Selena Gomez Sent Austin Butler the Sweetest Text While He Was Filming 'Elvis'
glamour.comperformance as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's chaotic biographical film Elvis—he's the frontrunner in his category. In , which includes photos of the actor wearing a shining leather trench coat, a silver medallion necklace, and oversize sunglasses—Butler opened up about how far he's come since his days as a child actor, when he appeared on Disney Channel shows alongside Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus. “When I was filming Elvis,” the actor said, “Selena found this photograph of the two of us when I did a guest-star thing on her show Wizards of Waverly Place.
And she sends it to me, just going, 'Wow, remember this?' It feels like another life,” Butler continued. “When you’re a child actor, you see so many people come in from Texas or something, and at a certain point they may quit or go back.
We’re just so fortunate to have careers in this industry for this amount of time.”Butler did, in fact, guest star in an episode of the beloved Disney Channel show over a decade before his voice became Elvis's .
Per , Butler played George in a 2010 episode titled “Positive Alex.” Butler appeared on a few other kids' show in his early career, including Hannah Montana, Ned's Declassified Survival Guide, iCarly, and Zoey 101.
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