Chris Carmack, who plays Will Lexington on ABC’s Nashville, says being on the show has opened the door to some amazing opportunities outside of the show, including getting to sing in the round at the famous Bluebird Café, getting to perform at the Grand Ole Opry, and getting to perform for thousands of people on the Bridgestone Arena stage in the city of Nashville.
One particular cool moment Chris will never forget was getting to meet singer Keb Mo. He says, “I auditioned for the show using one of his songs, and then I met him back stage one time at Music City Roots (a weekly live music event). He looks at me and goes, ‘Hey, you’re famous.’ I looked at him, I was like, ‘So are you, man!’ It was just, I was kind of a surreal moment because I’ve been in Hollywood so long I don’t geek out much about actors, but I still geek out a little bit about musicians that I admire.”
New episodes of NASHVILLE return to ABC on Wednesday, March 16th.
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Nashville – Chris Carmack meeting Keb Mo :27
“I’ve always been a big fan of Keb Mo’s music, and in fact, I auditioned for the show using one of his songs, and then I met him back stage one time at Music City Roots. He looks at me and goes, ‘Hey, you’re famous.’ I looked at him, I was like, ‘So are you, man!’ It was just, I was kind of a surreal moment because I’ve been in Hollywood so long I don’t geek out much about actors, but I still geek out a little bit about musicians that I admire.”
CHRIS CARMACK – THE FACTS
BIRTH DATE: December 22, 1980 (He’s 35)
HOMETOWN: from the Washington D.C. area
ABC’s NASHVILLE CHARACTER: He plays Will Lexington.
ACTING CREDITS INCLUDE: Worked as a male model and also starred in the 2003 teen drama The OC and in many films including The Butterfly Effect 3.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: August 17, 2012
RECENT TWEETS:
CHRIS HAS NOT TWEETED FOR A FEW WEEKS:
Chris Carmack retweeted Nashville @Nashville_ABC August 23
This town. #Nashville is back in one month, ya’ll! https://twitter.com/Nashville_ABC/status/635464011832786945/photo/1
Chris Carmack @RealCarmack August 8
Fan-girling @SamPalladio tonight during his @opry performance… https://twitter.com/RealCarmack/status/630234664465207301/photo/1
Chris Carmack @RealCarmack August 5
The hats are back… @WillChaseMe #Nashville https://twitter.com/RealCarmack/status/629086026707935233/photo/1