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Years before finding fame on hit shows like “Friday Night Lights” and “True Detective,” taylor kitsch no luck.
“I was literally sleeping on the subway,” said the actor, who moved from Canada to New York City to dedicate yourself to modeling and acting in 2002, he said people magazine.
“It was a blue train from downtown to 182 and at night they transferred, it took longer, A, C or E,” he said. US Weekly in 2017.
Kitsch, who was homeless for less than a month, said things got better after meeting his talent manager.
Before finding fame, Taylor Kitsch was homeless and slept on the New York subway. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
“She said, ‘What do you want to do?’ I said, ‘Character pieces,'” he told People. “She was like, ‘Okay, I’ll take a chance on you.'”
“All I ever wanted to do is disappear into different characters,” Kitsch added. “It’s never been about leading a show, being the center of attention or making money.”
Four years later, Kitsch landed a life-changing role as Tim Riggins in “Friday Night Lights” in 2006.
“People, for some reason or another, really gravitated toward Riggins,” he told the outlet. “It really affected my life and everything for the better.”
Kitsch is best known for his role as Tim Riggins on “Friday Night Lights.” (Arnold Jerocki/WireImage/NBC/Getty Images)
Despite his success, Kitsch, who currently stars in the Netflix miniseries “American Primeval,” was never a fan of the glitz and glamor of Hollywood.
“I started later in the business and was able to get a sense of who I was and what I needed,” said Kitsch, who moved to Montana in 2023. The Hollywood Reporter that same year. “Being in Los Angeles It was never a big thing for me and I love it here; There is so much peace to take advantage of. “That’s what this place represents to me: it’s not going to solve every problem, but I hope it helps at least one person work toward what they need.”
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These days, when he’s not working, Kitsch, who was drawn to Bozeman, Montana, because of his interest in wildlife photography, has focused on building a space for the veteran and sober/recovering communities.
Kitsch recently talked about moving to Montana. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
“I’m very excited about this, because it will be a base camp for people to empower themselves,” said Kitsch, whose sister battled addiction a year earlier.
“I didn’t even know there were ways to escape sobriety until I had the crash course with my sister,” Kitsch told People. “I thought, ‘Man, it sounds amazing to offer people the opportunity to reconnect with nature and slow things down.'”
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