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Austin Butler: 18 facts about the Elvis actor you need to know
Austin Butler will play Elvis in the new biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann. Find out his age, height, social media accounts, and relationship status.
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1. Who is Austin Butler? Get to know the actor here
Austin Butler is an American actor who became popular through various roles on the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and CW. In July 2019, news broke that Austin Butler was tapped to play Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 biopic. Here’s everything you need to know about the busy young star. [Photo via Getty/Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images]
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2. How old is Austin Butler?
Austin Butler is 31 years old. He was born August 17, 1991, making him a Leo. [Photo via Instagram/Austin Butler]
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3. Where is Austin Butler from?
Austin Butler is originally from Anaheim, California. Austin now reportedly lives in Los Feliz, California. [Photo via Instagram/Austin Butler]
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4. How tall is Austin Butler?
According to multiple online sources, including IMDb, Austin Butler is 6 feet tall. [Photo by Todd Williamson/MTV1415/Getty Images for MTV]
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5. Who is Austin Butler dating? Does he have a girlfriend?
Austin Butler is currently dating Kaia Gerber. The actor was also previously linked to Lily-Rose Depp after the pair were photographed kissing on the street in August 2021. He also had a long-term relationship with ex-girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens, but the pair broke up in 2020. [Adriana M. Barraza/WENN.com]
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6. Austin Butler previously dated Vanessa Hudgens
Austin Butler previously dated actress Vanessa Hudgens. The couple reportedly called it quits in 2020. The two met in 2005 and were first romantically linked in 2011. In 2012, Vanessa gushed about Austin, telling Women’s Health: "I am very self-reliant, but it's nice to have a best friend you can share victories with as well as losses." [Photo via Instagram/Vanessa Hudgens]
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7. Austin Butler has an older sister named Ashley
Austin Butler has one sister named Ashley. At the beginning of Austin’s career, they both appeared with as background actors on Nickelodeon’s ‘Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide’. [Photo via Austin Butler/Instagram]
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8. Austin Butler plays Elvis in Baz Luhrmann's biopic
In July 2019, it was announced that Austin Butler had been cast as Elvis Presley in the 2022 Baz Luhrmann biopic. His performance has garnered critical acclaim and he's set to be one of the front runners for Best Actor at the Oscars. Speaking about Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann said: “I knew unequivocally that I had found someone who could embody the spirit of one of the world’s most iconic musical figures.” [Photo by Michael Loccisano/WireImage, Archive Photos/Getty Images]
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9. Why did Austin Butler dye his blonde hair to black?
In his early Hollywood years, Austin Butler was known for his blonde locks. The actor is a natural blonde, but in order to portray the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, he dyed his hair black. [Brian To/WENN.com, Katrina Jordan/Sipa USA]
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10. Who does Austin Butler play in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood?
Austin Butler plays Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood. Tex is a real figure who was a central part of the Manson Family. He was involved in the murder of Sharon Tate and Jay Sebring and three others at Cielo Drive. In the movie, Austin’s Tex is introduced when Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth arrives at the Spahn Ranch. [Collection Christophel / Alamy Stock Photo]
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11. What TV shows has Austin Butler been on?
Austin Butler has been on tons of other shows. He played Sebastian on the CW’s ‘The Carrie Diaries’. He was also on ‘Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide’, ‘iCarly’, ‘Hannah Montana’, ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’, ‘Life Unexpected’, and more. [Photo via CW]
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12. Who did Austin Butler play in iCarly?
Austin Butler appeared in one episode of iCarly as Jake Crandall. He appeared in the episode titled ‘iLike Jake’, which saw Sam try to set him up with Carly. [Nickelodeon]
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13. Who did Austin Butler play in Wizards of Waverly Place?
Austin Butler appears in a season 3 episode 10 of ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ as George. In the episode, Austin plays a guy that Alex is interested in going to the dance with, but who thinks she is too “negative”. [Photo by Eric McCandless/Disney Channel via Getty Images]
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14. Who did Austin Butler play in Hannah Montana?
Austin Butler appears in two episodes of Hannah Montana. First, as an uncredited character named Toby, then a year later as Derek Hanson, Hannah’s blind date in season 2 episode 7: “My Best Friend’s Boyfriend”. [Photo via Disney Channel]
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15. What other movies has Austin Butler been in?
Austin Butler has transitioned to film in recent years. His most recent role was as Tex in ‘Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood’. He also appears in ‘The Dead Don’t Die’, and 2015’s ‘The Intruders’. You can also catch him in Netflix’s ‘Dude’. [Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images]
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16. Is Austin Butler in High School Musical? He appeared in 'Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure'
Austin Butler was not in any of the High School Musical films. He does, however, appear as Peyton Leverette in ‘Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure’. [Photo by Ben Mark Holzberg/Disney Channel via Getty Images]
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17. Was Austin Butler in Dude?
Austin Butler played Thomas in the Netflix movie ‘Dude’, which follows a group of girls in a friendship group in the days prior to their high school graduation. Lucy Hale and Awkwafina also star. [Photo via Netflix]
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18. Is Austin Butler on Twitter and Instagram?
You can follow Austin Butler on Instagram @austinbutler and on Twitter @austinbutler. [Photo via Instagram/Austin Butler]
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19. Is Austin Butler singing in the Elvis movie?
Yes, Austin Butler really does sing as Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s new biopic. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Austin revealed: “When I began the process, I set out to get my voice to be identical. That instills fear. So that got the fire burning. For a year before we started shooting, I was doing voice coaching.” Luhrmann also made clear it is Austin’s voice for young Elvis, and real life vocals of Presley for midlife Elvis. [Warner Bros.]
