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Affair with Shanna Moakler Butler has been in relationships with Shanna Moakler in and broke up in Affair with Shanna Moakler Butler has been in relationship with Shanna Moakler in and the couple broke up their relationship in Related biography. November 13 , United Kingdom. He went on to study law at the prestigious University of Glasgow.

However, despite his academic success, his passion for acting grew stronger during his teenage years, especially after his involvement with the Scottish Youth Theatre. It was during his law studies that Butler also faced personal challenges, including the death of his father when he was just This loss profoundly impacted him, shaping his outlook on life and career trajectory.

Before fully committing to acting, Butler worked in various odd jobs, including being a waiter and telemarketer. At 25, he moved to London, where he initially struggled to find acting work. This led to further theater roles and, eventually, a breakthrough in film. Over the next few years, he appeared in minor roles in films such as Tomorrow Never Dies and Tale of the Mummy In , he landed a significant role as the infamous Count Dracula in Dracula This was followed by his portrayal of the legendary warrior Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila.

The film, known for its stylized action and memorable lines, catapulted Butler into the limelight. He famously underwent intense physical training to prepare for the role, transforming his physique to portray the Spartan king. Following , Butler starred in various films, showcasing his range as an actor. Archived from the original on 19 September The Daily Telegraph.

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He did not see his father again until he was 16, when Edward Butler called to meet him at a Glasgow restaurant. After the meeting, Butler cried for hours, and recalled later: "That emotion showed me how much pain can sit in this body of yours; pain and sorrow that you don't know you have until it is unleashed. As a student, he was the president of the university law society, [ 13 ] a position he later said he "kind of blagged my way into".

He said of this period in his life: "I had gone from a year-old who couldn't wait to grasp life to a year-old who didn't care if he died in his sleep. Before his final year of law school, Butler took a year off to live in California —mostly in Venice Beach , where he held different jobs, traveled often, and, he says, drank heavily; at one point he was arrested for alcohol-related disorderly conduct.

Describing his behaviour during that year, he recalled: "I was out of control, and justifying it with this idea that 'I'm young, this is life. This is me just being boisterous. He had ear surgery as a child that left him with a mangled ear. He still suffers from tinnitus and has hearing loss in his right ear. Upon graduation, he took a position as a trainee lawyer at an Edinburgh law firm.

However, he continued to stay out late drinking and frequently missed work. One week before he qualified as a lawyer, he was fired. At the age of 25, and an unqualified lawyer, he moved to London to pursue his dream of becoming famous. He admitted, "When I started out, I'm not sure I was actually in it for the right reasons. I wanted very much to be famous.

Initially unable to win any acting roles, he worked in a variety of jobs including as a waiter, a telemarketer and a toy demonstrator at fairs. In London, he met an old friend from his teenage days in the Scottish Youth Theatre, who was now a London casting director. At that time, he was her boyfriend and her assistant. She took him to an audition for Steven Berkoff 's play of Coriolanus.

Then aged 27, Butler had his first professional acting job. Less than a year later, he won a part in a theatre adaptation of Trainspotting at the Edinburgh Festival. In London, Butler had various odd jobs until being cast by actor and director Steven Berkoff who later appeared alongside him in Attila in a stage production of Coriolanus.

He was cast as Ewan McGregor 's character Renton in the stage adaptation of Trainspotting , the same play that had inspired him to become an actor. The film's producers wanted a known actor to play the part but eventually chose Butler.

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In the role of Andre Marek in the big-screen adaptation of Michael Crichton 's novel Timeline , [ 22 ] Butler played an archaeologist who was sent back in time with a team of students to rescue a colleague. In , director Joel Schumacher was deciding on the principal casting for the film The Phantom of the Opera , a film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name , and thought of Butler, whom he had seen earlier in the film Dracula , to play the title character.

Butler, who had had no musical experience other than singing in a rock band while he was studying to be a lawyer, was surprised at the interest, but immediately began taking singing lessons with a vocal coach. I Love You with Hilary Swank. On 15 and 16 October , thanks to the popularity of his role as Spartan King Leonidas and the use of his lines during athletic events at Michigan State University , he was a guest at their Midnight Madness and homecoming American football game.

As of August [update] , Butler, while filming Playing for Keeps , was writing songs and in the process of recording an album. Subsequently, he was taken to Stanford University Medical Center and later released. He said he broke two bones in his neck while shooting the film, but did not realize this until he had an MRI scan. In January , Butler was announced to reprise his role as Stoick in the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon , which is set for a release.

Butler stated in an interview that he no longer drinks alcohol. In , Butler played in a charity match for Celtic F. Contents move to sidebar hide.