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The entire experience was \u201cgreat,\u201d according to Hudson, who said he \u201cmet a ton of really fun people\u201d on that set.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had so much fun. I lived in Wilmington, North Carolina. I lived right on the beach,\u201d he added. \u201cI was fishing and surfing, and I had a basketball court right behind me, so there was that part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Oliver](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oliver-Hudson-Recalls-Very-Cool-Experience-Working-With-Katie-Holmes-on-Dawson-s-Creek-004.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Sony Pictures Television<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAnd, yes, he has watched the show since it ended. (Dawson\u2019s Creek<\/em> ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2003.)<\/p>\n\u201cI show my kids. I\u2019m like, \u2018Look at me.\u2019 They\u2019re like, \u2018Oh my God, Dad.\u2019 I\u2019m 24 [or] 25 years old, it\u2019s crazy,\u201d Hudson told Us<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable to them how young I look, and it\u2019s unbelievable to me too.\u201d<\/p>\nHudson shares three kids<\/a> \u2014 sons Wilder, 18, and Bodhi, 15, along with daughter Rio, 12 \u2014 with wife Erinn Bartlett<\/strong>.<\/p>\nHudson reflected on his acting career as a whole during the interview, explaining that he actually got started in the entertainment industry kind of late in life \u2014 and he only started performing. \u201cbecause my whole family did it,\u201d Hudson admitted.(Hudson\u2019s mother is Goldie Hawn<\/strong>, stepfather is Kurt Russell<\/strong> and sister is Kate Hudson<\/strong>, just to name a few of his famous family members.)<\/p>\n\u201cYes, you get the foot in the door, but those expectations, they\u2019re raised for you,\u201d Oliver explained when discussing what it\u2019s like to come from a famous family. \u201cThe lights might be a little brighter when you walk into a room, just to see how this person does, given the fact that they\u2019ve come from this place. I never thought about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n Related: <\/span>Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s Blended Family: A Complete Guide<\/span><\/a>
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Initially, Oliver \u201ctook the opportunity\u201d to act but only \u201chalf-assed\u201d it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew that when I didn\u2019t get the job, I could use the excuse \u2014 consciously or subconsciously \u2014 of \u2018I didn\u2019t give it 100 percent.\u2019 I just didn\u2019t like the rejection,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>Sony Pictures Television<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThings in his career changed drastically after he decided to move out on his own.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just said, \u2018I got to get out of here.\u2019 I have to put some pressure on myself. So I got an apartment with a friend. I could barely afford it because I wanted the nice apartment,\u201d Oliver explained. \u201cI got my first television show within three weeks of moving out.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more from Oliver\u2019s Just Like Us<\/em> interview, watch the video above or check out the full episode, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/div>And, yes, he has watched the show since it ended. (Dawson\u2019s Creek<\/em> ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2003.)<\/p>\n \u201cI show my kids. I\u2019m like, \u2018Look at me.\u2019 They\u2019re like, \u2018Oh my God, Dad.\u2019 I\u2019m 24 [or] 25 years old, it\u2019s crazy,\u201d Hudson told Us<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable to them how young I look, and it\u2019s unbelievable to me too.\u201d<\/p>\n Hudson shares three kids<\/a> \u2014 sons Wilder, 18, and Bodhi, 15, along with daughter Rio, 12 \u2014 with wife Erinn Bartlett<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Hudson reflected on his acting career as a whole during the interview, explaining that he actually got started in the entertainment industry kind of late in life \u2014 and he only started performing. \u201cbecause my whole family did it,\u201d Hudson admitted.(Hudson\u2019s mother is Goldie Hawn<\/strong>, stepfather is Kurt Russell<\/strong> and sister is Kate Hudson<\/strong>, just to name a few of his famous family members.)<\/p>\n \u201cYes, you get the foot in the door, but those expectations, they\u2019re raised for you,\u201d Oliver explained when discussing what it\u2019s like to come from a famous family. \u201cThe lights might be a little brighter when you walk into a room, just to see how this person does, given the fact that they\u2019ve come from this place. I never thought about that.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tGoldie Hawn and Kurt Russell are an iconic Hollywood love story \u2014 with a modern Hollywood family. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Deal of the Day Dyson\u2019s [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Initially, Oliver \u201ctook the opportunity\u201d to act but only \u201chalf-assed\u201d it.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew that when I didn\u2019t get the job, I could use the excuse \u2014 consciously or subconsciously \u2014 of \u2018I didn\u2019t give it 100 percent.\u2019 I just didn\u2019t like the rejection,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Things in his career changed drastically after he decided to move out on his own.<\/p>\n \u201cI just said, \u2018I got to get out of here.\u2019 I have to put some pressure on myself. So I got an apartment with a friend. I could barely afford it because I wanted the nice apartment,\u201d Oliver explained. \u201cI got my first television show within three weeks of moving out.\u201d<\/p>\n For more from Oliver\u2019s Just Like Us<\/em> interview, watch the video above or check out the full episode, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t
\n Related: <\/span>Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s Blended Family: A Complete Guide<\/span><\/a>
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