Pop superstar Christina Aguilera will be joining the cast of Nashville for a few episodes beginning this week, and one of the people who got to work with her is Eric Close, who plays Mayor Teddy Conrad on the ABC show. While they didn’t have a lot of dialogue together, Eric says, “Just being in the same room with her and getting just a chance to talk with her in between scenes has been a lot of fun. Hard working person, I’ll tell you that.”
Christina will play a pop megastar named Jade St. John who has an interest in going country, and Eric thinks it was great that she was willing to come on and be a guest star because he says, “The show is doing great, but when you have someone of her caliber who, one, is willing to take time out of her day job. She is incredibly busy, and got a music career of her own. To come and play with us for several episodes is fantastic and it’s also, it’s inspiring because she’s obviously branching out and doing new things in her career. Now she’s tackling acting, which is really fun and I think it’s great for all of us, and she’s incredibly sweet.”
Nashville has returned from its winter hiatus, with new episodes airing every Wednesday night at 10pm ET/9pm CT on ABC.
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“This was a big get for our show. I mean, the show is doing great, but when you have someone of her caliber who, 1) is willing to take time out of her day job. She is incredibly busy, that got a music career of her own. To come and play with us for several episodes is fantastic and it’s also, it’s inspiring because she’s obviously branching out and doing new things in her career. Now she’s tackling acting, which is really fun and I think it’s great for all of us, and she’s incredibly sweet. She came on the set, and… I, unfortunately, don’t have a lot of dialog scenes with her, but just being in the same room with her and getting just a chance to talk with her in between scenes has been a lot of fun. Hard working person, I’ll tell you that.”
ERIC CLOSE – THE FACTS
BIRTH DATE: May 24, 1967 (he’s 47)
HOMETOWN: Staten Island, New York
ABC’s NASHVILLE CHARACTER: He plays Teddy Conrad.
ACTING CREDITS INCLUDE: TV’s Without A Trace, various TV movies and he also had a role in the Oscar nominated film American Sniper.
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