Paul Rudd<\/a> once worked weekends as a wedding DJ before becoming one of Hollywood\u2019s most recognisable comedy stars. The 57-year-old actor spoke about his early jobs during an appearance at 92NY in New York City while promoting his new film Power Ballad alongside singer and actor Nick Jonas. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Paul Rudd once worked weekends as a wedding DJ before becoming one of Hollywood\u2019s most recognisable comedy stars<\/p>\n
Paul, whose career spans cult comedy Clueless, Marvel\u2019s Ant-Man franchise, Anchorman and Friends, made the comments while reflecting on life before stardom and how slowly fame arrived in the pre-social media era. <\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI was in school. I could work (as a DJ) on the weekends \u2013\u00a0Bat mitzvahs and weddings and birthdays. I did that for about a year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Referencing his use of the MC Hammer hit in his sets, he added: \u201cIf I wanted the kids to get out there, I knew that Can\u2019t Touch This was a big one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if I wanted the grandparents to dance \u2013 Glenn Miller. Swear to God.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe actor has spoken openly in recent months about the struggles of establishing himself as a working performer during the early years of his career in the 1990s.<\/p>\n
\nSpeaking to People in April, Paul recalled appearing in a Nintendo commercial in 1991 did little to immediately change his life or financial situation.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cI didn\u2019t really feel so famous. I was a working actor and I still had a regular job when I was doing (the) commercial.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd then as it slowly started to \u2013 as I started getting more work \u2013\u00a0occasionally someone would say, \u2018Hey, Clueless!,\u2019 or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPaul played Josh in the 1995 teen comedy Clueless opposite Alicia Silverstone, with the film remaining one of the defining pop culture comedies of the decade and continuing to attract new audiences through streaming platforms and anniversary retrospectives.<\/p>\n
\nPaul added: \u201cBut it wasn\u2019t \u2013 nothing felt so different, really.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd, you know, I think just the very nature of the time when there was no social media, there was no Internet \u2013 everything just went by just a little bit slower.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nDuring the New York screening event, Paul also praised Nick Jonas, who stars opposite him in Power Ballad. <\/p>\n
\nThe new film centres on a feud between a wedding singer and a major music star after a song idea is allegedly stolen and transformed into a hit single.<\/p>\n
\nPaul said of Nick: \u201cHe\u2019s such a great actor (and) great musician, but boy, he made me feel comfortable right away, and we clicked day one. We really got on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nNick, who first rose to fame alongside brothers Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas in the Jonas Brothers before expanding into acting and Broadway work, has increasingly focused on film projects in recent years while balancing music releases and touring commitments.<\/p>\n
\nPaul continued praising his co-star while speaking to People at the film\u2019s New York premiere.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cI can\u2019t say that I was surprised because I\u2019ve seen him act, but he did things that were kind of so subtle and really deft, the stuff that was going on behind his eyes.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe\u2019d be going through these dilemmas, and he\u2019s not saying anything, but you can read his mind.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt\u2019s such good acting, and I was just amazed at some of the stuff he was doing.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhen I saw the movie, it was like, \u2018Oh my God\u2019. There were scenes that I wasn\u2019t there to film, and yeah, he knocked me out.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSo, not much of a surprise, but I kept thinking, \u2018Oh, I need to remember this\u2019. And he\u2019s just cool. Like he just plays everything cool because he is cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAccording to the film\u2019s synopsis, Power Ballad is \u201ca feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship, and the price of ambition\u201d.<\/p>\n
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