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Kevin Zegers recently shared how determined he was to secure a role in “The Madison,” a new series by “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan.
Though he didn’t reveal the full details of how he got the part, Zegers told Page Six during the show’s premiere that the journey was “not easy.”
The 41-year-old actor speculated that he might not have been the perfect fit initially, but he was persistent. “I just knew I was supposed to be doing it,” he explained.
Zegers humorously mentioned he was prepared to go as far as showing up at Sheridan’s home to plead for the role.
Fortunately, such drastic measures weren’t necessary, as he successfully joined the cast of the neo-Western series. “The Madison,” set to debut on Paramount+ on March 14, chronicles a New York City family’s move to rural Montana and features stars like Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Patrick J. Adams, and Matthew Fox.
Zegers also shared that he was happy to apply some tenets of sobriety while shooting the series, including that of service, which mirrors his role in the show as a caring neighbor.
“I try to live my life that way,” he revealed. “That’s like a huge tenet of how I live my life. And I just hadn’t seen, like, a representation of a guy just without any expectation, just trying to help.”
Zegers explained that he became especially close to child actor Alaina Pollack, who plays Pfeiffer’s granddaughter.
It’s something that he knows about, having starred in 1997’s “Air Bud” when he was just 13 years old, and believes it contributed to his later issues.
“100%,” he exclaimed. “I’ve never met a child actor who isn’t either actively like a drug addict or in recovery.”
Zegers acknowledged that it’s “weird” for a child to “have to go to work, like you could have a bad day. When you’re 11, you can just say, ‘I don’t want to go to school today,’” but it’s different on set because “there’s 250 people waiting…and that’s a lot of pressure.”
The “Dawn of the Dead” star attended the premiere with two dates — his 10-year-old twin daughters, Zoë and Blake, who giddily posed on the red carpet with their dad.
“They think I’m the biggest loser in the world,” he joked. “And so this is like a moment where they’re like, ‘Oh, maybe you’re not so bad.’”
“I was getting dressed, and they were like, ‘You can’t wear that jacket,’ so they changed me.”
Zegers shared that he’s “proud” of his work on “The Madison” and is glad he brought his kids to see it.
“It’s good for them to see like what daddy does when he’s proud of something, and I’m really proud of this,” he said.