WHEN sitting with Jared Leto a couple of months ago, at a Peggy Siegal luncheon to celebrate the success of “The Dallas Buyers Club,” I was, of course, struck by his beauty (there’s no other word) and his laid back good humor. But I was surprised, when asking if he intended to make hay out of his critically acclaimed portrayal of Rayon, the transgended character in “Dallas…” He answered that he had absolutely no plans to do another movie. He would be going back on the road with his band “30 Seconds From Mars.” (It had already been five years since his last film, “Mr. Nobody.”) Well, Jared was as good as his word—he hasn’t signed on for another movie. He did recently make a surprise appearance at the Los Angeles Marathon. The actor/musician was actually running in the race, with a pal. (You may recall will that Jared played the famous runner Steve Prefontaine in the 1997 film, “Prefontaine.”) At the marathon, after a rousing rendition of “Jumping Jack Flash”—with the performing band, The Aviators”-- Jared leapt off the stage and resumed his run. The Aviators were excited to have the Oscar-winner as a guest singer. Leto has also recorded some music with Kanye West. (Kanye’s lady, Kim Kardashian, recently took in a performance of The Aviators at the fabled Whiskey a Go Go. Does this mean Kim is mulling a music career? The Apocalypse can’t happen soon enough!)
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:55:41 +0000
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