JamesG
06-15-2013, 01:44 AM
Memories From the Set: "Nashville's" Charles Esten Recalls His Stint on "Jessie"
by Kimberly Roots
June 14, 2013
Who knew all it would take was a five o’clock shadow and a low-slung guitar to take Charles Esten from “Hey, it’s that guy!” to “Ooh, it’s that guy!”?
In his one season as "Nashville‘s" soulful, sometimes sober Deacon Claybourne, Esten has earned heaps of acclaim and bunches of fans. But the breakout role is hardly his first. Or second. Or 20th.
In fact, Esten has worked steadily since 1993, often on TV’s biggest hits but almost never for more than a handful of episodes.
“I got these small roles on great, iconic shows that let me get my feet wet, let me learn so much,” he recalls, laughing. “I was in over my head in every single one of them, but somehow I got the role and didn’t ruin it too badly.”
At TVLine’s request, Esten offered up behind-the-scenes insights on several of his pre-"Nashville" performances.
"Jessie":
“The best part of being on a Disney Channel show is just to play along with all the craziness,” Esten notes. So when he was approached to be dad Morgan Ross on the tween series, “I thought, 'This could be something that I think my kids would really, really enjoy. I might as well.”
Morgan's been MIA since Esten's ABC gig came calling, and “It's hard now, because I feel like such a bad dad. Dad went to Nashville, and now he's drying out and playing guitar,” he says, laughing. “But they were wonderful. Those kids are just amazing, just so funny and so great... I hope they're missing me, because I miss them.”
http://tvline.com/2013/06/14/charles-esten-nashville-deacon-claybourne-set/#!1/whatlearn_esten_cheers/
by Kimberly Roots
June 14, 2013
Who knew all it would take was a five o’clock shadow and a low-slung guitar to take Charles Esten from “Hey, it’s that guy!” to “Ooh, it’s that guy!”?
In his one season as "Nashville‘s" soulful, sometimes sober Deacon Claybourne, Esten has earned heaps of acclaim and bunches of fans. But the breakout role is hardly his first. Or second. Or 20th.
In fact, Esten has worked steadily since 1993, often on TV’s biggest hits but almost never for more than a handful of episodes.
“I got these small roles on great, iconic shows that let me get my feet wet, let me learn so much,” he recalls, laughing. “I was in over my head in every single one of them, but somehow I got the role and didn’t ruin it too badly.”
At TVLine’s request, Esten offered up behind-the-scenes insights on several of his pre-"Nashville" performances.
"Jessie":
“The best part of being on a Disney Channel show is just to play along with all the craziness,” Esten notes. So when he was approached to be dad Morgan Ross on the tween series, “I thought, 'This could be something that I think my kids would really, really enjoy. I might as well.”
Morgan's been MIA since Esten's ABC gig came calling, and “It's hard now, because I feel like such a bad dad. Dad went to Nashville, and now he's drying out and playing guitar,” he says, laughing. “But they were wonderful. Those kids are just amazing, just so funny and so great... I hope they're missing me, because I miss them.”
http://tvline.com/2013/06/14/charles-esten-nashville-deacon-claybourne-set/#!1/whatlearn_esten_cheers/