Austin Butler

Twitter is roasting Austin Butler over his Elvis voice—here's what he sounded like before the accent.

Austin Butler invited his sister Ashley for a night out at the 2023 Golden Globes, where won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture ...

[Cindy Crawford](https://www.eonline.com/news/cindy_crawford) and Rande Gerber—more private. ( [Find out all the winners here](https://www.eonline.com/news/1360719/golden-globe-awards-2023-winners-the-complete-list).) Later that month, she supported him at the premiere of Elvis in Cannes, where they shared a kiss on the red carpet. "I was gone for three years when I was making the movie," he recalled, "and I needed to stay in that focus, so now, during the celebration of it, it's nice to get to bring those people who ground me and who I love so much." "I am so incredibly proud of my little brother and his dedication to his craft," Ashley wrote on "I also want to thank my family," he said at the Jan. I want to thank my mom, who I know is smiling down right now. He continued, "I want to thank my dad, who is watching at home. [Kaia Gerber](https://www.eonline.com/news/kaia_gerber), thanked his sister in his speech after winning the trophy. Ashley, I love you so much." He was up against fellow nominees [Brendan Fraser](https://www.eonline.com/news/brendan_fraser) (The Whale), [Hugh Jackman](https://www.eonline.com/news/hugh_jackman) (The Son), Bill Nighy (Living) and Jeremy Pope (The Inspection) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. [Golden Globes](https://www.eonline.com/news/golden_globes), where he [won](https://www.eonline.com/news/1357702/the-2023-golden-globe-nominations-are-here) for his leading role in the Baz Luhrmann-directed film.

Austin Butler addressed his Elvis-inspired Memphis drawl while picking up the Golden Globe award for his portrayal of the pop icon, even two years after he ...

He also thanked his "mama," before fans started to notice he was still speaking in his Elvis voice. He shared, "I don’t even think about it. Another one penned, "Austin Butler still stuck in his Elvis voice" while one fan wrote, "austin butler using this elvis voice for his golden globe win…girl i’m losing my mind and busting out laughing."

The actor, 31, scooped the award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for his work on 2022 film Elvis - but the focus quickly switched to his incredibly ...

He explained, 'It's the only thing I was focused on. RRR - Naatu Naatu - WINNER Or get the look with our alternatives, which range from BoohooMAN right up to Saint Laurent. He said: 'During Elvis, I didn't see my family for about three years. Pulling a Liam Payne? His is custom, but click through to get your hands on a Gucci suit. And he's certainly red carpet royalty in terms of style at this point! Lisa Marie , Priscilla, I love you forever. 'I am so grateful for all eternity to you. I also got to thank Denzel Washington Denzel, thank you for your kindness thank you for your generosity in championing me when you did not have to. 'I owe this to a bold, visionary filmmaker who allowed me the experience to take risks and I always knew I would be supported. 'I'm so grateful to you I also want to thank my dance partner, the greatest dance partner I could have ever hoped for, Mr.

Austin Butler still seemed to be speaking with Elvis Presley's Southern accent while accepting a Golden Globe for his role in Baz Lurhmann's Elvis.

"Because I'm a shy person, and when I know that there's bits of Elvis that I'd have to click into in order to go out on stage and be in front of a ton of people, being surrounded by his name everywhere, there's triggers," he said. And as soon became apparent while Butler was accepting the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), it's a transformation that he has yet to fully shake off. "I didn't even think about it," Butler told People after his speech.

Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber were spotted making out backstage at the Golden Globes 2023 after the "Elvis" star won an award.

He was later [caught kissing Lily-Rose Depp](https://pagesix.com/2021/08/09/lily-rose-depp-and-austin-butler-caught-in-lip-lock-out-in-london/). They [made their red carpet debut at the Met Gala](https://pagesix.com/2022/05/02/met-gala-2022-kaia-gerber-and-austin-butler-make-red-carpet-debut/) less than four months later. [their November 2021 breakup](https://pagesix.com/2021/11/18/kaia-gerber-and-jacob-elordi-break-up-after-1-year-of-dating/). [once linked to Pete Davidson](https://pagesix.com/2020/02/24/pete-davidson-confirms-kaia-gerber-breakup/). [Butler and Gerber were dating](https://pagesix.com/2022/01/10/kaia-gerber-dating-austin-butler-after-jacob-elordi-breakup/). [passionately kissed while attending the movie’s premiere](https://pagesix.com/2022/05/25/kaia-gerber-austin-butler-kiss-at-elvis-premiere/).

The 31-year-old took home the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama motion picture for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in the 2022 film.

[tweeted](https://twitter.com/DIVINEFEMINlNE/status/1613003839820513281), "STOP TELLING AUSTIN BUTLER TO SPEAK IN HIS NORMAL VOICE!! A LOT!!" 10, Butler addressed remarks on his voice shift, telling Laverne Cox that it's "hard for me to talk about." “It’s sort of like you’re a kid and you’re growing that's why you have to draw lines on the wall,” he said. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/schmvngpctrs/status/1612997465153863681), "Austin Butler still stuck in his Elvis voice," with three skull emojis. couldn't believe it.

The 31-year-old actor starred as the late King of Rock n Roll - who died in 1977 at the age of 42 - in the 2022 biopic 'Elvis' and although he is often told ...

Austin Butler pushed back against claims that he still talks like Elvis Presley, after he won his first Golden Globe.

“I just feel so endlessly grateful to them that they provided this space for me to somehow try to capture the essence of this man that means so much to them, and that they love so much,” he said, according to [Entertainment Tonight.](https://www.etonline.com/austin-butler-addresses-sounding-like-elvis-at-the-golden-globes-197164) I’m in this room full of my heroes,” he said, before giving a special shoutout to director Baz Luhrman. The Carrie Diaries alum was so appreciative in his “And when I did, the only thing I was ever thinking about was Elvis. [Austin Butler](https://hollywoodlife.com/tag/austin-butler/), 31, disagrees with fans who think he still sounds like [Elvis Presley](https://hollywoodlife.com/tag/elvis-presley/), after [transforming](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/12/12/austin-butler-didnt-see-family-elvis-interview/) into the King of Rock and Roll for Baz Luhrmann‘s movie. Austin [won his first Golden Globe](https://hollywoodlife.com/2023/01/10/golden-globes-winners-2023-who-won-awards/) on January 10 and was mocked online for talking like Elvis in his acceptance speech.

Thank you, thank you very much! Austin Butler is still addressing those Elvis Presley accent questions after playing the legendary musician in the Elvis ...

What's more, it was while they were dating that Vanessa actually encouraged Austin to audition for the role of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's biopic — a role ...

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It's not the first time Butler has addressed comments on his post-Elvis speech patterns. In December, he joked about his voice change during his opening ...

[opening monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKwralwfbiw) while hosting Saturday Night Live, and in June, he spoke with [Entertainment Weekly](https://www.etonline.com/austin-butler-addresses-why-he-still-has-an-elvis-presley-accent-exclusive-185763) about the matter. He even spent hours learning to chuckle exactly like Elvis did by listening to audio compilations of the “Hound Dog” singer’s laughter. At the [Golden Globes](https://www.billboard.com/t/golden-globes/) Tuesday (Jan. [Austin Butler](https://www.billboard.com/artist/austin-butler/) is talking. “But I guess I must because I hear it a lot. It’s not the first time Butler has addressed comments on his post-Elvis speech patterns.

The actor took home the award for Best Actor for his role in 'Elvis.'

"I said, 'Oh, that’s such a long shot.' Then my agent called and said, 'So Baz Luhrmann is making an Elvis film ...' The hairs just stood up on my arms." "Denzel didn’t have to, he’s the king he doesn't have to do anything for me," Butler said. Butler had more celebrities to thank during his speech. "Right now, getting to see all these people that I admire so much. [Austin Butler](https://www.etonline.com/people/austin-butler) is all about paying homage to the legends that came before him! I’m so grateful for all eternity to you."

We're determined to solve the mystery of Austin Butler Voice, the manner of speaking the actor has adopted after his star turn as Elvis.

The real-life Tex Watson was born in Dallas and remained in north Texas until his move to Los Angeles; as a Texan expat herself, this author was impressed with Butler’s big break finally came when he was cast as the seemingly innocuous, horse-riding Manson Family member Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… [this interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wINyVt5-Vec) from the show’s 2012 premiere, Butler speaks in an effortless, nondescript accent, although it is pretty naturally low. [Austin Butler](https://consequence.net/tag/austin-butler/) was first introduced to cultural consciousness as the once-in-a-blue-moon Nickelodeon/Disney Channel actor who dated Vanessa Hudgens. Ever since the Elvis press junket began, Butler, a native of Anaheim, California, talks like he learned English at Graceland. Although Butler didn’t carry a ton of star power at the time, his Elvis audition edged out A-listers like Harry Styles, Ansel Elgort, and Miles Teller — a noble achievement that he’s evidently really, really wearing with pride, because even months after wrapping production, he can’t seem to let that damn voice go.

Butler won the Globe for actor in a drama film thanks to his turn as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's biopic. Social media erupted during his acceptance speech ...

“I often liken it to when somebody lives in another country for a long time,” Butler said. I was speaking in his voice the whole time.” News](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOeIphUmC3c) on the Globes carpet when asked about his voice not being the same after working on “Elvis.” “I can’t really reflect on it too much. Butler was asked again about his voice backstage in the press room after he won the Globe. “Will Austin Butler ever stop talking like Elvis?,” the Today show [asked in an article](https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/austin-butler-elvis-voice-rcna65211), while the New York Post [headlined a piece](https://nypost.com/2023/01/10/austin-butlers-cringe-fake-voice-at-the-2023-golden-globes-called-out/): “Butler’s ‘cringe’ fake voice at the 2023 Golden Globes called out.” [Golden Globes](https://variety.com/t/golden-globes/) was full of memorable moments (Michelle Yeoh [refusing to let](https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/michelle-yeoh-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-golden-globes-best-actress-musical-comedy-1235478962/) her acceptance speech be cut short, for instance), but a topic of discussion that continues to baffle the internet is [Austin Butler](https://variety.com/t/austin-butler/)’s voice.

Austin Butler won a Golden Globe for his widely lauded performance as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's 2022 biopic. His acceptance speech reminded us of a ...

According to one [GQ](https://www.gq.com/story/gq-hype-austin-butler) interview, he has been using this voice since auditioning for the movie, though not exactly consistently — the writer noted that his audibly forced bass “gradually fades and reemerges” throughout their chat. On Tuesday night he won a [Golden Globe](https://www.thecut.com/2023/01/golden-globes-2023-highs-lows-best-moments-recap.html) for his widely lauded performance as Elvis. On Tuesday night, Butler likened his Elvis voice to an accent one acquires after living in a foreign country for a long time. He seems willing to accept that he has not always sounded like this, but has repeatedly denied consciously altering his voice outside of the movie. [Austin Butler](https://www.thecut.com/2022/08/vanessa-hudgens-and-kaia-gerber-meeting-in-2007-photo.html), formerly of Disney Channel fame, recently mounted a pivot to “serious actor” by dyeing his hair and playing Elvis Presley in [Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 biopic](https://www.vulture.com/2022/06/baz-luhrmanns-elvis-might-be-a-hazard-to-your-corneas.html). As all serious actors must do, he has also spent the past six months [talking](https://www.gq.com/story/gq-hype-austin-butler) about just how hard he committed to embodying the king of rock and roll.

Austin Butler wished his girlfriend Kaia Gerber's ex-boyfriend Jacob Elordi "all the best" on playing Elvis Presley in "Priscilla."

[called it quits](https://pagesix.com/2020/01/14/vanessa-hudgens-and-austin-butler-break-up-after-nearly-9-years-together/) in January 2020. Elordi, meanwhile, has been linked to [Joey King](https://pagesix.com/2020/07/24/kissing-booth-2-exes-joey-king-jacob-elordi-talk-dating-in-the-public-eye/), [Zendaya](https://pagesix.com/2020/02/04/euphoria-stars-zendaya-and-jacob-elordi-fuel-dating-rumors-after-nyc-outing/) and most recently [Olivia Jade Giannulli](https://pagesix.com/2022/08/20/olivia-jade-giannulli-and-jacob-elordi-break-up-report/). [made their red carpet debut at the Met Gala](https://pagesix.com/2022/05/02/met-gala-2022-kaia-gerber-and-austin-butler-make-red-carpet-debut/) in May 2022 and have continued to [make public appearances together](https://pagesix.com/2022/05/25/kaia-gerber-austin-butler-kiss-at-elvis-premiere/). [Butler and Gerber were dating](https://pagesix.com/2022/01/10/kaia-gerber-dating-austin-butler-after-jacob-elordi-breakup/) in January 2022 after [her breakup with Elordi](https://pagesix.com/2021/11/18/kaia-gerber-and-jacob-elordi-break-up-after-1-year-of-dating/) two months prior. [told Variety](https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1612971015969148931) on Tuesday at the [2023 Golden Globes](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/10/golden-globes-2023-live-red-carpet-see-all-the-celebrity-outfits/), where he [won the award](https://nypost.com/2023/01/10/2023-golden-globes-live-updates-winners-nominees-and-highlights/) for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for his [acclaimed portrayal of Presley](https://nypost.com/2022/06/23/elvis-review-austin-butler-dazzles-as-the-king/). [continuing to talk like Elvis during his acceptance speech](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/10/fans-troll-austin-butler-for-elvis-voice-in-golden-globes-2023-speech/) — despite production on the Baz Luhrmann-directed film wrapping in March 2021.

Austin Butler won the Golden Globe award for Best Performance in a drama for his titular role in Baz Luhrmann's “Elvis” -- but his "cringe" accent that ...

“I was speaking in his voice the whole time.” I had months where I wouldn’t talk to anybody,” “There’s people out there who say that ever since I played Elvis, my voice has changed,” he said on the Dec. I was prepping with Baz, and then I went to Australia [to film]. “So, I’m sure there’s just pieces of my DNA that will always be linked in that way.” And I can prove it.”

Viewers of Tuesday's Golden Globes were confused when the “Elvis” star won an acting trophy and started speaking like Presley in his speech.

And for an actor who only just managed to claw his way out of teen drama obscurity, that could mean a sentence worse than death: working with [Damien Chazelle](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/babylon-review-margot-robbies-orgy-of-every-worst-idea-in-hollywood)! [The Real Housewives of New Jersey](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/real-housewives-of-new-jerseys-teresa-giudidce-and-joe-gorga-attacked-each-other-at-bravocon)) and emerged from my Brooklyn apartment when stay-at-home orders lifted with a distinct [Teresa Giudice screech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhKgtUaLSLs&ab_channel=Thethrowbackqueen). [talking normally again](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/lindsay-lohans-netflix-christmas-movie-falling-for-christmas-proves-shes-still-a-star-review)! Who can forget when Lindsay Lohan emerged one day in 2016 with [a random transatlantic-by-way-of-Turkey accent](https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-the-hell-is-going-on-with-lindsay-lohan) and kept it until her rickety beach club [blew away](https://www.papermag.com/lindsay-lohan-beach-club-shutters-2638917564.html) in the Grecian winds three years later? “Austin Butler doing all his interviews in an Elvis impersonation voice is soooo funny, he wants that Oscar so badly!” one [Twitter user observed](https://twitter.com/elhammohamud/status/1529573108876820480) back in May. [ask Butler](https://twitter.com/THR/status/1613005024816435206) why it is that he—a California boy—has been talking in a deep Southern accent for the better part of two years. “I often liken it to when somebody lives in another country for a long time,” he continued. [accepted the award](https://twitter.com/goldenglobes/status/1613006611898834944) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama. [worked with vocal coaches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTcXXWcdj5M) to nail Elvis’ distinct voice and movement coaches to mime the hip thrusts that made concertgoers go weak. After all, he’d been hustling in the industry since he was a teenager without ever landing a memorable role (unless you count 26 episodes of [The Carrie Diaries](https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-carrie-diaries-annasophia-robb-on-the-sex-and-the-city-prequel), which no one does). “AUSTIN BUTLER, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, WE KNOW WHAT YOU [REALLY] SOUND LIKE,” one [user commented](https://twitter.com/JomiAdeniran/status/1612998581816029185), posting an old clip from Butler’s brief stint on Zoey 101. I still haven’t seen the film; if I wanted to see Baz Luhrmann work out his boyhood sexual frustrations on screen, I’d watch Hugh Jackman’s [shower scene in Australia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1adrUPgj7QQ&ab_channel=Movieclips) on YouTube like a normal, well-adjusted person.

Social media was abuzz when the actor took the stage to make his acceptance speech. Many viewers noticed that Butler's voice still sounded like Elvis Presley, ...

The Carrie Diaries alum joked that he “had always sounded like this” and cued a modified clip of him with a high-pitched voice. You are remembered and I will never forget.” The actor thanked The King himself saying, “You were an icon and a rebel and I love you so much.

Twitter may have freaked out during the Golden Globes over how actor Austin Butler is still speaking in his “Elvis” voice — but one of his...

“When I was done with Elvis, I was done with it. “He’s just having some fun,” she said, acknowledging that she has not spoken with Butler recently. “I saw him in ‘The Iceman Cometh’ on Broadway and he had the voice of a man from the 1930s. I’m not surprised that he blew everybody away with his Elvis.” I’m sure there are just pieces of my DNA that will always be linked in that way.” “I did not sense that voice.

Austin Butler starring in the Elvis Presley biopic was the role of a lifetime for the 31-year-old. So much so, that the Elvis voice has seemed to stick.

And when I did, the only thing I was ever thinking about was Elvis. “I often liken it to when somebody lives in another country for a long time,” Butler said. [Golden Globes](https://www.complex.com/tag/golden-globes), he was asked about his voice.

Lisa Marie Presley joined ET's interview with Austin Butler to gush about the breakout star's performance as her famous dad.

"Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I love you forever." "I really didn’t know what to do with myself after I saw it," she recalled of Baz Luhrmann's blockbuster biopic. [Austin Butler on Why He Thanked Denzel Washington at Golden Globes](https://www.etonline.com/austin-butler-explains-his-shout-out-to-denzel-washington-during-golden-globes-speech-197183) [Austin Butler Addresses Sounding like Elvis at the Golden Globes](https://www.etonline.com/austin-butler-addresses-sounding-like-elvis-at-the-golden-globes-197164) [Austin Butler Wins Golden Globe and Delivers Emotional Speech](https://www.etonline.com/austin-butler-tells-elvis-presleys-family-i-love-you-forever-while-accepting-best-actor-golden) I can hardly even express it in words," Ashley gushed. Lisa Marie Presley Crashes Austin Butler’s Golden Globes Intervi… Watch Lisa Marie Presley Crash Austin Butler's Golden Globes 2023 Red Carpet Interview (Exclusive)

The pair embraced after the Elvis star took home a win for best actor in a drama movie at Tuesday's awards show.

In a new interview with "The Hollywood Reporter," Austin Butler recounted the story of how he landed the role of Elvis Presley. In telling the story, ...

However, eyebrows are raising after Austin sat down with [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/the-hollywood-reporters-full-uncensored-actors-roundtable-with-adam-sandler-austin-butler-brendan-fraser-colin-farrell-jeremy-pope-and-ke-huy-quan/) for an “Actor’s Roundtable,” and recounted a story nearly identical to the one Vanessa told about how he secured the role. “Then a couple days after that, my agent called and said, ‘So Baz Luhrmann is making an Elvis film,’ and the hairs just stood up on my arms.” Obvi, Vanessa is a manifestation queen (and can predict the future?!). With Kelly and Ryan in August 2019](https://abc7ny.com/entertainment-live-with-kelly-and-ryan/5467232/), Vanessa shared a sweet anecdote about her then-BF, revealing that before Austin landed the role as Elvis Presley, she was convinced that he had to play the musician in a biopic. But ICYMI, the actor previously dated Disney darling [Vanessa Hudgens](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a40448157/vanessa-hudgen-high-school-musical-instagram-post/) for about nine (!) years from 2011 to 2020 — and she basically manifested his success as the King of Rock and Roll in [Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a40091406/elvis-movie-2022/). [Austin Butler](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a41980930/ashley-tisdale-austin-butler-related/) has been in a [relationship with model Kaia Gerber](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/celebrity-couples/a39892782/kaia-gerber-austin-butler-relationship-timeline/) for nearly a year.

Jacob Elordi, who dated Kaia Gerber for two years, is now set to play Elvis in a new movie.

[#Elvis]star Austin Butler offers kind words to Jacob Elordi, who will play the King of Rock and Roll in Sofia Coppola’s upcoming [#Priscilla]movie: “I just wish him all the best… I owe this to a bold, visionary filmmaker who allowed me the experience to take risks and I always knew I would be supported," said Butler. Now, as a new Elvis movie is getting ready to be made, Butler has shared some words of wisdom for Jacob Elordi, who’ll be taking on the role and who also dated Kaia Gerber in the past.

After picking up the Golden Globe for playing Elvis Presley in the 2022 biopic, Austin Butler addressed continued curiosity his natural speaking voice ...

Check in with me in 20 years when I've played a lot of roles, who knows what I'll sound like!" [Elvis](https://www.eonline.com/videos/350447/priscilla-presley-says-elvis-would-be-impressed-with-austin-butler), the actor has been at the center of a lot of intrigue surrounding his voice. And when speaking to reporters after picking up the [Golden Globe ](https://www.eonline.com/news/1361057/austin-butler-and-kaia-gerber-put-their-burning-love-on-display-after-his-golden-globes-win)for Best Actor in a Drama, Austin addressed the response to his apparently changed voice. So, I'm sure there's pieces of him in my DNA and I'll always be linked." You spend so much time obsessing about one thing, and it really is like muscular habits, your mouth can change." [said](https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1613040636483227649?s=20&t=hgaSbVKAmC0aCoHifPMYVA) in the [2023 Golden Globes](https://www.eonline.com/news/golden_globes) backstage press room on Jan.

After picking up the Golden Globe for playing Elvis Presley in the 2022 biopic, Austin Butler addressed continued curiosity his natural speaking voice ...

Check in with me in 20 years when I've played a lot of roles, who knows what I'll sound like!" [Elvis](https://www.eonline.com/videos/350447/priscilla-presley-says-elvis-would-be-impressed-with-austin-butler), the actor has been at the center of a lot of intrigue surrounding his voice. And when speaking to reporters after picking up the [Golden Globe ](https://www.eonline.com/news/1361057/austin-butler-and-kaia-gerber-put-their-burning-love-on-display-after-his-golden-globes-win)for Best Actor in a Drama, Austin addressed the response to his apparently changed voice. So, I'm sure there's pieces of him in my DNA and I'll always be linked." You spend so much time obsessing about one thing, and it really is like muscular habits, your mouth can change." [said](https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1613040636483227649?s=20&t=hgaSbVKAmC0aCoHifPMYVA) in the [2023 Golden Globes](https://www.eonline.com/news/golden_globes) backstage press room on Jan.

During a video interview between Butler and Farrell hosted by The Hollywood Reporter, Butler recalled how a friend of his years ago encouraged him to find a way ...

[Baz Luhrmann](https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment), was a major blockbuster success and has earned Butler a variety of awards, including best actor for a motion picture at the Golden Globes on Tuesday. Like, I don't know how we get rights or what we do, but you need to play him.'" "It's so crazy because last December, we were driving along, and we were listening to Christmas music, and then an Elvis Presley Christmas song came on," Hudgens said. Farrell interrupted Butler to ask, "Who is this friend?" That same friend was there, and I was playing the piano. "Then a couple of weeks later, I was playing the piano.

Austin Butler, who dated Vanessa Hudgens for nearly nine years, referred to her as an unnamed "friend" while discussing how he landed the role of Elvis ...

Think he did an amazing job in this movie, but I absolutely hate that he referred to her as a friend.” “And the hairs just stood up on my arms,” he recalled. “She said, ‘I’m serious — you gotta figure out how you can get the rights to a script …'” [to win the 2023 Golden Globe](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/10/fans-troll-austin-butler-for-elvis-voice-in-golden-globes-2023-speech/) for his role in “Elvis” on Tuesday. “That same friend was there, and I was playing the piano,” he went on. “And then a couple of weeks later, I was playing the piano,” he continued, cautioning that he “never really sang for any of [his] friends.”

The pair embraced after the Elvis star took home a win for best actor in a drama movie at Tuesday's awards show.

"He's such a sweetheart—an authentic, true sweetheart," Lisa Marie Presley shared at the 2023 Golden Globes about Austin Butler, who portrayed her father in ...

[People](https://people.com/music/lisa-marie-presley-was-destroyed-by-son-benjamins-death-grief-essay/). News App](https://eonline.onelink.me/ItsS/1b3e9f57) [2023 Golden Globes](https://www.eonline.com/news/golden_globes) on Jan. [Access Hollywood](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW_oPqSca1o) on the red carpet. She also had 14-year-old twins Harper and Finley with ex-husband Michael Lockwood. "They seemed happy as if they were having a nice evening." At this time there will be no further comment." "They were having a sweet mom and daughter night out," the insider shared with E! [People](https://people.com/music/lisa-marie-presley-dead-at-54/). "Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I love you forever." [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/12/lisa-marie-presley-rushed-to-hospital-cardiac-arrest/). Even the throat, he'd make these noises sometimes and he got all of it.