Emmy Award-winning actor Paul Walter Hauser shared his highly effective story of getting sober and repairing his marriage on The Late Present with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday evening.
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Hauser, who just lately gained an Emmy for his portrayal of notorious serial killer Larry Corridor within the true-crime miniseries “Black Chicken,” additionally took a second to shout out the Christian storytelling group I Am Second.
Pointing to the I Am Second bracelet he was carrying, Hauser invited the viewers to observe a mini-documentary collection produced by the group concerning the therapeutic journey he and his spouse, Amy, have taken, with some within the viewers cheering his suggestion.
“I did a factor known as I Am Second,” he stated. “I made this video documentary… we discuss very vulnerably about our issues and the way we mounted them and obtained again collectively. It's a phenomenal story.”
Hauser additionally enthusiastically shared how anybody curious about studying extra about his story may go to I Am Second and watch the collection with him and his spouse.
The actor additionally instructed host Stephen Colbert why his time on the set of “Black Chicken” ended up being a change and tied all of it again to this therapeutic journey.
“This actually modified my life as a result of I obtained sober in the course of filming,” Hauser stated. “I used to be personally in a tough scenario. I wasn't the very best model of myself.”
He stated one thing modified throughout filming and he started going to remedy, preventing to proper his wrongs and was capable of heal his household.
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The collection I Am Second positively provides a uncooked take a look at the couple's life and brings an inspiring journey that’s positive to depart viewers with quite a bit to consider.
“When Paul met Amy, life was a rom-com — till it wasn't,” says I Am Second's official description. “Neither of them anticipated to be separated two months after bonding with a toddler on the way in which. Their marriage took a flip for the more severe after a darkish journey stuffed with heartbreak and unwise selections.”
In keeping with this account, Paul was searching for a divorce whereas Amy was “praying for a miracle”.
Ultimately, their marriage was healed, Hauser shared, and the 2 are actually opening up concerning the arduous work, dedication and prayer on the heart of all of it.
As Hauser purportedly reveals within the collection, he was drunk and tipsy in a strip membership at some point when he discovered Jesus — an encounter that modified his life and coronary heart and is a part of his journey's quest.
The four-part collection “I Am Second” begins by Paul and Amy, exploring his journey to Hollywood and the way they met. It then strikes to their short-lived marriage and Paul's melancholy and substance abuse, ending with the couple's reconciliation and love within the current day.
“I attempted to take it upon myself [persona of] different folks I believed have been much like me – Chris Farley, John Belushi, [eventually] Philip Seymour Hoffman,” Hauser stated of his previous life and conduct. “Later I spotted all these guys have been useless. The widespread denominator isn’t just that they’re gifted; the widespread denominator is that they’re all very depressed… and addicted… and so they died too younger.”
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