This famous American actress says she financed Pedro Pascal during his lean years

Pedro Pascal did not always have the successful career that we know him today. The actor recently opened up about the difficult beginnings of his career, during which a well-known actress supported him financially.

Before becoming the star we know today, star of The Last of UsThe Mandalorian (the last episode drives the fans crazy) or Game of Thrones, Pedro Pascal was a struggling actor who had to audition and pay his bills. In an interview about the actor for EsquireSarah Paulson, his longtime friend, confided that he sometimes helped him financially in his early days. “He spoke about it publicly, but there were times when I would give him my per diem from a job I was working on so he could have money for food.”, said the actress. The two actors met in 1993, when Pedro Pascal moved to New York to study at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. After college, he then headed to Los Angeles, where he landed roles in buffy the vampire slayer, Angels of Happiness or Undressed, but not enough for a career. So he returned to New York in the early 2000s and continued to audition.

Pedro Pascal trusts himself: “I spent my time thinking”

“I’ve died so many times”said Pedro Pascal about this period. “I had this idea that if I hadn’t managed to get an important role at 29, it was over for me. So I spent my time thinking about my desire to dedicate my life to this profession, and contemplating letting go of the idea I had of it as a kid. There were so many good reasons to let go of that illusion.”.

“Proof that he is a great movie star”

Although he played memorable roles in Game of Thrones et Narcosthe roles of Pedro Pascal in the hit series The Mandalorian et The Last of Us catapulted his career to star status and now “everyone wants to work with him”s’amuse Sarah Paulson. “Everyone wants him to succeed. To me, that’s proof that he’s a big movie star. I’m ready for him to take the reins, like Bruce Willis et Mel Gibson and all these guys”.

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