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From playing Kylo Ren in theStar Warssequels to earning Oscar nods forBlacKkKlansmanandMarriage Story, Adam Driver has made quite a name for himself in Hollywood. But before Driver found his footing in the acting realm, the actor served in the Marine Corps for almost 3 years before getting medically discharged and moving back into civilian life.
But life after the Military didn’t make much sense to theMarriage Storystar, and following his struggle, he decided to pursue acting but claimed if things didn’t work out,“I’ll dumpster dive”.
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Aam Driver Was Ready to Face Homelessness if Life After the Marines Didn’t Work Out
Not long after the Twin Towers fell,Adam Driverenlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps but was medically discharged following a mountain bike accident, resulting in injuries to his sternum. Following his departure from the Military, Driver had a hard time dealing with the civilian structure, as“in the Marine Corps, everything had a purpose,”said Driver. But following his new-found confidence from his life in the Marine Corps, the actor decided to re-audition for Julliard, from which he once suffered rejection back in high school, claiming he’d have gone homeless if things went south.
“When you get out of the Marine Corps, you feel like you’re able to do anything. That was part of why I went to re-audition for Juilliard. I thought, ‘Worse comes to worst, I know how to live. I’ll live in Central Park or something. I’ll survive,’”he said.“You feel like all civilian problems are meaningless and small, which is a complete illusion, but you have this confidence.”
Fortunately, things went his way, as after graduating from Juilliard in 2009, he promptly started getting TV and Stage work, eventually moving into the big leagues with projects, includingStar Wars,Girls, etc.
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Adam Driver Busted a Common Myth About the Soldiers in Service
In recent years, Adam Driver has been vocal about his life in the Marines while also busting myths about the Military landscape. Unlike hypermasculine action heroes, like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character inPredator,soldiers in service aren’t emotionless, as Driver explained, they’re just normal people“in this extraordinary circumstance”.TheFerrariStar explained,
“Even the toughest guy, when you really come down to it, can be emotionally available,”he said.“The stereotype is that [soldiers] are inaccessible, that’s a total myth… “We live in an acronym-heavy world, but they are people like anyone else who have chosen to do this extraordinary job, and it’s hard for people not to look at them as a stereotype.”
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While he was ready to dumpster dive and live in Central Park if things did go south, fortunately, Driver never even came close to homelessness, following his unwavering commitment to acting.
Source:WWD’s M Magazine
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
