Grace (Brianne Davis) is a close friend of Max's who manages his bar and restaurant, Max's Place. Daphne Miller (Josie Davis) is an old friend of Max's who had a hit song back in the 1980s. Chloe asks her to keep Max Duran busy to keep him out of her love life, since Max disapproves of Eddie's relationship with her. Steven (Joe Reegan) is Jake's assistant and later Kelly's roommate. Beth (Megan Follows) is Lisa's estranged sister and Melissa's real mother. She and Melissa both share an interest in photography. Kim (Kelli Goss) is Adriana's friend to whom she confides her secrets and feelings. Lia and Jeremy (Danielle Savre and Colby Paul) are a sister and brother who lost their parents and are struggling to survive. They care for Eddie while he is recovering from his accident and try their best to not get the word out that Eddie is still alive to protect him from getting arrested. They hope to move forward with their own music career after assisting Eddie. Smith (David Lim) is Tyler's best friend, often referred to as Smitty. He is also an actor, and tries to talk sense into Tyler when Tyler vents to him about his problems. Joe Gable (James Shanklin) is Max's friend and private investigator who investigates Chloe's past at Max's request. Background The original telenovela was first broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in 1990, and later on Univision in the United States. Alcanzar una estrella won a TVyNovelas Award for "Best Telenovela of the Year" in 1991. The telenovela's success led to the making of a film, Más que alcanzar una estrella, and a sequel telenovela, Alcanzar una estrella II, starring Sasha Sokol and Ricky Martin. TeenNick had already embraced the daily soap opera format starting with the tenth season of the Canadian teen drama Degrassi in 2010, airing four episodes weekly. The teen supernatural mystery series House of Anubis (based on a Dutch/Belgian series) followed in 2011, with serialized daily episodes airing on Nickelodeon (and later TeenNick). These successes led to Hollywood Heights, which would run for 16 weeks with, in the tradition of telenovelas, a resolution of storylines. Ed Martin of MediaPost.com called it "in every way a major experiment for Nick at Nite, from production to scheduling to publicity and promotion." Broadcast Nick at Nite previewed the first episode of Hollywood Heights several times starting on June