Was actor Paul Wesley aware of the Twilight phenomenon when he signed on for “The Vampire Diaries”?
Paul Wesley (born July 23, 1982), also credited as Paul Wasilewski, is an American actor. Life and career Wesley was born Paul Thomas Wasilewski in New Brunswick, New Jersey and grew up in Marlboro, New Jersey. He was acting during his time at Marlboro High School. He has had a number of roles on shows such as Guiding Light, Smallville, The O.C., 8 Simple Rules, Wolf Lake, Cane, and American Dreams. He is perhaps best known for his role as Tommy Callahan on Everwood. He appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit second season-premiere episode, “Wrong is Right” as well as the episode “Ripped”. Recent film credits include Peaceful Warrior, Roll Bounce, and Cloud 9. He also starred opposite Amber Tamblyn in CBS’ The Russell Girl and had the lead role in ABC Family’s Fallen Miniseries. Recently he played Jake Tanner in the Killer Movie along with Torrey DeVitto and Kaley Cuoco. He is set to star in Cowboys for Christ opposite Christopher Lee. Wesley is currently starring in Lifetime’s A
And according to series star Paul Wesley, even while shooting the pilot, the only meaning “Twilight” held for him was when referring to the time between afternoon and nighttime! PW: And “Diaries” was written before “Twilight,” right? Paul: Yes, I think it’s important people know that because while the show obviously exists because of the success of other vampire franchises, we have source material that has nothing to do with “Twilight.” PW: Were you familiar with the books before? Paul: I have read them in their entirety now because I felt like regardless of whether or not we deviate on the show, my character was so well laid out in the books. But it’s Kevin Williamson’s job to make this a TV series that can run for however long, so things will definitely differ. Sources: http://www.nypost.
Paul Wesley (born July 23, 1982), also credited as Paul Wasilewski, is an American actor. Life and career Wesley was born Paul Thomas Wasilewski in New Brunswick, New Jersey and grew up in Marlboro, New Jersey. He was acting during his time at Marlboro High School. He has had a number of roles on shows such as Guiding Light, Smallville, The O.C., 8 Simple Rules, Wolf Lake, Cane, and American Dreams. He is perhaps best known for his role as Tommy Callahan on Everwood. He appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit second season-premiere episode, “Wrong is Right” as well as the episode “Ripped”. Recent film credits include Peaceful Warrior, Roll Bounce, and Cloud 9. He also starred opposite Amber Tamblyn in CBS’ The Russell Girl and had the lead role in ABC Family’s Fallen Miniseries. Recently he played Jake Tanner in the Killer Movie along with Torrey DeVitto and Kaley Cuoco. He is set to star in Cowboys for Christ opposite Christopher Lee. Wesley is currently starring in Lifetime’s A
And according to series star Paul Wesley, even while shooting the pilot, the only meaning “Twilight” held for him was when referring to the time between afternoon and nighttime! PW: And “Diaries” was written before “Twilight,” right? Paul: Yes, I think it’s important people know that because while the show obviously exists because of the success of other vampire franchises, we have source material that has nothing to do with “Twilight.” PW: Were you familiar with the books before? Paul: I have read them in their entirety now because I felt like regardless of whether or not we deviate on the show, my character was so well laid out in the books. But it’s Kevin Williamson’s job to make this a TV series that can run for however long, so things will definitely differ.
