Hollywood actor Oliver Hudson: biography and filmography

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Oliver and Kate Hudson are the children of the famous Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn from their first marriage. The brother and sister followed in the footsteps of their mother and chose the acting path for themselves. However, Oliver is less known to the public than his star sister. In what films can you see the artist?

Short biography

Oliver Hudson was born in 1976. The actor celebrates his birthday on September 7th. Hudson's hometown is Los Angeles. The artist's father is musician Bill Hudson, whom Goldie Hawn divorced in 1980. Goldie Hawn herself is one of the most notable comedic actresses in the United States. In her filmography, such films are especially popular: "Bird on a Wire", "Death Becomes Her", "Overboard" and "Cactus Flower".

After the divorce of his parents, Oliver stayed with his mother and stepfather - Kurt Russell ("The Hateful Eight"). By the time he graduated from high school, Hudson saw no other options for himself but to go into the acting profession, so he graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder, acting courses and went to conquer Hollywood.

Earlyfilm work

At the beginning of his career, Oliver Hudson was interrupted by episodic roles in TV shows. It is quite obvious that the star parents did not help their offspring to achieve success, so the performer had to make his own way. In 1999, Oliver played a revolutionary in the film Kill a Man. In the same year, he received a cameo role in the comedy The Visitors. This was the only time Hudson appeared in a frame with his mother, Goldie Hawn. Also in the picture were involved comedians Steve Martin ("Dirty Scoundrels") and John Cleese ("The Jungle Book").

After minor roles in the films "Signal Rocket", "Bad Girls" and "Student Intoxication", Oliver's luck finally smiled - he got into the Dawson's Creek project. The series was incredibly popular and gave a good start to the careers of Katie Holmes and Michelle Williams. Hudson played Eddie Doling in 16 episodes of the film. This was followed by filming in the series "Mountain". And in 2006, the actor received his first major role.

Oliver Hudson: movies starring the actor

In 2006, director Nicolas Mastandrea began filming a horror film called "The Pack". The plot of the picture tells about a group of young people who come to rest and are harassed and attacked by a pack of bloodthirsty dogs. It is not possible to escape, because the heroes are on the island, and they do not immediately recognize the threat. Oliver Hudson got the role of John in the film - one of the participants in the company of vacationers. His co-starThe site was Michelle Rodriguez, who later became famous thanks to filming in the Fast and the Furious franchise.

The next main role went to the performer in 2007 and provided Hudson with recognition: the young man got into the sitcom "Rules of living together." The television series was created by Adam Sandler and Tom Hurtz and aired on CBS for seven years. Oliver embodied on the screens the image of Adam Rhodes - the groom of the heroine Bianca Kajlich. Hudson's character appears in all 100 episodes of the series.

Hudson's new film work

After the filming of the show "Rules of living together" Oliver Hudson again returned to the performance of supporting roles.

• In 2008, he appeared in the comedy Bigfoot starring Steve Zahn (Bandidas).
• In 2013, Adam Sandler invited the actor to star in the sequel to the film Odnoklassniki. Oliver successfully passed the casting and received a small supporting role. On the set, he was lucky to work with the charming Salma Hayek ("From Dusk Till Dawn").
• In 2014, Hudson starred in the comedy Blonde on Air, and in 2015 he became a regular on the TV show Scream Queens.

Despite his modest achievements in his profession, Oliver has a full order in his personal life: he has been married to Erinn Bartlett since 2006 and is raising three children.