He played William in "Almost famous". See Patrick now fugit at 39 years old.
The actor played his role of escape at the age of 16.
It's been over 20 years sincePatrick Fugit made his cinema debut as William Miller in theCameron CroweRock journalist dramedyAlmost known. The character of the rising star was vaguely based on Crowe's true experience to write toRolling stone Magazine when he was only 16 years old. So in the film, William leaves the house against his mother protector (Frances McDormand) Wishes going on tour with a fictitious rock group to write a functionality on them. Along the way, he obtains advice from the endLester Bangs by Philip Seymour Hoffman, develops a friendship with the agitated guitarist of the Russell Hammond group (Billy Crudup), fall in love with "band aid" Penny Lane (Kate Hudson), and his aura declared Violet.
HoweverAlmost knownwas released in 2000, at the start of his career,Fugit always feels close In the film, tellInterview In 2016, "I love watching this film. There are so many this film that I did on purpose because we had prepared it, but there are also a lot of this film which naturally comes from me at the age 16 years during this time and in these circumstances. "
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He learned from his crush IRL for Hudson.
A key history element ofAlmost knownis that William is in love with Penny, only to learn about the entire line that she is far from the carefree woman he initially thinks. Of course, Teenage Fugit has also developedA real crush on Hudson When they worked together, as he explained to Vulture in 2020.
"I was not smooth. I was not good to hide [my crush], and I was not good at trying to get out of it. his.
Surrounded by beautiful young actors, his feelings were not limited to Hudson. Fugit declared to the point of sale that he had initially imaginedAnna Paquin, who played another aid band, Polexia.
"Then I had the crush forFairuza [back, who played Sapphire], "the actor continued." And then I had the crush on one of the other girls who played one of the other help in the group. I was a 16 year old. But I got to know Kate, and Kate treated me a lot like a younger brother, and after a while, I didn't see her anymore. We were stage partners. It was a great lesson for me, separating my real feelings from what is happening in history. This can be confusing for many actors, but above all a 16 -year -old hormonal boy. ""
He did not jump directly into another project.
AfterAlmost known, Fugit waited for his time while waiting for another role that interested him. "There were certainly opportunities for me to work at the age of 17, 18, but many things were very similar toAlmost known," he saidInterview. I think that for probably a year and a half, we choose and choose to see what happened. Then a Swedish director namedJonas Akerlund came and he had this film calledTurned On the drug addicts of methamphetamine, which was really cool. I was playing this part; It was a huge tonal change compared to the character I had made before. There was that, then a film calledWhite olean, that I filmed at the same time. They were different characters and they were nice projects, and from time to time there would be a gap between the two. ""AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
He still acts in movies and on television.
Although it is picky on its parts, Fugit has accumulated dozens of credits since its role of escape. In the film, in addition toTurnedandWhite olean, He appeared inChecked in!,,Bracelets: a love story,,We bought a zoo,,Missing girl,,First man, and more recently, 2020My heart cannot beat unless you say it To, among others. On television, he played in three episodes ofUh and onLodge, play inBanishedFrom 2016 to 2018, and resumed in 2019To roll. The next step is the mini-seriesLove and deathofBig little liesCreatorDavid E. Kelley.
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He met Billy Crudup over the years.
Fugit revealed in the same interview with the vulture that he always had a relationship with Crudup, with whom he shared a lot of hisAlmost knownScenes, although they don't see each other often. "I haven't talked to him since 2011 2012, something like that," said the actor. "I saw him in New York, and he was annoyed against me because I was so much bigger than him. He said to himself:" I thought he would become shorter and uglier. Damn it. ""
He has good memories of Hoffman.
In another interview withObserver In 2020, Fugit reflectedHis relationship with Hoffman, died in 2014 at the age of 46. The older actor had the reputation of being quite concentrated and demanding on the set, but Fugit said that he had never been discouraged by this and had great work experience with him. "He was never mean to me or something like that. He was baking me and gave me [explanive] because I was so lucky," said the star. "It would be like," you are 16, what theater did you do? "And I said to myself:" I went to the theater school ". He said:" No, what is playing? "And I would list all these summer program games and [explanive]. He was like, "ok, so nothing legitimate." He gave me [explanive], but he was very nice to me with regard to support. It is not as if he was going to let me suspend or something Like that. He came to work and expected me, that's what you should do. "
He's a father.
Fugit is not married, but it is in a long -term relationship withhis partnerJenny Del Rosario, who is also an actor. The couple sharesA son named RykerAnd Fugit Share photos of his familyOn his personal Instagram.
