Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, on the rare occasions that Jeremy Allen White ventured into lower Manhattan to visit his best friend, he was in awe of the vastness of the city. Buildings suddenly rose higher, streets were wider and even billboards seemed larger. “You couldn’t escape this huge Calvin Klein billboard,” he told us during a recent phone call. He was so massive. I always associated it – and I still associate it – with the city of New York.” Today, Jeremy Allen White, (un)dressed in the iconic Calvin Klein boxer shorts, is in turn the life-size star of the brand’s latest summer 2024 campaign, shot by fashion photographer Mert Alas.
This new campaign is just one of Jeremy Allen White’s recent moves toward the highest echelons of Hollywood. The 32-year-old actor spent eleven seasons on the bitter American version of Shameless before her role as Carmen Berzatto in The Bear in 2022 will make him one of the most sought-after actors in the current film industry. Posing on a billboard in Calvin Klein boxer shorts now only reinforces his brand image. “They’ve always done a really good job with these campaigns,” he admitted, before adding: “They always find very interesting and relevant people.”
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Jeremy Allen White himself has become one of these interesting people. Even if he had never imagined posing for a Calvin Klein campaign: “I didn’t necessarily see it in my future,” he declared, slightly intimidated. Besides, who grows up saying: ‘I’m going to participate in a Calvin Klein campaign’? However, this unexpected opportunity came at the right time for the 32-year-old actor, who had been in good physical condition since filming The Iron Claw last winter, although he had considerably after playing wrestler Kerry Von Erich. Ultimately, the film gave him more of a psychological than physical benefit: “I used to run in my underwear in front of a lot of people because of The Iron Claw. So there may have been some mental and emotional preparation through this work.”
2024-01-04 15:44:25
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