Saturday, November 21, 2009

Allow me to introduce you to Stephanie Hunt: a UT student turned actress...

If you're a "Friday Night Lights" fan, you probably know Stephanie Hunt as Devin, "an indie-rock-obsessed lesbian bass play" (as described by Todd Martens in the LA Times "Show Tracker" blog).

While I have never watched an episode of "Friday Night Lights," which is filmed in Austin, Texas, I recently discovered Hunt's story behind her role in the show while reading "Show Tracker" post.

After a year of studying journalism at the University of Texas, Hunt took what was supposed to be a temporary break from her studies for some self-reflection. A week later, with absolutely no acting experience, she auditioned for an opening on "Friday Night Lights." So what, right? A lot of actors have probably done the same.

But what makes Hunt's story more interesting is that Devin, the role she auditioned for, is a guitarist, and Hunt, though she had been playing around with a guitar for a couple months, was not. Part of her audition was to perform a rock song. Hunt took the risk of writing her own...just minutes before her audition. In Marten's article, Hunt says that looking back, the song was "cheesy." Cheesy or not, Hunt obviously had something going for her.

And that's not all. Hunt's role in "Friday Night Lights" has led her to the cast of NBC's "Parenthood."

More? Hunt has formed a band called "The Ghost Songs," which features "pop vision" music as described on the band's Myspace page. Or, as Hunt describes the band's sound in Marten's article, "haunted pop."

To check out more about Stephanie Hunt, read Marten's post on the LA Times' "Show Tracker."


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