Taylor Kitsch
| Taylor Kitsch | |
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 Kitsch at the X-Men Origins: Wolverine premiere in April 2009 |
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| Born | Taylor Kitsch April 8, 1981 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada  |
| Occupation | Actor - Model |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and model. He is best known for his role as Tim Riggins in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights.
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[edit] Early life and modeling career
Kitsch was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. His mother worked for the BC liquor board and his father in construction.[1][2] He has two older brothers and two younger half sisters, and was raised by his single mother.[3] He played junior ice hockey for the Langley Hornets in the British Columbia Hockey League before a knee injury ended his career.[4]
Kitsch moved to New York in 2002 after receiving an opportunity to pursue modeling with IMG and studied acting there as well. For a time in New York he was homeless and took to sleeping on subway trains in the middle of the night.[5]
Kitsch has modeled for Diesel and Abercrombie & Fitch. He also appears in the limited edition coffee table book by celebrity photographer John Russo.[6][7]
[edit] Acting career
Kitsch starred in the NBC series Friday Night Lights as football player Tim Riggins.
He played Pogue Parry in The Covenant alongside Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Toby Hemingway, Jessica Lucas and Chace Crawford.
In February 2008, he signed on to play Gambit in the X-Men franchise spinoff X-Men Origins: Wolverine, released in May 2009. Of the fan-favorite character of Gambit, Kitsch states, "I knew of him, but I didn't know the following he had. I'm sure I'm still going to be exposed to that. I love the character, I love the powers, and I love what they did with him. I didn't know that much, but in my experience, it was a blessing to go in and create my take on him. I'm excited for it, to say the least."[8]
In 2009, Kitsch signed up for Steven Silver's The Bang Bang Club alongside Ryan Phillipe and Malin Åkerman, set in South Africa and documenting the final bloody days of the apartheid.[9]
In April 2010, it was announced Kitsch would star in Peter Berg's Battleship, an adaptation of the Hasbro guessing game, as Naval commander Alex Hopper.[10] In November 2010, The Hollywood Reporter named Kitsch as one of the young male actors who are "pushing – or being pushed" into taking over Hollywood as the new "A-List".[11][12]
[edit] Allegations
In an interview on the Late Show with David Letterman, Kitsch remarked about his trip in an Asian country, in which he said that a Customs officer blocked him in the airport, saying he had to go back to Japan because his passport was full. He claimed an unidentified Customs officer also demanded that to give him his iPhone. But he was later allowed entry after he showed a trailer of John Carter. Letterman mentioned the Philippines, in which Kitsch didn't correct him, implying that the incident truly happened in Philippines.[13][14] [15]
Officials from the Malacañang Palace in Manila condemned his remarks and quickly conducted a probe along with the officials from Merdeka Palace in Jakarta regarding his statement, and found that the airport where he was denied entry was later revealed to be an airport in Indonesia instead.[16][17] The Philippine presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda later issued a statement ""We believe that Taylor Kitsch made an erroneous statement which demeaned our country and an apology would be a proper decent response." Kitsch so far hasn't issued any apology regarding the matter.[18][19]
[edit] Filmography
| Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | John Tucker Must Die | Justin | |
| Snakes on a Plane | Kyle "Crocodile" Cho | ||
| The Covenant | Pogue Parry | ||
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | Joel Herrod | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Remy LeBeau / Gambit | |
| 2010 | The Bang Bang Club | Kevin Carter | |
| 2012 | John Carter | John Carter | |
| Battleship | Lt. Alex Hopper | Post-production | |
| Savages | Chon | Post-production | |
| 2013 | Lone Survivor | ||
| Television series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Godiva's | Colm | TV series, 1 episode (Flipping Switches) |
| Kyle XY | Male Camper | TV series, 1 episode (Pilot) | |
| 2006–2011 | Friday Night Lights | Tim Riggins | TV series; 76 episodes Nominated - 2007 Teen Choice Award - Choice TV: Breakout Nominated - 2008 Teen Choice Award - Choice TV: Breakout 2011 Star of Texas Award |
[edit] References
- ^ "'Friday Night Lights' star looks back ... and ahead". ScrippsNews. 2007-10-02. http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/27222. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ^ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/the-next-action-hero/
- ^ "Taylor Kitsch Photo Gallery | Outside Magazine's Featured Photo Galleries". OutsideOnline.com. http://www.outsideonline.com/photo-galleries/Taylor-Kitsch.html. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ^ "Strombo - Taylor Kitsch". George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight. CBC Television. http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/guest-page/taylor-kitsch.html. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ The Late Show with David Letterman, 2012-02-29
- ^ www.pixiepressworldwide.com
- ^ Metro Source LA magazine
- ^ 12 Like0 Dislike0 Oct 13, 2008 by The MovieWeb Team (2008-10-13). "Taylor Kitsch on Being Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine". MovieWeb.com. http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEh0tojn6wmWki. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173687/
- ^ Leins, Jeff (2009-06-12). "Taylor Kitsch to Star in 'Battleship'". News in Film. http://www.newsinfilm.com/2010/04/08/taylor-kitsch-to-star-in-battleship/. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ THR staff (9 November 2010). "See the Cover of the New Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cover-hollywood-reporter-43374. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Lauren Schutte, Emily Blank (2010-11-15). "Hollywood's A-List Redefined". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/hollywoods-list-redefined-44771. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "Taylor Kitsch’s Philippines comments land him in hot water". Yahoo. http://ca.omg.yahoo.com/blogs/north-stars/taylor-kitsch-philippines-comments-land-him-hot-water-170149393.html. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Taylor Kitsch Is Terrible at Marketing, Good at Offending Nations". The Blemish. http://theblemish.com/2012/03/taylor-kitsch-is-terrible-at-marketing-good-at-offending-nations/. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Taylor Kitsch: We Miss His Tim Riggins Hair". Allure Magazine. http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2012/03/taylor-kitsch-we-miss-his-tim-riggins-hair.html. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "TV Notes: Filipino denies Kitsch's claim". Associated Press (Pittsburg Gazzette). http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12067/1214861-67.stm. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "'John Carter' star Taylor Kitsch asked for 'bribe' by Indonesian official". Montreal Gazette. http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/John+Carter+star+Taylor+Kitsch+asked+bribe+Indonesian+official/6257530/story.html. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Palace says Taylor Kitsch should apologize". ABS-CBN. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/03/05/12/palace-says-taylor-kitsch-should-apologize. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "BOC to demand explanation from Taylor Kitsch and David Letterman". Manila Bulletin. http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/353380/boc-demand-explanation-taylor-kitsch-and-david-letterman. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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