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Austin Butlermay have received hisfirst-ever Oscar nominationon Tuesday but he is not forgetting where he came from.
In the biography, his parents sweetly raved about their son’s early acting career that began after he landed “a rather permanent background-acting gig” on the Nickelodeon series,Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guidein 2004, and “from that point on, he considered himself to be a serious actor.”
Then his “first speaking role was inZoey 101(2005), as ‘Dannifer’ or ‘Wrong Danny’ (a few lines, and a girl poured soda down his shirt).” They joked that while " he got a “meatier role onHannah Montanain 2007” it was “still a small part, but very fun.”
They added: “a few more lines, and he got to fling popcorn onMiley Cyrus.”
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Butler explained during aninterview withVoguelast April that his parents “divorced amicably” when he was seven and that he and his older sister, Ashley, “moved fluidly” between their respective houses throughout their childhood.
The actor spoke fondly about his childhood and remembered his mother, whodied in 2014from cancer, while hostingSaturday Night Livein December.
“Some of my favorite memories from growing up are watchingSNLwith her, and we’d watch every week,” Butlershared during the show’s opening monologue. “And even though I had this crippling shyness, when I was with her, I’d just do anything to make my mom laugh.”
“I do ridiculous faces and voices, I did this ridiculous Gollum impression. Being silly with her is what broke me out of my shell and the core of what started me in acting,” he continued. “My mom is no longer with us, but I’ve been thinking about her a lot this week, just imagining how proud she’d be of her son, who used to not be able to order food for myself at a restaurant, is now standing on this stage.”
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He added: “My mom is no longer with us, but I’ve been thinking about her a lot this week, just imagining how proud she’d be of her son, who used to not be able to order food for myself at a restaurant, is now standing on this stage.”
source: people.com
