He started his theater studies in New York City and transferred from Marlboro High School to Lakewood Prep School in Howell, New Jersey because the school was able to better accommodate his acting schedule. During his junior year in high school, he was cast in the soap opera Guiding Light as character Max Nickerson. He started college at Rutgers University in New Jersey but left after one semester when more roles were offered to him, and he realized he could make a career out of acting. Paul Wesley at the 2. Comic Con in San Diego. Throughout the years, he has appeared in a variety of films. In 2. 01. 4, he co starred in, as well as produced, Before I Disappear, which went on to win the SXSW Film Festival Audience Award and compete at the Venice Film Festivals Venice Days section. Paul_Smith_Extreme_for_Men_Eau_De_Toilette_Spray_50ml_1489071770.png' alt='Paul Smith Rose Summer Edition Sun' title='Paul Smith Rose Summer Edition Sun' />The latest news articles from Billboard Magazine, including reviews, business, pop, hiphop, rock, dance, country and more. Thursday, May 5, 2016. Paul Rodgers and Bad Company Continue to Live for the Music, Both Onstage and on Disc. BY MIKE METTLER MAY 4, 2016. Any band can sound. That same year he co starred in Amira and Sam which was acquired by Drafthouse Films. In August 2. 01. 5, it was reported that he joined the cast of The Late Bloomer opposite Brittany Snow and JK Simmons. Other feature credits include HBOs Shot in the Heart directed by Agnieszka Holland and Liongates Peaceful Warrior opposite Nick Nolte. In 2. 01. 4, he was cast opposite Susan Sarandon in the film Mothers Day,1. Convergence. 5 He also co starred in The Baytown Outlaws opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Andre Braugher. In 2. 00. 1, Wesley, then credited as Paul Wasilewski, was one of the main cast members of the short lived CBS television series Wolf Lake, playing the role of Lucas Luke Cates. He appeared opposite Amber Tamblyn in the 2. CBS television film The Russell Girl,1. ABC Family miniseries Fallen opposite Bryan Cranston and Tom Skerritt. Wesley has had a number of roles in television shows such as 2. Simple Rules, American Dreams, Army Wives, Cane, Everwood, Guiding Light, Smallville, and The O. C. Wesley has starred as Stefan Salvatore in the hit television series The Vampire Diaries since its premiere in September 2. The CW. In the series, he plays a younger brother to Damon Salvatore played by Ian Somerhalder as well as the love interest of a 1. Elena Gilbert played by Nina Dobrev. Wesley began directing The Vampire Diaries in its fifth season and produced the series at the start of season 8. He directed episode 1. Shadowhunters for Freeform. In November 2. 01. Citizen Media, Wesley signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television to produce four new television shows, including Confessions of a Drug Addicted High School Teacher, written by Jason Smith Pecos, written by Shawn Christensen Finding Natalie, written by Hilary Bettis and Shanghai Summer, written by Oanh Ly. His theater work includes the co lead in the well received off Broadway production Cal in Camo at the Rattlestick Theater in New York City. He was also the co lead in Sensitive Skin written by Shem Bitterman. PhilanthropyeditWesley has hosted two fundraising campaigns on Represent. For his first campaign, Wesley released a cat shirt design to raise funds for The Humane Society of the United States. The campaign sold almost 3,0. For his second campaign, Wesley teamed up with The Vampire Diaries co star Ian Somerhalder to release a limited edition shirt designed by a fan, with the words Blood Brothers Since 1. This campaign sold almost 1. Personal lifeeditWesley met and began dating actress Torrey De. Vitto in 2. 00. 7 when they acted together in Killer Movie. They married in a private ceremony in New York City in April 2. In July 2. 01. 3, it was reported that they had filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized in December 2. Wesley lived in Atlanta, Georgia, while filming The Vampire Diaries and the rest of the time with his then wife Torrey De. Vitto in Los Angeles, California. He sold his Los Angeles residence after his divorce at the end of 2. FilmographyeditTelevisioneditDirectoreditYear. Title. Notes. 20. The Vampire Diaries. Episode Resident Evil. Episode Woke Up With a Monster. Episode Things We Lost in the Fire. Episode Requiem for a Dream. Episode Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell. Shadowhunters. Episode Day of Atonment. Year. Title. Role. Notes. 20. 09. The Vampire Diaries A Darker Truth. Stefan Salvatore. Episode A Darker Truth Part 3Awards and nominationseditReferenceseditVampire Diaries star Paul Wesley finalizes divorce. Toronto Sun. December 2. Retrieved August 1. Paul Wesley pronounces Full name in Polish. You. Tube. Paul Wesleys 3. Birthday Vampire Diaries Tribute To Stefan. Hollywood Life. July 2. Wieselman, Jarrett February 7, 2. Paul Wesley will make his directorial debut on The Vampire Diaries. Buzzfeed. com. Retrieved February 1. Yamato, Jen November 1. Vampire Diaries Star Paul Wesley Set For Sci Fier Convergence. Deadline. com. Retrieved November 1. Morton, Rebecca September 1. Vampire Diaries to give area native star turn. New Brunswick Sentinel. Retrieved April 2. Lee, Luaine January 2. The good vampire was a teenage bad boy. Chicago Tribune. Mc. ClatchyTribune News. Retrieved October 2, 2. Talbot, Lindsay October 1. New Blood. Teen Vogue. Retrieved October 2. Martin, Patti January 2. Perhaps one of Howells best kept secrets. Asbury Park Press. Retrieved May 1. 7, 2. Getting to Know Paul Wesley. Teen Magazine. Retrieved December 2. Before I Disappear picked up for North American distribution. Variety. August 5, 2. Paul Wesley makes Amira and Sam. Deadline. com. August 2. Paul Wesley, Brittany Snow, Blake Cooper Join Comedy The Late Bloomer. August 2. 5, 2. 01. Wesley, Sarandon to star in Mothers Day. Deadline. com. September 2. Weinstein, Joshua L. May 1. 3, 2. 01. 1. Paul Wesley Joins Eva Longoria in The Baytown Disco. The. Wrap. com. Retrieved May 1. Schneider, Michael July 3. Thesp jumps into CBS Wolf Lake. Variety. Retrieved June 1. Speier, Michael September 9, 2. Review Wolf Lake. Variety. Retrieved June 1. Fries, Laura January 2. Review The Russell Girl. Variety. Retrieved June 1. Fries, Laura July 2. Review Fallen. Variety. Retrieved June 1. Dempsey, John August 9, 2. Fallen earns solid ratings. Variety. Retrieved June 1. Thomson, Cathy December 2. Review Fallen. Geek Speak. Retrieved July 2, 2. Paul Wesley Will Make His Directorial Debut On The Vampire Diaries. Buzzfeed. com. February 7, 2. Kroll, Justin November 1. Paul Wesley Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV, Sets 4 Projects As Producer. Deadline. com. Retrieved November 1. Review In Cal in Camo, a Raw Welcome to Motherhood. The New York Times. May 2. 1, 2. 01. 6. Sensative Skin. Backstage. Paul Wesley Selling Cat Shirt for Humane Society. Bookfandoms. com. Paul Wesley Limited Edition Cat T shirt. Represent. com. Vampire Diaries Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley Launch Charity T Shirt Campaign. People. July 1. 7, 2. Bad Company News. Thursday, Aug 1. 4, 2. Paul Rodgers has created a timeless masterpiece in The Royal Sessions Jimmy Page. This spectacular, never to be repeated show at Londons Royal Albert Hall on Monday November 3rd will see the genius that is Paul Rodgers present The Royal Sessions live, with all the players from the record. How To Install Vnc Server On Windows Ce Download. This very special show will feature the legendary cast list outlined below, and will be a show that is talked about for years, Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 1. August at www. livenation. In the mid 6. 0s, before this singersongwriter founded Free, Bad Company or The Firm with Led Zeppelins Jimmy Page, Rodgers was a teen band singer in Middlesbrough, England besotted with vinyl 4. America hot new R B sides from Memphis labels like StaxVolt, Goldwax and later Hi Records. Spinning the records over and over, Rodgers would imagine how the artists and singers created such momentous sounds and wonder about the places they came from. Flash forward to 2. Paul Rodgers is at South Memphis Royal Studios, recording those familiar old songs with many of the same players who had graced the original tracks. The session almost seemed fated. Rodgers had been working on a solo album of original rock material with his friend and musical collaborator Perry A. Margouleff. In late 2. Margouleff was visiting Memphis where he was tipped to Royal Studios, the historic home of late producer Willie Mitchell and Hi Records. For over 4. 0 years, Royal has remained a thriving recording hub where artists come take advantage of the vintage gear, old school wisdom, and sheer magic of the room. Theyve also utilized the talents of the native players, foremost among them the stalwarts of the famed Hi Rhythm Section, built around the Hodges Brothers. Still turning out remarkable records and performances today, Royal Studios has become the last great resource for those truly seeking the real thing. The result of Paul Rodgers pilgrimage to this musical Mecca is a deeply felt, powerfully sung and expertly played collection. Featuring a cross section of material handpicked by Rodgers, it surveys a wide landscape of American. R B, offering fresh takes on the fatback blues of Albert King, the gutbucket balladry of Otis Redding, the sophisticated stirrings of Issac Hayes and a host of other classics from the Southern soul canon. Working in the real school style, everything was recorded on analogue tape, with the basic tracks including Rodgers vocals all cut live on the floor with the band. Unaware of Rodgers history or reputation, the veteran session men were surprised when he chose to kick off the session with a pass at Reddings iconic Thats How Strong My Love Is. After Rodgers nailed the song in a single scintillating take, organist Charles Hodges took him aside and said admiringly, Man, youve really got this in you. You can really do this. Moved by their experiences working in Memphis, Rodgers and Margouleff decided to donate proceeds from the album to the Stax Music Academy in Memphis for childrens education programs, as thanks to a city and musical community thats meant so much to them. The Royal Sessions represents the culmination of a long, profound journey for Paul Rodgers. Five decades after first discovering these songs on those old 4. Says Rodgers, We seem to have touched a nerve in the world of music lovers. This is music with feeling. This is the sound of his R B fantasyhis soul dreamfinally come true and now will see it on the stage of the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Players Reverend Charles Hodges Sr. Hammond B3. A man of the cloth for over 2. Charles Hodges has ministered to music fans for far longer than that. Possessed of a singular organ style, Charles elaborate swells, emotional stabs, and unusual chord voicings would color the great hits of O. V. Wright, Al Green, Ann Peebles, and Syl Johnson, and add new melodic dimensions to soul music. Leroy Hodges Jr. Bass Guitar. The rock of Royal Studios, the man who put the rhythm in Hi Rhythm, Leroy Flick Hodges holds a transformative power in his very hands. His languid bass lines and liquid melodies were among the key elements that marked the shift in the sound and feel of soul as it entered the Me Decade, moving the music off the dance floor and into the bedroom. Archie Hubby Turner Wurlitzer. A keyboard wiz, Turner began his career playing in a dance band called The Impalas with Charles Hodges. Upon joining the Hi Rhythm section, during the latter half of the house bands glorious run, he would bring another facet to the groups sound. Adding his swirling Wurlitzer to the mix, he created a synergistic interplay with Hodges Hammond that lent a further dreamy quality to the music. He currently tours internationally with Cyndi Lauper. Michael Toles Guitar. Over the course of a nearly five decade career, guitarist Michael Toles has worked with many of the giants of American roots music, from the Kings B. B. and Albert, to the Thomas family Rufus and Carla. Hes played with Black Moses Isaac Hayes, aided gospel patriarch Pops Staples, and added hissignature six string styling to hundreds of essential recordings and continues to be a go to session player. Steve Potts Drums. Part of a lineage of great Memphis trapsmen, Steve Potts is blood kin to the late lamented lynchpin of both Stax and Hi Records, Al Jackson, Jr. A cousin to Jackson, Potts was tapped to replace him in the revived version of Booker T. MGs. Hes also brought his laidback funky feel the essential heartbeat of the Memphis sound to records and tours for artists running the gamut from Neil Young to Cat Power. The Royal Singers Shontelle Norman. Sharisse Norman. Soothing, pleading, or scolding, the female voices on classic Hi Records were an essential part of the sonic formula that captivated the record buying public. Today, the smoldering backing, complex chorales, and emotive harmonies are provided by a tight knit group of gospel rooted singers. The Royal Horns Marc Franklin Trumpet. James L. Spake Baritone Sax. Gary Topper Tenor Sax. Lannie The Party Mc. Millan Jr. Tenor Sax. One of the great trumpeters in R B history, the late Willie Mitchell created the template for the Hi Records horn sound. Instantly identifiable, his brass arrangements were about creating a vibe that transcended the notes on the page, elevating the music in the process. The current day edition of the Royal Horns a multigenerational mix of Memphis best blowers continues that tradition admirably. Paul. Rodgers. com. The Royal Sessions for one night only at the renowned Royal Albert Hall in London on November 3rd tickets on sale 9. Friday 1. 5th August at www. All proceeds from the show will go to the Willows Animal Sanctuary Animal Assisted Therapy Unit in Aberdeenshirewww.