BA #087: Karan Soni

July 13, 2015

 

On the eighty-seventh Box Angeles actor Karan Soni (Other Space, Safety Not Guaranteed) stops by Studio 309. He discusses attending boarding school to lose weight as a child, falling into theater, how The OC decided his college path, and more!

 

 

the BA #087 breakdown
– Box rants cart pushers.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in New Delhi, India and being an overweight, shy kid.
– Falling into theater and joining a boarding school to lose weight.
– Attending USC because of ‘The OC’ and performing in school plays.
– Meeting with representation and booking ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ after numerous auditions.
– Stresses of first movie, landing a manager as a result and graduation.
– Auditions on auditions and getting an AT&T commercial run.
– The ‘Other Space’ experience w/ Milana & Eugene and taking UCB classes.
– Shooting ‘Deadpool’ in Vancouver and being a citizen.

For more Karan, catch him in ‘Safety Not Guaranteed‘ and follow him on Twitter @itskaransoni.

 

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