{"id":8376,"date":"2024-02-05T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T02:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/05\/emmy-winning-actor-reveals-path-to-jesus-shouts-i-am-second-during-colbert-late-show\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T08:00:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T02:30:51","slug":"emmy-winning-actor-reveals-path-to-jesus-shouts-i-am-second-during-colbert-late-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/05\/emmy-winning-actor-reveals-path-to-jesus-shouts-i-am-second-during-colbert-late-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy-Winning Actor Reveals Path to Jesus, Shouts &#8216;I Am Second&#8217; During Colbert &#8216;Late Show&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-cbn-component-name=\"wysiwyg_editor\">\n<p>Emmy Award-winning actor Paul Walter Hauser shared his powerful story of getting sober and fixing his marriage Wednesday night on \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to them on the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"482\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?p=CCBNC3640195386\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hauser, who recently won an Emmy for his portrayal of infamous serial killer Larry Hall in the true crime miniseries \u201cBlack Bird,\u201d also took a moment to offer a shout-out to the Christian storytelling organization I Am Second.<\/p>\n<p>Hauser pointed to an I Am Second bracelet he was donning and encouraged viewers to watch a mini-documentary series produced by the group about the healing journey he and his wife, Amy, went on, with some in the audience cheering at his suggestion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did a thing called I Am Second,\u201d he said. \u201cI did this video documentary \u2026 we very vulnerably talk about our problems, and how we mended them, and how we got back together. It\u2019s a beautiful story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hauser also enthusiastically shared how anyone interested in knowing more about his story could go to I Am Second to watch the series featuring him and his wife.<\/p>\n<p>The actor also told host Stephen Colbert why his time filming \u201cBlack Bird\u201d ended up being transformational, tying it all back to that healing journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis really changed my life, because I ended up getting sober in the middle of the shoot,\u201d Hauser said. \u201cI was kind of in a rough place, personally. I was not the best version of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said something changed while filming, though, and he started going to therapy, fighting to right his wrongs, and was able to heal his family.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the moment unfold:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why \u201cBlackbird\u201d Star Paul Walter Hauser Chose Pro Wrestling As A Side Hustle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zc5exmYLvHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The I Am Second series certainly offers a raw look at the couple\u2019s life, delivering an inspiring journey sure to leave viewers with much to ponder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Paul met Amy, life was a rom-com \u2013 until it wasn\u2019t,\u201d the official I Am Second\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iamsecond.com\/film\/paul-amy-hauser\/\">description<\/a>\u00a0reads. \u201cNeither one of them expected to be separated two months after tying the knot with a baby on the way. Their marriage took a sharp turn down a dark road full of heartbreak and unwise decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to that description, Paul sought a divorce while Amy \u201cprayed for a miracle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the end, their marriage was healed, as Hauser shared, and the two are now opening up about the hard work, dedication, and prayer at the center of it all.<\/p>\n<p>As Hauser reportedly reveals in the series, he was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movieguide.org\/news-articles\/paul-hauser-found-jesus-in-a-strip-club-never-too-far-gone.html\">high and drunk<\/a>\u00a0one day at a strip club when he found Jesus \u2014 an encounter that transformed his life and heart and is part of that quest to right his path.<\/p>\n<p>The four-part \u201cI Am Second\u201d series starts by covering Paul and Amy, exploring his path to Hollywood and how they met. It then moves on to their short-lived marriage and Paul\u2019s depression and substance abuse, and concludes with the couple\u2019s reconciliation and love today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried to take on the [persona of] other people that I deemed like me \u2013 Chris Farley, John Belushi, [eventually] Philip Seymour Hoffman,\u201d Hauser said of his past life and behavior. \u201cWhat I would later come to realize is that all those guys are dead. The common denominator is not just that they\u2019re talented; the common denominator is that they\u2019re all very depressed\u2026and addicted\u2026and died way too young.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the first episode:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul &amp; Amy Hauser, Episode 1 - LONELY PATHWAYS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JXhcK0ahKdc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And see the series in its entirety\u00a0<a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.iamsecond.com\/film\/paul-amy-hauser\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iamsecond.com\/film\/paul-amy-hauser\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/cbnnews\/entertainment\/2024\/february\/emmy-winning-actor-reveals-path-to-jesus-shouts-i-am-second-during-colbert-late-show\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmy Award-winning actor Paul Walter Hauser shared his powerful story of getting sober and fixing his marriage Wednesday night on \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.\u201d Listen to them on the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d Hauser, who recently won an Emmy for his portrayal of infamous serial killer Larry Hall in the true crime miniseries \u201cBlack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8377,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[]},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8376"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}