- Austin Butler claims he doesn’t sound like Elvis Presley.
- In the 2022 biopic “Elvis,” he played the late King of Rock n Roll.
- Elvis passed away in 1977 at the age of 42.
In the 2022 biopic “Elvis,” the actor, 31, played the late King of Rock n Roll, who passed away in 1977 at the age of 42. Although people frequently tell him that he has perfected the voice of the “Hound Dog” icon, he doesn’t quite see it.
He told Entertainment Tonight: “I don’t even think about it. I don’t think I sound like him still, but I guess I haven’t noticed ’cause I hear it a lot. I think, I often liken it to when somebody lives in another country for a long time, and I had three years where that was my only focus in life, so I’m sure that there’s just pieces of my DNA that will always be linked in that way.”
Speaking after winning the Golden Globe for his characterisation of the “Jailhouse Rock” legend, the former “Zoey 101” star added that it “meant so much” to be among so many people he admired at the ceremony and is “grateful” to the family of Elvis Presley for allowing him to take on the enormous role.
The former “Zoey 101” star battled off competition from the likes of Hugh Jackman and Bill Nighy for the gong.
He added: “To be in that room full of all those people that I’ve admired so much, and it just means so much to me. And then in front of the Presley’s who have now welcomed me into their family in such a beautiful way – I just feel so endlessly grateful to them that they provided this space for me to somehow try to capture the essence of this man that means so much to them, and that they love so much.”
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