And as for Tara Reid?

Trevor is, naturally, plotzing.

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Is that what drew you to the character?

I was like, “This is amazing because you’re able to do anything with it.”

But, I looked at [Trevor] and I thought these guys know exactly who this is.

“Trevor’s Body” – Trevor receives disturbing news about his parents when they come to Woodstone B&B to collect his newly discovered remains. Also, Isaac and Nigel’s relationship hits a roadblock, on the CBS Original series GHOSTS, Thursday, Feb. 9 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Laraine Newman guest stars as Esther, Trevor’s mom, and Chip Zein guest stars as Lenny, Trevor’s dad. Tara Reid guest stars as herself, Trevor’s celebrity crush when he was alive. Pictured (L-R): Tara Reid and Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay. Photo: Bertrand Calmeau/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

(l-r) Tara Reid, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rose McIver, and Asher Grodman in ‘Ghosts’.Bertrand Calmeau/CBS

They know who this character is.

Because at his core, he just wants everyone to be together partying and having a good time.

So I think there’s a fun balance between those two things.

“Trevor’s Body” – Trevor receives disturbing news about his parents when they come to Woodstone B&B to collect his newly discovered remains. Also, Isaac and Nigel’s relationship hits a roadblock, on the CBS Original series GHOSTS, Thursday, Feb. 9 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Laraine Newman guest stars as Esther, Trevor’s mom, and Chip Zein guest stars as Lenny, Trevor’s dad. Tara Reid guest stars as herself, Trevor’s celebrity crush when he was alive. Pictured (L-R): Chip Zein as Lenny, Asher Grodman as Trevor, and Laraine Newman as Esther. Photo: Bertrand Calmeau/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

(l-r) Chip Zein, Asher Grodman, and Laraine Newman in ‘Ghosts’.Bertrand Calmeau/CBS

And if the puppy part is online, you actually can get away with saying worse things.

So I think that’s very important.

And the puppy side of Trevor is on full display when Tara shows up, he’s very excited.

“Trevor’s Body” – Trevor receives disturbing news about his parents when they come to Woodstone B&B to collect his newly discovered remains. Also, Isaac and Nigel’s relationship hits a roadblock, on the CBS Original series GHOSTS, Thursday, Feb. 9 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Laraine Newman guest stars as Esther, Trevor’s mom, and Chip Zein guest stars as Lenny, Trevor’s dad. Tara Reid guest stars as herself, Trevor’s celebrity crush when he was alive. Pictured (L-R): Asher Grodman as Trevor and Rose McIver as Samantha. Photo: Bertrand Calmeau/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Asher Grodman and Rose McIver in ‘Ghosts’.Bertrand Calmeau/CBS

What was it like working with Tara Reid?

She’s so sweet, very kind.

And I freaked out.

“Trevor’s Body” – Trevor receives disturbing news about his parents when they come to Woodstone B&B to collect his newly discovered remains. Also, Isaac and Nigel’s relationship hits a roadblock, on the CBS Original series GHOSTS, Thursday, Feb. 9 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Laraine Newman guest stars as Esther, Trevor’s mom, and Chip Zein guest stars as Lenny, Trevor’s dad. Tara Reid guest stars as herself, Trevor’s celebrity crush when he was alive. Pictured (L-R): Chip Zein as Lenny, Laraine Newman as Esther, and Asher Grodman as Trevor. Photo: Bertrand Calmeau/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

(l-r) Chip Zein, Laraine Newman, and Asher Grodman in ‘Ghosts’.Bertrand Calmeau/CBS

I sent it to our showrunners, Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, and they freaked out.

And we were like, “We got to get her on the show!”

It was also great to hear her side of what she thinks happened with Trevor.

Interesting, she had her own backstory with Trevor.

What was your side of the story then?

And one thing that’s fun about Trevor is that all the stories are true.

The things that most guys would lie about, he actually did.

You were talking about Trevor’s puppy side.

We see that when his parents come and you get to have that emotional backstory.

Can you talk about that, learning more about that side of Trevor?

We can’t go anywhere.

So we live this kind of childish existence, but it’s usually a joke.

Are we going to meet Trevor’s brother eventually?

I have no idea who it will be.

I hope that it’sZach Braff.

I would love for that.Scrubswas the last internet television show that I watched, like really watched.

So that would be amazing.

So I hope he gets his day in the sun.

There’s a lot going on with Trevor and Hetty.

We were not asking for a romantic thing.

And we’re thrilled that it’s not a romantic thing, but it is certainly a sexual thing.

But they’re on completely opposite ends of the sexually liberated spectrum.

And so yeah, there are ways that they’re very similar, ways that they’re polar opposites.

So that’s a fun thing, too.

So there’s just so much to mine and play with.

There’s a lot more coming.

Can you tell me a bit more about what’s coming with Trevor’s character in general?

The transactional nature of [Trevor and Hetty’s] sexual liaison will continue and develop.

I think that the two of them would’ve had a lot of fun in aHouse of Cardsset-up.

So some of the house politics and maneuvering and manipulating will play out as well.

And there’ll be some twists and turns.

Where do you hope things will go with Trevor?

Or what do you hope to do with Trevor in the future?

If there were years when Trevor first died and everyone hated him…

I want to know how the group dynamics have shifted over time.

Iasked Rose [McIver] this questionso I’m interested to ask you as well.

What ghost in the show do you relate to most as Asher?

Which ghost do you see yourself in?

I mean, I guess Trevor.

Who else do I have?

Any teasers for the finale?

How to phrase this?

I think that there’s going to be some big changes.

There’s a big cliffhanger headed your way, and we might even scare some people.

Any guest stars coming up in the next episodes?

Hetty’s husband (Matt Walsh) is going to return.

I don’t know if I can reveal anything else at this moment.

And besides Zach Braff, do you have an ideal guest star for the show?

I mean, it’s hard to not wantMark Hamillto show up becausehe’s aGhostsfan.

I mean, that would be amazing.

I’m a bigGeorge Clooneyfan.

I would love if Clooney showed up.

That’s highly unlikely, but man, that would be fun.

Hey, you never know.

But that’s a pretty good top two.Anything else you want to say?

Yeah, I’ll say this just because it’s special to me.

I’m really thrilled that Trevor is a character who is Jewish but is not defined by his Judaism.

And there’s a nuance in that.

We’ve all rubbed off on each other a little bit.

We’re like, “Oh, this is cool.

Let’s try dating now!”

This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.

Ghostsairs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. on CBS.