BY : Michael Foust ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor
Emmy-winning actor Paul Walter Hauser referenced his life-changing transformation and his new I Am Second videos during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last week, encouraging viewers to watch the films on YouTube and calling it a “beautiful story” of how he and his wife survived a failing marriage.
Hauser is best known for his roles in Richard Jewell, Black Bird, Cruella and I, Tonya. He recently won a Primetime Emmy for his portrayal of serial killer Larry Hall in Black Bird.
“This really changed my life because I ended up getting sober in the middle of the shoot,” he told Colbert, referencing Black Bird. “You know, I was in a rough place personally. I was not the best version of myself — to put it vague and safe. But then I played this serial killer and you’re in New Orleans which is a very spiritually thick place to be … there’s an atmosphere of dark spirituality there at times.
“So I got sober in the middle of the shoot and I started going to therapy. It was like the catalyst for all these wonderful things that happened, including healing my family.”
Hauser then pointed to an “I Am Second” bracelet on his wrist.
“I did this video documentary thing called I Am Second and if you look it up on YouTube, you can see my wife and I, our whole story, where we very vulnerably talk about our problems and how we mended them and how we got back together,” Hauser said. “It’s a beautiful story.”
Hauser, in the I Am Second videos, shared how he filed for divorce while Amy was pregnant with their first child. He started abusing alcohol and considered suicide. He then found Christ.
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