There's never been anything conventional about Gerard Butler or his career. Having originally studied to be a lawyer, at the age of 25 he made a creative U-turn that was to set him on the path to fame, fortune and, by his own admission, contentment. The 43-year-old...
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Ahlan! Chats to Hottie Gerard Butler in Dubai
Team Ahlan! were super excited to catch up with ladies' man and Hollywood heart-throb Gerard Butler, who was in Dubai for the launch of the Roger Dubuis boutique Hotness alert! Gerard Butler was in Dubai last night (7 November) for the launch of the Roger Dubuis...
Chasing Mavericks: Gerard Butler Dishes Surfing as Life
Gerard Butler told Movie Fanatic that he had tried surfing only three or four times before accepting the role in Chasing Mavericks. The film is a true story about Frosty Hesson (Butler) and his training of a teenage surfer Jay Moriarity (Jonny Weston) to tackle the...
Gerard Butler’s ‘Chasing’ relationships this fall
[i]The star, determined to get 'Chasing Mavericks' right, recounts a harrowing surfing session that almost took his life.[/i] 7:08PM EDT October 23. 2012 - BEVERLY HILLS — Rule No. 1 of extreme surfing: Don't confuse fear with panic. "You panic," says Gerard...
Gerard Butler Talks CHASING MAVERICKS, What Drew Him to Surfing, His Life Threatening Accident, and More
Chasing Mavericks is based on the inspirational true story of surfing phenom Jay Moriarty (Jonny Weston), who enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler) to train him to surf the mythic Mavericks surf break near his home in Santa Cruz. The quest to...
GERARD BUTLER RECALLS HIS NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE AT MAVERICKS
It all started as we were shooting a scene padding out over these massive waves, and I wasn't meant to actually be surfing at the time. In this scene, Jay [Moriarity] is watching me, but I don't know he's watching me; it's supposed to be the first time he's seen...
Gerard Butler on Almost Dying, Rehab: “Maybe a Stronger Person Wouldn’t Have Needed to Go”
Gerard Butler may look solid as a rock (his chest certainly seems to be made of granite), but he's only human on the inside. "Maybe a stronger person wouldn't have needed to go," the Scottish actor says in the November issue of Men's Journal, talking about the three...
HEAVY WATER: GERARD BUTLER INTERVIEW
Heavy Water Presented By Chasing Mavericks: Gerard Butler Interview Catching Up With The Star Of Chasing Mavericks—An Upcoming Film Based On The True Story Of Jay Moriarty Gerard Butler, the Scottish-born actor most famous for his leading role in the movie 300,...
‘The Headhunter’s Calling’ Star Gerard Butler On Latest Passion Project &; How “There’s Just No Safety Anymore In This Industryâ€
At an airport in London, unable to find a quiet space to chat, Gerard Butler retreats to an abandoned children's playroom, without a chair to accommodate his frame. Possessing a sharp and generous sense of humor, manifest particularly in his independent features, and...
What Gerard Butler Learned From Near-Death Experience ‘Chasing Mavericks’
[i]Actor admits he tried to learn surfing 'on the biggest waves possible.'[/i] Those who've seen the "Chasing Mavericks" trailer know that there is a lot going on in the film — more than just great footage of surfing and the inspirational true story of surfing...
Gerard Butler: Kayaking is crazy
Gerard Butler really enjoyed "kayaking to work". The actor stars alongside Jessica Biel in their upcoming comedy drama Playing for Keeps. Gerard portrays a former professional soccer player who moves back to Louisiana to reunite with his ex-wife, played by Jessica,...
Gerard Butler arrives at Cannes to talk about Motor City and his soccer movie
[i]At the film festival in France to reveal all about his latest projects, the Scottish star had his head in his hands when he referred to his beloved football by its more commonly used name in the US...[/i]...
Gerard Butler arrives at Cannes to talk about Motor City and his ‘soccer’ movie
[i At the film festival in France to reveal all about his latest projects, the Scottish star had his head in his hands when he referred to his beloved football by its more commonly used name in the US...[/i...
Gerard Butler Tells Us What He Loves About Latinas!
At the age of 43, Gerard Butler knows what he likes in a member of the opposite sex. And guess what my fellow Latinas? It could be you! The Scottish actor has been spending some time in Miami this week promoting his latest film, Playing for Keeps, where he stars as...
Gerard Butler’s Wild Ride
[i]The world-trekking, ATV-riding, ÂRomanian model-dating Scotsman courts danger at every turn – and never more than when filming 'Chasing Mavericks,' the big-wave surf drama that almost took his life.[/i] Gerard Butler is cruising through Shreveport in his...
Butler: I have profound memories of Parkhead
Not only is Gerard Butler an 'A-list' Hollywood actor, starring in the likes of 300, Law Abiding Citizen and The Bounty Hunter, the proud Scotsman is also a passionate Celtic fan. In his latest film, 'Playing for Keeps', he takes on the role of George Dryer, a former...
Gerard Butler: Hollywood’s rare ‘really masculine’ star
It's hard not to think about the consequences of violence, in life and even in films, when the actor you're interviewing has a bodyguard standing outside his hotel room. But Gerard Butler, the Scottish star of movies that include 300, The Ugly Truth and RocknRolla,...
TSR interviews Gerard Butler for ‘Machine Gun Preacher’
Nick Allen sat down in a roundtable interview with Gerard Butler for the film Machine Gun Preacher. You can read Allen's Scorecard Review here. You can read his interview, which features Butler talking candidly about his potential and variety as an actor, if you keep...
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
WE HADN'T met before but, even in the crowded lounge of London's Charlotte Street Hotel there was no mistaking Gerard Butler. And not just because I recognised him from the big screen. Sure, the slim, dark-haired Scot was the only movie star in the room. But while...
Baz Bamigboye
GERRY BUTLER burst into a Soho club like a bat out of hell. To add to that impression, he was wearing a long black leather jacket with red silk lining. As it happens, the dashing actor plays the prince of darkness in Dracula 2000, which Miramax Films plan to release...
Gerry Butler: staking everything on Hollywood
You get your Kicks walking in front of cars. but what do you do if that's not enough? you go to hollywood The couch is worrying. Its pale green bulk fills a fair portion of the intimate back room, little more than a snug, in London's Soho House where I'm to talk to...
Gerard Butler Interview
Gerard Butler sits in the Dorchester Hotel after being rushed in from the set of his new film. He has something of a Wolverine look, mixed in with a little Dougray Scott( the actor originally picked for that mutant role). His shoulder length hair and lyrical Scottish...
SCOTS GMTV AND HOLIDAY STAR JENNI FALCONER REVEALS ALL ABOUT THE NEW
GORGEOUS Scots TV presenter Jenni Falconer has spoken for the first time about new boyfriend James Midgley. He plays gay hairdresser Shane in BBC 1 drama series Cutting It, but she says: 'He's not gay and he's not a hairdresser. 'When I told my dad he was my boyfriend...
COURTING CELEBRITY
This time, Dracula is a Glaswegian. As the curtains are raised tomorrow on Wes Craven's latest gorefest, Dracula 2001, it won't be the grim, powdered face of Christopher Lee staring back at the whimpering audience. Instead, it will be that of Gerard Butler, a...
The Male Box – Gerard Butler
Star of Dracula 2000 age: "Thirty-one. My goal for this year would be to continue tasting some of the success I had in my 30th year. I loved it." scot free: "I love to get back to Scotland [my home]. My mother and I like to go walking through the hills, right into the...