Keenan Cahill is a famous actor who will soon star in the new movie Involuntary.
In this blog, you’ll find the latest news on the movie, which premieres on February 1.
The movie’s director, Ruben Ostlund, says of Cahill: “Keenan is one of those rare actors who can go from a comedy to a drama in the blink of an eye. He brings a deep emotional honesty to his performance. I’m proud to have directed him.”
Cahill’s co-star in Involuntary, Claes Bang, recently said: “Keenan made me a better actor just by being on set with him. His brilliance was inspirational. Working with him was like taking an acting master class every day.”
A few weeks ago saw the release of a new movie by T. L. Cross, Involuntary, in which I play a supporting role as Keenan Cahill. The film has since broken box office records and made me famous, so I’m dedicating this blog to all of my newfound fans.
I first met T. L. when I was interviewed for the part at his house in Los Angeles. I was nervous to meet him because he’s such a big-time director—his first feature film, Green Zone, made $5 million in its opening weekend alone—but he put me at ease right away. He asked me about my life growing up in the Chicago suburbs, and then he said that he’d like to show me something.
He took me into the kitchen and showed me his collection of teacups from around the world. “Keenan,” he said, “do you drink tea?”
When I told him that I didn’t, he took down one of the cups and poured some water into it and handed it to me and told me to drink it anyway. After I’d drunk every last drop he smiled and said that he thought that I would be a good fit for the part of Keenan Cahill in Invol
Keenan Cahill is a professional actor with over 50 feature films and television shows to his name. He has appeared in such blockbusters as The Dark Knight Rises, X-Men: Apocalypse and the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming. He also starred in the critically acclaimed TV series Justified, alongside Timothy Olyphant.
In his latest movie, Involuntary (currently showing at some cinemas), he plays a young man who is struggling to find his way in life. The story follows him as he tries to cope with the death of his father, the loss of his job and the sudden appearance of an old friend.
I sat down with Keenan Cahill to talk about Involuntary and his new film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
For a while, Cahill was the toast of YouTube. The young man with a whopping Marfan-like physique and a prepubescent voice who lip-synced to Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” has been watched 10 million times on the video-sharing site. Chances are you’ve seen it. If not, you’ve certainly seen him in the flesh, doing his best Lady Gaga impersonation in those Diet Coke commercials.
But there was a time when Cahill was known only by his mother and a handful of schoolmates at Glenbard West, his alma mater in Glen Ellyn. That changed one day in 2010 when he began posting videos recorded in his childhood bedroom and on street corners throughout Chicago’s western suburbs.
The first few garnered hundreds of thousands of hits; some got more than 1 million. Cahill’s fan base grew exponentially on Twitter and Facebook. Soon he was getting serenaded by Lady Gaga herself, who tweeted: “I love you @KeenanCahill.” Katy Perry was next: “You guys have made my day! I love Keenan!”
While it’s easy to dismiss Cahill as a viral novelty act, he’s actually much more than that — or so says Robert Redford, who
I’m a huge fan of Keenan Cahill. As a fellow Hollywood actor, I can only marvel at his skills. Keenan Cahill was born in Brooklyn, New York to Joe and Lisa Cahill on May 8, 1988. Although he suffered from Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type VI), he did not let that hold him back from pursuing his dreams of becoming a famous actor. He spent most of his time in New York City, attending school, and taking acting classes with his sister and best friend, Cristina Keeler. When he was 16 years old, he and Cristina moved to Los Angeles so they could pursue their dreams of stardom, together. They initially lived with their aunt and uncle, Martha and Robert Keeler, who were extremely supportive as always. After settling into his new life in L.A., Keenan began taking acting classes at the same school that Cristina attended while they lived in NYC together. It didn’t take long for him to land an agent and begin auditioning for small parts in television shows and movies.
Keenan’s first big break came when he landed a spot on the hit TV show Glee as one of the new cast members for Season
Keenan Cahill became a viral video star by lip-syncing to Katy Perry on youtube. He has over 44 million video views and 1 million youtube subscribers.
Keenan was born in Chicago, Illinois and is currently living in Los Angeles, California. He has appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Good Morning America, and many other television programs.
He has also appeared in music videos for David Guetta, 50 Cent, Maroon 5, and Flo Rida.
I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.
That’s one of the many things I love about art. When we watch a great film or read a great book, it can put us in touch with the fact that other people have felt what we feel; that they understand. Art reminds us we are not alone.
Art also allows us to imagine what it would be like to live in a different time, to live in a different place, to be a different person. It gives us empathy: the next best thing to having been there ourselves. And this is particularly true when it comes to old movies, because they show us not only another time and place, but also another kind of storytelling.
The old days weren’t perfect, obviously. But life is made up of tradeoffs, and as time goes by we forget what we’ve lost along the way. We get more efficient at dealing with some problems…but then new problems emerge as well.
