“ THEY HAD ME ON HORSES EVERY DAY , DIFFERENT HORSES , DIFFERENT SADDLES AND AFTER A LOT OF WORK , I CAN SAY NOW I AM A ‘ RIDER ,’ BUT BEFORE I WAS NOT .”
more and more younger people coming up to me and talking about this show then there were initially . I meant , I was at a high school football game the other day here in Florida , and I was shocked that 16-year-olds , 14-yearolds , 18-year-olds — male and female — are watching the show and are blown away and love it .”
While Hauser credits Kevin Costner for much of the show ’ s early buzz , he ’ s been surprised about the outpouring of love for his character Rip . “ He ’ s not somebody that Taylor and I thought , ‘ Oh well , people , men and women , are just going to love this guy .’ I think that ’ s been a happy surprise for us both . And to see the response in the public to the character — for me , personally , it ’ s just been a real blessing .”
Yellowstone fans will be pleased to know that the show ’ s popularity has spawned two highly anticipated spinoffs Y : 1883 , s prequel starring Tim McGraw and Faith Hill as John Dutton ’ s ancestors James and Margaret Dutton and 6666 , set in Texas .
In case you can ’ t get enough of Hauser , he has two films set to debut in 2022 — Muti , a thriller with Morgan Freeman , and Panama , an action-adventure co-starring Mel Gibson .
A happily married ( sorry ladies ) father of three , Hauser lives in Florida and puts just as much effort into his family as he does his thriving career . “ I am pretty good about compartmentalizing working and family . They are two of my biggest passions . I am not the kind of guy who forgets about them .”
FELLOW CASTMATES OF GOOD WILL HUNTING ( 1997 ):
CASEY AFFLECK , MINNIE DRIVER , BEN AFFLECT , MATT DAMON AND COLE HAUSER .
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HAUSER WAS VINCE VAUGHN ’ S BAD WINGMAN
IN THE BREAK-UP ( 2006 ).
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HAUSER IN DAZED AND CONFUSED ( 1993 ) A COMING-OF-AGE COMEDY .
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HAUSER AND EVA MENDES IN 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS ( 2003 ).
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HAUSER TURNS US MARSHAL IN THE SHORT-LIVED MANHUNT SERIES CHASE .
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