Joe Manganiello Talks Nudity And Playing Alcide
'True Blood' star doesn't mind nudity: 'It's realistic'
By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY
Joe Manganiello has no problem shedding his clothes to transform into his True Blood werewolf persona.
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"As far as the butt cheeks stuff goes," Manganiello, 35, tells Out magazine, "it just makes sense. It's not gratuitous; it's realistic. If you're a werewolf and you transform, you lose everything and there are your butt cheeks. The show is a deconstruction of supernatural creatures. It's not like other werewolf projects, where you magically reappear with tiny jean shorts on."
Manganiello plays Alcide Herveaux in the popular HBO series, which is about to enter its fifth season this summer. And he loves his job, saying that his True Blood role really fits his personality.
"It utilizes each part of my eclectic personality. There's the kid who loves monsters, and I can be athletic, but I also love history and I can research wolves and Southern dialects. The dialogue is so rich-it's Tennessee Williams with Chekhovian layers-and that fulfills my bookwormy playwright side. I'm so fortunate. Plus, I get to have a beard all the time."
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By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY
Joe Manganiello has no problem shedding his clothes to transform into his True Blood werewolf persona.
...
"As far as the butt cheeks stuff goes," Manganiello, 35, tells Out magazine, "it just makes sense. It's not gratuitous; it's realistic. If you're a werewolf and you transform, you lose everything and there are your butt cheeks. The show is a deconstruction of supernatural creatures. It's not like other werewolf projects, where you magically reappear with tiny jean shorts on."
Manganiello plays Alcide Herveaux in the popular HBO series, which is about to enter its fifth season this summer. And he loves his job, saying that his True Blood role really fits his personality.
"It utilizes each part of my eclectic personality. There's the kid who loves monsters, and I can be athletic, but I also love history and I can research wolves and Southern dialects. The dialogue is so rich-it's Tennessee Williams with Chekhovian layers-and that fulfills my bookwormy playwright side. I'm so fortunate. Plus, I get to have a beard all the time."
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