Cooper Koch Describes Meeting Erik Menendez In Prison w/ Kim Kardashian

Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez sat down with Access Hollywood guest correspondent Emily Orozco to discuss their roles as Erik and Lyle Menendez in the new Netflix series "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." The actors discussed their portrayal of the brothers and building a bond as co-stars. Cooper also shared details on his experience meeting Erik in prison and reacted to Erik's statement about the series, as well as the Menendez family's. "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" is out now on Netflix.

0:00 - The Weight of a Heavy Story
1:05 - Meeting Erik Menendez
2:30 - Understanding Family Perspectives
3:30 - Building On-Screen Bonds
4:45 - The Impact of the Show
5:30 - Dealing with Dark Characters

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[joshuacorbo]

Lots of great questions. I just wish she would have asked Cooper about his performance in episode 5. That 30 minute monologue with 0 cuts was breathtakingly amazing!

[jasonherman]

I don’t care what anyone says. These two gentleman can act their asses off! They did a phenomenal job in my opinion and I think they were the absolute best 2 options to play Lyle and Erik

[usetuuiiiv]

Nicholas deserves more praise for his portrayal of Lyle, his acting skills are phenomenal. Since his character is less sympathetic than Erik it requires a great talent to not make it one dimensional and he achieved it

[actuallymichael]

Whether the show was like the real story or not, you gotta give these actors credit for their brilliant performances. Also I have no clue why Nicolas is so serious in these interviews. maybe he’s upset from the backlash for his character lyle. Idk

[hecklephalange]

Cooper koch in episode 5 is another level of acting, not just because it's a one shot monologue of 30 minutes but also those lines were cruel, explaining gruesome assault for that long, he better get that Emmy award❤

[syamkrishnamg]

For his performance in the episode "The Hurt man " alone worth an Emmy for Cooper Koch

[bakugokatsuki]

They are just like the brothers. Like in interviews Erik told the whole story and Lyle just listened & said one or two words 😂

[lyncher]

Imagine being imprisoned for 35 years and then they inflict Kim Kardashian on you

[ashleychristina]

I don’t know what it is about Cooper’s voice, but it’s SO SMOOTH! He did such an awesome job as Erik!🤭🔥❤️

[sofiarodriguezmendoza]

Lmao I loved when Cooper said ICONIC😭💋

[jasmindal]

these two actors were so talented, I forgot they were NOT the actual brothers! Absolute phenomenal acting!

[ihi]

I’m scared for nicholas 😭 why is he so serious, I thought his acting was absolutely brilliant

[randomsht]

The guy that played Lyle did an amazing job.

[jamikatechaos]

If only Ryan Murphy hadn't added incest, as if the brother's hadn't lived through enough trauma. Slacious, pervery fan fiction wasn't necessary or appropriate.

[FayinKay]

I always find it funny how Cooper is so similar to his portrayal of Erik while Nicholas is the opposite of his portrayal of Lyle 😭

[DontChaseReplace]

Cooper is such a respectful angel. He constantly had a goal to repsect and support the brothers. But especially Erik

[Giza]

I haven’t seen any backlash Nicholas has received. If that’s the reason he’s been guarded during these interviews, I think that’s incredibly sad because he did an amazing job. He should be celebrated for his performance. Correction, BOTH should be celebrated! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼

[autumnlaudato]

Incredible actors, and they seem so mature for only being in their mid 20's. These two are awesome

[lordburntbrownie]

Nicholas just like 🗿the whole interview 😭 what a chad

[overwhelmtoempowerment]

100% at the time it was unimagineable that a father could be so cruel and disgusting by raping his male children. And people also had a hard time believing that a mother could turn a blind eye to her kids being sexually abused. But you only need to go back and look at their tesmonies in court and you can clearly see, that Erik & Lyle are telling the truth. It's heart wrenching to watch them. Yes, they did deserve to go to prison for what they did but for manslaughter and not 1st degree murder. They need to be released. They should have been released long ago.