Holiday-themed movies are becoming an annual tradition for actor Tanner Novlan, who is best known as the "struggling actor" in those Liberty Mutual commercials and as Dr. John "Finn" Finnegan in CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful. Last year he co-starred in the Showtime movie My Best Friend's Christmas, and as it is for many actors, this year he completes his acting "rite of passage" by starring in his first Hallmark Channel holiday film Christmas Class Reunion. The film is the delightfully contemporary tale of the 2007 Brookswood High senior class (dubbed the "cursed class" for reasons made obvious in the film) and the efforts of their former class president and valedictorian Elle Chamberlain (Aimeé Teegarden), who was unsurprisingly voted Most Likely to Succeed, to organize the perfect 15-year reunion. But when "the curse" raises its ugly head all over again, Elle finds herself relying on class goof-off Devin Ryan (Novlan), now a successful event planner, to help get things on track.
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