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- culture
- March 12, 2019
Actor Andrew Rannells shares details of new memoir
The 'Girls' star moved to New York in 1997 and landed 'Hairspray' in 2004.
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\"Let me clarify, I did some print work in Nebraska. So I don't know if teen model is the right [term],\" he said while looking at his first headshot. \"I feel like I had a very clear focus from a young age that that's what I wanted to do.\"
If he could give any advice to his younger self Rannells said it would be \"don't get highlights.\"
What advice would #AndrewRannells give himself as a teen? \"DON'T GET HIGHLIGHTS!\" https://t.co/W1vUNMab63
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\"It's gonna seem like a good idea, but don't do it,\" he said of the '90s hairstyle.
Rannells had his sights set on New York from a young age and his first gig on the big stage was at Radio City for \"Pokemon Live.\"
\"That was sort of a high-slash-low point in my career,\" he said laughing.
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Although it was far from his dream role, he said all of his experiences \"motivated\" him to keep dreaming bigger.
\"They all sort of keep you on the right path and kept me motivated to go,\" he explained. \"You have to be patient right? And you've got to pay your dues in that sense and I paid a lot of dues.\"
Rannells worked as a temp for Ernst and Young before getting his big break on Broadway.
\"I lied and said that I knew how to answer phones - I would just pick it up and hang up,\" he said with a smile.
But once he started to land more roles his focus shifted.
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\"All I said was, 'I just want to be on Broadway.' And then very quickly I was like, 'I think I want a bigger part,'\" he recalled.
\"You keep trading dreams,\" he said channeling Oprah. \"When you achieve a dream then you dream a bigger dream.\"
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