23 Facts About Austin Butler

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Austin Robert Butler was born on August 17,1991 and is an American actor.

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Austin Butler is best known for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in the 2022 biographical film Elvis.

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3.

Austin Butler gained recognition for starring in The Carrie Diaries and The Shannara Chronicles.

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4.

Austin Butler made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of The Iceman Cometh and played Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

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Austin Butler was born on August 17,1991, in Anaheim, California, the son of Lori Anne, an aesthetician, and David Austin Butler.

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6.

Austin Butler has an older sister, Ashley was born on in 1986, and who worked as a background actor alongside him on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.

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7.

Austin Butler found that he enjoyed it and soon began taking acting classes.

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8.

Austin Butler attended public school until the seventh grade when he left to be home-schooled to accommodate his work schedule.

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9.

Austin Butler continued his home-school education until the tenth grade when he took the CHSPE to finish his formal high school education.

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10.

In 2005, after working as an extra on several television series, Austin Butler landed his first regular job as a background actor playing the role of Lionel Scranton for two seasons on Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.

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In May 2007, Austin Butler landed a guest starring role on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana playing the role of Derek Hanson opposite actress Miley Cyrus, and in September of that same year, he portrayed Jake Krandle in the episode "iLike Jake" on the Nickelodeon series iCarly.

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In February 2008, Austin Butler landed a main role on another Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 playing James Garrett, the love interest of Jamie Lynn Spears's title character Zoey in the fourth season, and in March of that year, he appeared in an episode of Out of Jimmy's Head playing the role of Lance in the episode titled "Princess".

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13.

In July 2009, Austin Butler starred in 20th Century Fox's family adventure movie Aliens in the Attic portraying Jake Pearson, alongside Ashley Tisdale, Carter Jenkins, Robert Hoffman, Kevin Nealon and Doris Roberts.

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In February 2010, Austin Butler landed a recurring role as Jones on the CW series Life Unexpected, Later that year, he guest-starred in episodes of the Disney Channel sitcoms Wizards of Waverly Place and Jonas as well as on CSI: Miami and The Defenders.

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15.

Austin Butler played the role of Bradley, a pre-law student with a double major in political science and math, and is set to graduate from a wealthy university.

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16.

Austin Butler then joined the cast of Arrow in the recurring role of Chase.

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17.

Austin Butler's character was a DJ and a love interest of Willa Holland's character Thea Queen.

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18.

Austin Butler co-starred with Miranda Cosgrove and Tom Sizemore in the 2015 thriller film The Intruders, and appeared in Kevin Smith's 2016 horror-comedy film Yoga Hosers about 15-year-old yoga nuts Colleen Collette and Colleen McKenzie.

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19.

Austin Butler made his Broadway debut playing Don Parritt, the "lost boy" in The Iceman Cometh, which starred Denzel Washington and David Morse.

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20.

Austin Butler has publicly expressed gratitude to Denzel Washington for vouching for his ability to take on the role.

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21.

Austin Butler's performance received critical acclaim, as well as praise from the Presley family.

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22.

Austin Butler enjoys creating and recording music and taught himself to play guitar at the age of thirteen and piano at sixteen.

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23.

Austin Butler was in a relationship with actress Vanessa Hudgens from 2011 to 2020.

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