some of his actions may not be the best choices, his storylines should be worth looking forward to in Season 4, with how they could affect him and those around him.

It’s hard to tell what All American has in store for JJ in Season 4. He didn’t necessarily have anything big happen in Season 3, but moving forward we can likely see him with the gang a lot more and be a much more prominent player on the Eagles. However, we can probably also see him dealing with relationships, both platonic and romantic. Season 3 saw JJ try to get together with Vanessa Montes, so maybe more will be happening on that front in Season 4.

Hunter Clowdus is not the only recurring star to be promoted to series regular throughout the few seasons. Beginning in Season 2, Jalyn Hall was upped to regular as Dillon James while Chelsea Tavares began appearing regularly as Patience in Season 3. As a fan of JJ, I’m very excited about this news and cannot wait to see what storylines will be written for him!

Just what will happen with JJ Parker in Season 4 of All American? Find out when the series returns on Monday, October 25 on The CW! You can watch the first three seasons now on Netflix to catch up and check out our 2021 fall TV schedule to see what other shows are coming up!

Vanessa Bayer (born November 14, 1981)[1] is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for being a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2010 to 2017, which earned her an Emmy nomination. She co-created, co-executive produces, and has the lead role in the Showtime comedy I Love That for You, which is loosely based on her experience as a survivor of childhood leukemia. Bayer has appeared in such films as Trainwreck (2015), Office Christmas Party (2016), Carrie Pilby (2016), Ibiza (2018), and Wander Darkly (2020).

Early life[edit]

Bayer was born in Orange, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and raised in nearby Moreland Hills.[2][3] She is the daughter of Carolyn and Todd Bayer.[4] Bayer's family is Jewish, and she has stated that her Jewish upbringing "influenced [her] life and comedy".[5] She has a brother, Jonah, who is a music journalist and the guitarist of the punk supergroup United Nations.[6][7]

At age 15, she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Bayer stated that while battling the disease, she discovered the meaning of comic relief. "I don't know if it made me funnier, but it was so amazing, how it made everything be O.K.", she said.[8]

Bayer is a 2000 graduate of Orange High School.[9] In 2004, she graduated from the Annenberg School for Communication of the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in communication and French.[4][10][11]

While attending college, Bayer interned on the television shows Sesame Street and Late Night with Conan O'Brien and participated in the cast of Bloomers, an all-female musical and sketch comedy troupe.[12]

As of 2012, Bayer was collaborating with her brother Jonah on the web series Sound Advice for Above Average. Bayer stars as Janessa Slater, a media coach who helps famous musicians change their image.[13][14][15] She was part of the all-Jewish cast of The Second City's stage show Jewsical: The Musical, a musical that presented a comedic take on Jewish life and culture.[16] She played the role of Kate Clark in the Chicago-based feature comedy Off the Cuff.[citation needed] Bayer performed improvisational comedy at Chicago's ImprovOlympic, where she trained with SNL castmate Paul Brittain[3] as well as the Annoyance Theatre and The Second City.[17]

Saturday Night Live[edit]

Bayer joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player on September 25, 2010. Beginning with the 2012–2013 season, Bayer was promoted to repertory status. In 2014, she was nominated for an American Comedy Award for her work on the show,[citation needed] and in 2017, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.[18] Bayer departed SNL on May 20, 2017, after seven years on the show.[19][20]

Her recurring characters included:

• Laura Parsons, a child actress always performing roles originally played by adults, including from Forrest Gump, The Wolf of Wall Street, Brokeback Mountain and Dallas Buyers Club
• Brecky, a former porn star who creates homemade commercials to obtain free luxury items alongside Cecily Strong
• Rebecca Stern-Markowicz, a co-host of J-Pop America Fun Time Now, which celebrates Japanese culture alongside Taran Killam and Jason Sudeikis
• Rosa, a housemaid, in "The Californians"
• Miss Meadows, an unrealistically perky poetry teacher trying to connect with her delinquent students
• Miley Cyrus (impersonation), on "The Miley Cyrus Show"
• An unnamed director of talk show Mornin' Miami
• Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy, who appears on Weekend Update to perform a rehearsed speech with forced jokes about a given subject
• One of three workshop elves who perform their jobs poorly in the hope that their master will "punish" them, alongside Kenan Thompson
• Dawn Lazarus, an inept meteorologist who appears on Weekend Update and struggles to discuss the weather
• The housewife who feeds her "hungry guys" Totinos.

Post-SNL career[edit]

Bayer appeared on ABC's Single Parents in 2019 in a recurring role as Mia Cooper, the ex-wife of Taran Killam's character.

Starting in 2018, she had a recurring role on NBC's Will & Grace playing Amy, a former baker who loses her job because of Karen and subsequently works for Karen's baseball team.

Bayer is the co-creator, co-executive producer, and star of the Showtime comedy I Love That for You, which premiered on May 1, 2022, and is loosely based on Bayer's life as a survivor of childhood leukemia.[21][22][23]

Philanthropy[edit]

After Bayer was diagnosed with leukemia as a teenager, the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted her wish to send her family on vacation to Hawaii. In gratitude and recognition, Bayer is involved with the foundation. In 2015, she hosted the foundation's Evening of Wishes Dinner to help raise funds for wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses.[24]

In June 2019, she published the children's book How Do You Care for a Very Sick Bear?, which teaches children how to support friends with long-term illnesses.[25]

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