Jenna Ortega: Acting Secrets, Evolving as Wednesday Addams & Writing Letters to Obama

Jenna Ortega: Acting Secrets, Evolving as Wednesday Addams & Writing Letters to Obama

From Big Bro with Kid Cudi by Wave

April 8, 2026 · 1h 4m

About this episode

Jenna Ortega discusses her acting process, childhood habits, and experiences as Wednesday Addams.

The master of mystery Jenna Ortega pulls up for a killer convo this week. Jenna and I worked together in the horror film X, and she's got crazy deep movie knowledge. We go deep with her acting process and the wild childhood habit that she still taps into, and what it really takes to bring her iconic characters to life on screen. We talk about her Presidential ambitions (vibe), and how she used to write letters to President Obama and Oprah Winfrey as a kid. Jenna also gets real about being Wednesday Addams, and how she’s working to define her own artistic identity. Issa vibe. Big Bro is presented by Adobe Acrobat. Check out the PDF Space with more materials on my convo with Jenna right here, then tap in and make your own space: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/spaces/urn:aaid:sc:US:db09f016-7675-40bb-8c24-2e985d15dd7a Pull up, tap in and vibe out. Peace! new eps of Big Bro launch every Wednesday 🚀 Big Bro is a Wave Original.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more good vibes, tune in everywhere @bigbrocudi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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