INF Daily had a chance to sit down with the sexy star of The Young And The Restless, Sean Kanan. Beyond his good looks, he’s super charming and funny – and is working on cultivating both his comedy and his rapping skills. Read on!

INF Daily: So what’s on your agenda – where are you headed?

Sean Kanan: Actually I’m going to be in New Jersey really soon. I’m going to the Chiller Convention in Parsippany – it’s like a big autograph signing convention for horror and sci-fi movies. And then I’m coming back and going to be performing in a comedy club called Uncle Vinny’s in Point Pleasant, NJ. I’m going to be on the east coast 3 times in 6 weeks!

INF: Wow! That’s a lot of traveling! And you’re shooting a movie soon right?

Kanan: Yeah, I’ll start filming on May 1st. It’s called My Trip Back to the Dark Side. It’s actually the sequel to My Trip to the Dark Side which is coming out on DVD in the next couple of months.

INF: Now, I understand that the producers are taking the movie to Cannes in May. Are you going to go with them?

Kanan: No, because we’re going to be starting to filming then. I’ve been there before but unfortunately I won’t be able to go with them to the south of France this time as much fun as that is.

INF: You’ll be busy putting on the guy liner and the tattoos for the film right?

Kanan: Yup, I’m going to be doing all of that for sure. I really enjoy making movies, so I’m really happy to be doing this.

INF: Is it more fun doing movies or the show on TV?

Kanan: Oh definitely doing movies. The show is good but with the economy the way it is, you don’t get to take as much time as you would like with your character. Basically with the way the finances are, you get one take and if you don’t bump into the furniture, you’re done. And there seems to be a heightened sense of seriousness on the show because A: The Young & The Restless is the number one show but B: there are serious economic constraints. It’s hard to compete with other daytime shows.

INF: Right – well, those talk shows and reality shows are so cheap to make.

Kanan: Exactly. Also, with daytime, you don’t always know the arc of your character’s story. I’m still waiting for a few scripts so I don’t necessarily know where my character is going. There’s a lot of shooting from the hip. When you do a movie, you have the script and you can make choices about your character that are rooted in knowing exactly how the story finishes and the overall tapestry of the story you’re telling.

INF: That makes sense.

Kanan: But oh enough. I can’t stand actors that talk about acting. It’s really kind of nauseating. So let me stop right there. It’s really nauseating when actors talk about the craft and all that crap so…

INF: Um, I love you

Kanan: (laughs) Yeah, seriously let me stop right there. I really don’t want to be that guy. I was just listening to myself thinking, “Shut up!”

INF: Okay, well then let’s talk about your stand up comedy then?

Kanan: Sure, but please don’t ask me to do any of it over the phone. That’s my second biggest pet peeve in an interview when they say, “Hey, can you give us a little bit of your routine.”

INF: (laughing) Come on, give us a bit

Kanan: Ugh, go to the club – you’ll see it then.

INF: How did you get started with this? Is this a reaction from all the serious drama you do on daytime?

Kanan: No no no, the long and short of it is, when I was a kid, my parents went out of town and I convinced my babysitter to take me and a friend to a comedy club. We snuck in and I was mesmerized with how the guys could keep an audience spellbound with their words. And as I got older, I would take any chance to do stand up anytime I could. Once I took my parents’ car and did stand up on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. Then another time I did standup while on vacation in Fort Lauderdale. I mean, I was just a ham from a young age.

INF: I can see that

Kanan: I just did the Acme theatre here in Los Angeles and also performed with Second City which was an enormous honor. You look at the people that started that, John Belushi, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Martin Short and to be asked to perform with that gang was an enormous honor.

INF: Are you thinking about moving towards more comedic roles for yourself?

Kanan: Yeah, I would love that. I hope I get the opportunity to do that.

INF: Can you tell us about the Soapstar Rap Video that you’re working on?

Kanan: [Gets very excited] Oh YEAH! This is an awesome project. It’s really just growing legs. It’s a video called, “I’m a Soapstar.” There are some other guys from daytime, Ron Moss and John Morrow are in it and Dr. Dre’s son does a cameo. It’s really funny. It just illustrates how people perceive daytime actors as one thing, but they’re really something else. We have another 2 days of filming and then it will be out probably end of April.

INF: Did you write it?

Kanan: Yeah, I wrote it with a friend, Darryl Johnson, and I’m rapping in it. It’s funny.

INF: Is this your first foray into rapping?

Kanan: [Chuckling] Yes, this is definitely my first foray into rapping. I don’t have aspirations to be a rapper other than this is just a lot of fun.

INF: Any movies on the horizon? Any actor you’d like to work with?

Kanan: Oh, I’d love to work with Robert Downey. I’ve known him for about 20 years now, so I’d love to work with him.

INF: Any celebs that you follow? Anyone you particularly like?

Kanan: Celebs that I follow? What do you mean like a stalker!

INF: [Laughing] Yes, that’s what I’m asking: Sean Kanan are you a celebrity stalker?

Kanan: [Laughing] Yeah, that’s what I’m all about.

You can check out Sean Kanan on the coast of your choosing these days. He’s either signing autographs at the Chiller Convention, hitting up the comedy clubs on the east coast and in LA, and of course you can always watch him as Deacon Sharpe on The Young & The Restless.

Thanks Sean!