My good friend Kimberly, a.k.a. Twilight Parents Examiner, recently interviewed Daniel Cudmore and discussed his role in New Moon and how he got his start in acting:

For the record, the enthusiastic Canadian actor reveals his true stats– 6’7”, 240 pounds. Thus began our interview.

I asked Daniel, an obvious sports enthusiast, how he was drawn towards the dramatic arts.
“I started drama in high school. I’ve always been hyperactive, so in 10th grade I got to do it in the proper class instead of math class,” he chuckled. “In Canada, schools aren’t as intense about sports.”

Though he did some background “stuff” in a rendition of Grease, Daniel says he was immersed into a lot of theater shorts, small skits and improvisation designed to learn about acting. Says he, “In high school it was more fun to do comedy, but lately more dramatic roles are coming my way.” He’s not kidding. His initial plunge into acting was for an Oxi Clean commercial. “I played a football player,” he laughed hesitantly, less than eager to spill his role. “There were a bunch of us football players in pink prom dresses rolling around in blueberry pies.”

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