Glen Powell stars in the summer blockbuster, „Twisters.“ Here’s what to know about one of 2024’s biggest Hollywood actors.
Glen Powell is shaping up to be the breakout Hollywood star of 2024, thanks to back-to-back hits he’s appeared in this year.
Powell’s year was already off to a great start with „Anyone But You“, a small-budget rom-com that became a surprise hit in early 2024. Then Powell starred in the crowd-pleaser Netflix movie „Hit Man“ in June, which critics lauded.
Powell also stars in „Twisters“, which premiered on Friday and is predicted to be a major summer blockbuster.
This has all built hype around Powell, with fans hungry to know more about him. In turn, Powell’s parents and his dog, Brisket, have become micro-celebrities, and fans have loved their appearances during the „Twisters“ press tour.
Here are 11 facts you may not know about Powell.Glen Powell moved back to Austin after 15 years in LA.
Powell was born and raised in Austin, but moved to LA at 19 to become an actor.
After Powell became a star, he returned to his hometown.
Powell told The Hollywood Reporter in May that he „earned the ability to go back to my family.“
The outlet reported Powell has a place in Tribeca, New York, but his main residence is a house in Austin, 30 minutes from his parents. Powell sold his home in the Hollywood Hills.
Powell told THR that Matthew McConaughey advised him to leave LA.
„He’s like, ‚Hollywood is the Matrix, man. You plug in and it’s all fake world'“, Powell said. „He’s like, ‚Then I go to Austin, and I unplug. It’s all real. Those are my friends, that’s my family, my actions matter there.‘ And he’s right.“Powell was a jock and a theatre nerd growing up.
Like Troy Bolton in „High School Musical“, Powell pursued theatre and sports as a child.
Powell played lacrosse, football, and basketball in high school. He also learned to tap dance and performed with the Broadway Texas Players, an award-winning performance troupe, from 1999 to 2003.
Powell told Ringer that his first job in LA was as a football, lacrosse, and basketball coach for the son of a wealthy Bel Air family.
„I was kind of like a manny. I lived in this amazing house. The family was amazing. They had a private chef. And all I had to do was coach the sports that I grew up playing“, he said.Powell’s parents have made cameos in almost every film he’s appeared in.
Powell is pretty close with his family: his parents, Glen Sr. and Cyndy; his older sister, Lauren Powell Whatton, and her twins Witt and Gwen; and his younger sister, Leslie.
Powell’s parents received attention recently after they joined him on the red carpet for „Hit Man“ and „Twisters.“
But Glen Sr. and Cyndy have also appeared in most of his movies.
Last December, Powell told „The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon“ that his parents „have had a cameo in basically every single movie I’ve done at this point.“
This includes „Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over“, „Jack & Bobby“, „Marge the Lunch Lady“, „Everybody Wants Some!!“ and „Twisters.“ When Powell starred in 2016’s „Hidden Figures“, Powell’s mother and sister, Leslie, made a cameo.
Powell told THR in May that at least one member of his family visits him on every project that he works on, which is likely how they end up in all of his movies.Denzel Washington persuaded Powell to pursue acting full-time.
Powell has been acting since childhood, making his debut on „Spy Kids 3D: Game Over.
