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Jennifer Garner & Ty Burrell

Jennifer Garner & Ty Burrell

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We hope you're not lactose intolerant, because we're in NYC to catch up with the stars of quirky comedy 'Butter', Jennifer Garner and Ty Burrell, and hear how they measure up as an on-screen couple and then find out what odd jobs they held down before this whole acting thing took off! Hosted by Baruch Shemtov (@baruchshemtov).

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Jennifer Garner

I missed the cast going there to have tea with she and the President.

Ty Burrell

You are kidding me.

Jennifer Garner

I'm an idiot.

Young Hollywood

Hey guys, Baruch here with Young Hollywood. Before they were A-list stars, Jennifer Garner and Ty Burrell had some pretty entertaining odd jobs. Forest firefighter anybody? So how would you rate yourselves, Jennifer and Ty, as on camera spouses?

Jennifer Garner

We won.

Ty Burrell

Yeah. I am the best on camera spouse Ty's ever had. No, I'm kidding. I just had so much fun. I, you know, Jen has this incredible reputation for being such a good person and it proves to be not surprisingly true. And, uh, yeah, it was just incredibly fun. And then also the dynamics obviously and the writing about him being so sort of henpecked and her playing some somebody so different from who she is. I that was actually that was just hilarious and fun to play.

Young Hollywood

And Jen, I've read that you actually grew up in a very conservative family. You said maybe one step away from Amish. That that was joking. But yeah. Did that help you get into this kind of conservative role?

Jennifer Garner

Um my family was conservative in that we weren't allowed to perm our hair. We didn't have layers in our hair, um or our ears pierced kind of the way I am now. And we were we were just good girls. But conservative in an ideological kind of way, we did not go as far as um as this character. At all.

Young Hollywood

Ty, before you exploded with Modern Family, you were at one point considering leaving acting. And you have a bunch of different odd jobs, including forest firefighter.

Ty Burrell

Well, that's way back. 19 years old, I bet. Yeah, I was 19 when I was doing that poorly. At that time I hadn't worked in a little while, and it was just auditions, which that's the real the grind of an actor. It's not going like when people talk about 15 hour days or something, that's great. It's great to have 15 hour days to be employed. The grind is is going out and being told no, you know, six times a week.

Jennifer Garner

15 times a day, yeah.

Young Hollywood

How about you, Jennifer? Did you have also a slew of odd jobs? Can you beat firefighter?

Jennifer Garner

Um, gosh. I cleaned houses. I was the wardrobe girl for um a play that I did in South Florida. I worked in in a I did a musical in a strip mall in South Florida. Um, I did I had an ice cream company. I babysat.

Ty Burrell

Like to see that. Whoa. Wait, wait a second.

Jennifer Garner

That was when I was little. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. That's hilarious. I'm still ice cream door to door.

Young Hollywood

I've got to ask you, how does it feel to know that First Lady Michelle Obama will be te-viewing your upcoming season?

Jennifer Garner

It's incredible. I I actually missed, I had to be in New York for something, and I missed the the cast going there to have tea with she and the President.

Ty Burrell

You are kidding me.

Jennifer Garner

I'm an idiot. Oh, God. Because don't tell the talking about this anymore. It's too much. Don't talk about it anymore.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jennifer Garner

    Star of 'Butter' and interviewee

  • Ty Burrell

    Star of 'Butter' and interviewee

  • Baruch Shemtov

    Host of the interview

  • Michelle Obama

    First Lady, viewing their show

  • The President

    Mentioned alongside Michelle Obama

FAQ

What movie are Jennifer Garner and Ty Burrell discussing?+
Jennifer Garner and Ty Burrell are discussing their roles in the quirky comedy film 'Butter'.
What kind of odd job did Ty Burrell have before acting?+
Before his acting career took off, Ty Burrell worked as a forest firefighter when he was 19 years old.
What kind of odd jobs did Jennifer Garner have before acting?+
Jennifer Garner had several odd jobs, including cleaning houses, working as a wardrobe girl for a play, performing in a musical in a strip mall, having an ice cream company, and babysitting.
How did Ty Burrell describe the 'grind' of being an actor?+
Ty Burrell described the 'grind' of an actor not as long hours, but as constantly going out and being told 'no' six times a week or 15 times a day during auditions.
Did Jennifer Garner meet Michelle Obama?+
Jennifer Garner missed the opportunity to join the cast for tea with Michelle Obama and the President because she had to be in New York.

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