The Secret Life of Sam Elliot You Never Knew About

Published on October 30, 2019
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Changing the Game

Sam had grown up in the outdoors, and he was used to using his hands for all kinds of jobs around the house. There was no way this man was going to be a server, since he already had so many other skills. For the most part, this aspiring actor got jobs in the construction field, which was plentiful back in the day. When he wasn’t auditioning, Sam was almost always outdoors. He was lucky becasue he was still able to make good pay and take care of himself when he wasn’t getting acting roles.

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Construction and Auditions

 Influencing His Roles

When it came to the roles that Sam went out for, he started to become type-cast. This was mostly due to the jobs he was doing outside of his acting. Casting directors would ask him what he did for a living outside of acting, and he would tell them about the odd jobs he could do. People saw him as a rugged, outdoorsy type, and that carried into the manly roles he was given to audition for.

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Specific Roles