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- culture
- April 8, 2019
'This Is Us' star on singing debut at ACM Awards
She was joined by country music stars Carrie Underwood, Lauren Alaina and more.
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In \"Breakthrough,\" Metz plays a mom whose child has a terrible accident and is given very little chance of survival. Metz said she brought light to the set by rapping some songs with co-stars Marcel Ruiz and Topher Grace.
\"You've got to find some levity because you're literally crying most of the time, which I don't mind doing -- we all know that,\" Metz said. \"It's very cathartic.\"
.@ChrissyMetz has been busy! She flew overnight to be here, hours after performing at the ACM Awards! pic.twitter.com/G7psbTvyKo
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 8, 2019
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Chrissy Metz (@chrissymetz) on Apr 5, 2019 at 9:16am PDT
Metz said she got into acting after she took her sister, an aspiring model, to a casting call.
\"I'd like to say it's by chance, but I think that everything is sort of destined,\" Metz said. \"I was afraid of my own shadow.\"
The story of how @ChrissyMetz was discovered is *perfect*! pic.twitter.com/Jlc6zk3xJf
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 8, 2019
SING YOUR HEART OUT, @chrissymetz! 🎵 pic.twitter.com/BJtk6cSIiF
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 8, 2019
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She went on, \"My sister comes out of the room. My then-manager says, 'What are you doing here?' I'm like, 'Nothing.' \"My sister nudges me, I sing a song ... and then the rest is history.\"
\"Breakthrough\" hits theaters April 17.
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