Josh Hutcherson: Beautiful People 2011
By Michael H. Miller
As the troubled teenage son of a lesbian couple in The Kids Are All Right, Josh Hutcherson has gone from steady-working child actor to one of Hollywood's brightest talents. Now he's ready for his turn as an action star in the remake of the '80s classic, Red Dawn. "We're teenagers who fight back against the invasion," he says excitedly. "So much action, explosions, gunfights. It's very different from The Kids Are All Right. When someone asks me, 'What do you want to do next?' I want to do everything. I like to do it all."
When Hutcherson was nine-years-old, he'd already been bugging his parents to let him be an actor for years, but to no avail. Finally, he got out a phonebook and called an agent himself. Work was slow -- Hutcherson was living in Northern Kentucky, after all -- but when an acting coach from New York came through town, he invited Hutcherson out to California for pilot season. "My mom works at Delta Airlines. She thought pilot season had to do with airplanes," he laughs. His family would drive the 1,700 miles for auditions (it was cheaper than flying) and he remembers some of the actors' parents cornering him and asking him to read his lines so they could show their kids how to do it.
At only 18 he's already worked with Tom Hanks, Annette Bening and Forest Whitaker. But he's remained friendly and humble. "My family has always been a big part of my life and a big part of my career," he said. "So having them around really keeps me grounded. I think that's the big reason I've been very successful and maintained being the same person, not letting the business change me. It changes a lot of people."
JOSH WEARS VEST BY TOMMY HILFIGER, SHIRT BY PAUL &JOE, JEANS BY INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS AND NECKLACE BY CHROME HEARTS.
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When Hutcherson was nine-years-old, he'd already been bugging his parents to let him be an actor for years, but to no avail. Finally, he got out a phonebook and called an agent himself. Work was slow -- Hutcherson was living in Northern Kentucky, after all -- but when an acting coach from New York came through town, he invited Hutcherson out to California for pilot season. "My mom works at Delta Airlines. She thought pilot season had to do with airplanes," he laughs. His family would drive the 1,700 miles for auditions (it was cheaper than flying) and he remembers some of the actors' parents cornering him and asking him to read his lines so they could show their kids how to do it.
At only 18 he's already worked with Tom Hanks, Annette Bening and Forest Whitaker. But he's remained friendly and humble. "My family has always been a big part of my life and a big part of my career," he said. "So having them around really keeps me grounded. I think that's the big reason I've been very successful and maintained being the same person, not letting the business change me. It changes a lot of people."
JOSH WEARS VEST BY TOMMY HILFIGER, SHIRT BY PAUL &JOE, JEANS BY INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS AND NECKLACE BY CHROME HEARTS.
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Posted at 9:16 on Dec 02, 2011
I think that you are one of the best actors. And i cant wait to see in The Hunger Games.