“Our goal originally was almost to re-create ‘Jersey Shore,’ but with senior citizens in Hollywood,” Chase said. From left to right: Chuck Lacy as Eugene, Gaylynn Baker as Mabel, Adi Azran, Jerry Boyd as Curtis, Brandon Chase, Patti Yulish as Bubbe and Monterey Morrissey as holla at her! ♬ original sound – Retirement House The duo, who met working at creative studio Flighthouse Media, originally put out a casting call for something quite different from what you see on the channel today. “In order to reach a lot of people, we needed to figure something out that was different it’s kind of out of the norm for to be creating content on a platform with all these young people,” Azran told The Post. The pair saw opportunity on an app with 1 billion users in over 150 countries.
The account came about when Chase, 25, and Azran, 27, both eager for a hit, noticed there were only a handful of popular “grandfluencer” accounts on TikTok. The age of the cast members, however, and their unique perspectives, has helped make the account a smash: Retirement House can rack up millions of views per clip, and boasts more than 3.8 million followers. John to hit it one more time to the remix 😤 ♬ Griddy x Nutcracker – freshbeatsnoah John Vlautin The semiscripted series, launched by Los Angeles directors and writers Brandon Chase and Adi Azran in September 2021. Population: Larry, Curtis, Mabel, Eugene, Rose and Bubbe - six actors living and creating content in a Hollywood hype house like so many others stuffed to the gills with young wannabes in search of social-media stardom. The semiscripted series, launched by Los Angeles directors and writers Brandon Chase and Adi Azran in September 2021, isn’t all that unusual, offering humorous takes on dating advice, various gross-out pranks and participation in app-wide trends like dancing to Armani White’s viral hit “Billie Eilish.” Welcome to Retirement House. There’s one key difference - the six, all between 70 and 85, are old enough to be your typical Gen Z TikToker’s grandparents - or even great-grandparents. On the app best known for spitting out new dance crazes and beauty tips, one TikTok account is leaning into being, like, totally uncool, and millions of users are smashing that follow button. I’m a Starbucks barista - this is why I’m constantly crying in the bathroom I ‘hard launch’ my first dates on Instagram: Confident or unhinged? Native New Yorker randomly slapped on NYC train considering move to Florida Mom says husband should pay for boob job after 2 years of breastfeeding
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