Jonathan Bennett Brings The Heat to Times Square's New Year's Eve Bash
Jonathan Bennett shot to fame playing Aaron Samuels in "Mean Girls" in 2004. Now, the actor and host continues to shine on screen as the host of Food Network's "Cake Wars."
He sits down with Alyssa Julya Smith in Los Angeles to talk about his hosting gig for the Official Times Square New Year's Eve Countdown. The host was at the helm of last year’s webcast which was watched by more than 3.6 million viewers in more than 200 countries.
Jonathan has some advice for the more than 2 million people who are going to converge on Times Square on December 31st this year on how to keep warm. He says if you think you are dressed warm enough, you are not and layers are necessary. Coverage begins around 5pm ET in Times Square and you can watch on TimesSquareNYC.org.
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