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00:00If you didn't know who Austin Butler was before, you'll definitely be hearing about

00:10him now.

00:11You may know him from one of his many TV and movie appearances, or maybe you know him as

00:16Vanessa Hudges ex-boyfriend.

00:18Whatever you knew him from before can't compare to his latest role as the king of rock n roll.

00:23Austin Butler has landed many roles playing heartthrob love interest, but in his most

00:28recent role of Elvis, he plays one of the biggest and most famous heartthrobs in history.

00:33How did this blonde boy on the Disney channel make it to Graceland?

00:36Let's find out.

00:37Today we are talking about Austin Butler, Tomorrow You Decide.

00:40Give this video a like, subscribe, and comment below who you want to see next time on Where

00:45Are They Now.

00:46Austin Butler was born in Anaheim, California on August 17, 1991.

00:50He started off his acting career at a young age after he was approached by a background

00:54talent agency rep at the Orange County Fair at just 13 years old.

00:58He attended public school until 7th grade when he began home school to better accommodate

01:03his work schedule.

01:04Austin received plenty of background roles before his career really took off.

01:08In 2005, he landed his first regular job as background actor playing Lionel Scranton on

01:13Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide for two seasons.

01:16It was this role that helped him launch his career as a series actor.

01:20While on the show, one of the main cast members and Butler's friend, Lindsay Shaw, introduced

01:24him to her manager, Pat Cutler, who signed him and helped him launch his career.

01:28In 2007, Austin kicked off his career with lots of guest star appearances and smaller roles

01:33in series like the role of Derek Hansen in Hannah Montana and Jake Crandall in iCarly.

01:39Finally in July of 2009, he had a lead role in the 20th Century Fox family adventure movie

01:44Aliens in the Attic.

01:46That same summer, Butler appeared in the starring role of Jordan Gallagher on the popular but

01:51short-lived ABC family series, Ruby and the Rockets.

01:54In 2010, Austin was busy.

01:56February he landed a recurring role as Jones in Life Unexpected and that same month he

02:01appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place and in June he was in two episodes of Jonas starring

02:06the Jonas Brothers.

02:07In December, he guest starred in an episode of CSI Miami and The Defenders.

02:12He co-starred alongside Ashley Tisdale in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, a role he received due to

02:17Ashley herself calling him to come and audition for the role of love interest Peyton Levitt.

02:22The movie was released in April 2011.

02:24In June of 2011, Switched at Birth premiered on ABC with Austin playing the role of Wyke.

02:30That same year, he signed on to play the lead role of Zach Garvey in Lifetime TV movie The

02:35Bling Ring, which is based on the true story of a group of teens that were responsible for

02:39a string of robberies at celebrities' homes.

02:412011 was also the year that Austin Butler and high school musical star Vanessa Hudges

02:46began dating.

02:47The two were seen packing on the PDA and shortly after confirmed the relationship.

02:51The pair hit it off right away and would go on strong for quite some time.

02:55In March of 2012, Butler was cast in the Sex and the City prequel The Carrie Diaries

03:00as Sebastian Kidd.

03:01The series is based on the novel by Candace Bushwell that follows a young Carrie Bradshaw through

03:06life as a New York teen in the 80s.

03:08The show was on for two seasons before it was cancelled in 2014.

03:12Also in 2014, it was announced that Butler would be joining the cast of the play The Death

03:16of the Author.

03:17The play was shown at Geffen Playhouse in LA and the show ran from May 28th to June 29th.

03:22In September of 2014, it was announced that Austin had joined the cast of Arrow as the

03:26recurring character Chase.

03:28Also in 2014, he co-starred with Miranda Cosgrove and Tom Sizemore in the thriller film The Intruders.

03:34In 2016, he appeared in Kevin Smith's horror comedy Yoga Hosers.

03:38The film starred celebrities like Johnny Depp, Lily Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, and Hailey

03:43Jo Osment.

03:44Also in 2016, he began playing the role of Will Omsford in The Shannara Chronicles, MTV's

03:49television adaption of the Terry Brooks novel The Elfstones of Shannara.

03:53The show lasted for two seasons until it was cancelled in January 2018.

03:58In March of 2018, Butler made his Broadway debut, playing Don Parrott in The Iceman Cometh.

04:04Previews for the show began March 26th and it ran until July 1st, 2018.

04:08Hilton Owls reviewed the play in The New Yorker and said although there were many performers

04:13in George C. Wolf's staging of Eugene O'Neill's phenomenal drama The Iceman Cometh,

04:17there was only one actor, and his name is Austin Butler.

04:20A pretty fabulous praise for your Broadway debut.

04:23In July 2019, Butler appeared in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as a fictional version

04:28of Manson Family member Tex Watson.

04:30So where is he now?

04:32In 2019, Austin was cast in his most life and career changing role he's ever had.

04:37It was announced that Butler was going to be playing musical legend Elvis Presley in

04:41the upcoming biopic about the singer's life.

04:43The film was directed by Baz Luhrmann.

04:46Plenty of people were wondering when they found out why in the world would they cast this

04:49blonde actor from California to play this rock and roll legend with an iconic

04:53southern drawl and dark hair.

04:55Butler knew he had big shoes and an even bigger jumpsuit to fill.

04:58Everyone knows Elvis.

05:00Fan or not, how could you forget the dance moves, the outfits, the songs, his voice?

05:05Austin put two years of his life on hold and began his obsession.

05:08Butler perfected Elvis' iconic southern drawl by listening to hours and hours of footage

05:13from shows and interviews with the king of rock and roll himself.

05:16He said that he created his own sort of archive of how Elvis says every word and vowel along

05:22with the help of a dialect coach, Butler would practice and practice lines of dialogue until

05:27he got the voice to match.

05:29He revealed in an interview with Jimmy Fallon that he even took the time to study the changes

05:33in Presley's voice over the years and switch it up according to the decade.

05:37Talking like Elvis was only a small part of becoming the rock and roll icon.

05:41Butler recorded all of the songs for the film with his own vocals as well as mimic the iconic,

05:46big and bold moves Elvis did on stage to a tee.

05:49For months every day, Butler would practice singing and he states that his singing voice

05:53has greatly improved since the film.

05:56During the filming of Elvis, Austin Butler and longtime girlfriend Vanessa Hudges decided

06:00to split after almost a decade together.

06:03Sources say that while he was working on Elvis, she was filming in Europe for her film The Princess

06:07Switch and the two decided to break it off.

06:09The two left things on good terms and went their separate ways.

06:12I'm sure it would be hard enough to juggle that long distance relationship and quite literally

06:17trying to become Elvis Presley.

06:19Shortly after their breakup, Butler was seen with Kaya Gerber and the pair made an official

06:24debut together at the 2022 Met Gala.

06:26Hudges also has a new man in her life, Pittsburgh pilot baseball player Cole Tucker.

06:31So the two are both happy and doing their thing.

06:34Back to Elvis.

06:35I feel like biopics like this are usually either an absolute smash hit or hated by everyone.

06:40So I'm sure Austin was feeling the pressure.

06:42The film premiered on May 26th at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

06:47After the film, it received a 12 minute long standing ovation from the audience, the longest

06:52of this year's festival.

06:53It also received critical acclaim and praise from the Presley family themselves.

06:57The film was released in theaters on June 24th, 2022 and I think it's safe to say the

07:02movie is a success.

07:04People were impressed by Butler's portrayal of Elvis and how committed he was to the role.

07:07Coming up next for Butler, he was cast last year as the lead in the war drama miniseries,

07:12masters of the air.

07:13Butler is also set to play Feyd Rautha in the upcoming science fiction film Dune Part 2.

07:18It seems that things are going pretty good right now for Austin Butler, new girlfriend,

07:23successfully playing the king of rock and roll, and new projects on the way.

07:27What do you think?

07:28Did Austin do Elvis justice?

07:29Was all the preparation worth it?

07:32Let me know what you think in the comments below.

07:34Make sure to give this video a like and subscribe if you aren't already.

07:37I have been your host Maddie, thank you for tuning in and I will see you next time on

07:41Where Are They Now?

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