City of Anaheim- Municipal Government
11 minutes
Austin Butler of Anaheim is seeing buzz for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in the upcoming biopic Elvis.
Butler, who was born in Anaheim and attended Twila Reid Elementary School, takes on the daunting role of playing the King alongside Tom Hanks as Col. Tom Parker, the domineering manager of Presley.
After this week at the Cannes Film Festival premier, Butler has earned praise for his impassioned performance of the American icon.
Butler got his start in television with parts on Hannah Montana, CSI: Miami and others.
In 2019, he earned critical praise for his role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Manson family bad guy Tex Watson.
Elvis hits theaters on June 24. Congrats to Butler and way to make Anaheim proud!
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If you succeed then the world loves you!
"...And then he has won, through his fantasy he has achieved that which before he had only in fantasy; wealth, honor, and the love of women." - Sanford Meisner who got it from Sigmund frued.
When you succeed in Show Business then your home town brags that you were born there. That is how it is, and people who you do not even know will cry when you die and they will say what a great guy you were.
You are a bum until you succeed, then you get eternal praise.
Salute,
Tony V.