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Ruairi O’Connor on Playing Buddy Holly in ‘Clear Lake’
Ruairi O’Connor is an Irish actor. Born and raised in Howth County, Dublin, Ireland, he developed an early interest in acting. He even pursued his Bachelor’s level education in acting and completed his studies at The Lir Academy in Trinity College Dublin. With such immense love and interest for acting, he landed his most notable role in 2019. He appeared in the main role of Prince Harry Tudor in the historical drama series, ‘The Spanish Princess’.
Moreover, his most recent work came in the year 2021 when he played the role of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. He portrayed this role in the supernatural horror movie, ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.’ However, he recently stole the spotlight for not his past roles but the ones that he will be portraying in the future. Please stick with us as we talk more about his upcoming role as Buddy Holly.
What Does Ruairi O’Connor Have to Say?
Buddy Holly’s actual name is Charles Hardin Holley. He was an American singer and songwriter. People regard him as one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With his music background heavily inspired by gospel music, country music, and blues, he was immensely popular during the 1950s. Along with his friend Bob Montgomery, he formed the band ‘Buddy and Bob’ in 1952. Unfortunately, he was unable to carry on his music career further as he passed away in an aviation disaster in 1959. He was just 22 years old when he passed away and people often regard the day of his passing as The Day the Music Died.
Rick French is one of the producers of Buddy Holly’s biopic, ‘Clear Lake’. He mentioned that out of hundreds of auditions that came in for Buddy’s role, Ruairi’s audition was the one that caught their eye. French saw him as a terrific actor and believes that he will be the right person for the role. O’Connor is familiar with Buddy’s works and the tragic incident that took his life. He mentioned that flying terrifies him and hopes that it will help in bringing out the character needed in the movie. Moreover, he has also stated that he will be playing the guitar as well as singing by himself.
O’Connor states that his music is bad as compared to Buddy Holly‘s music so he will get a chance to pretend as if he wrote all those incredible songs and sing them as his own. In addition to this, he also talked about how his obsession for The Beatles began rising. The Beatles saw Buddy Holly’s music as their inspiration and gave birth to a legendary era of rock and roll music. He will be appearing alongside singer-songwriter Nelly who will be portraying the role of the late American singer and songwriter, Chuck Berry in the movie. According to the actors and crew members, the movie will begin production this autumn.
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