He Moved To Hollywood as a Teen, But…
After getting rejected by Julliard and before joining the Marines, Adam tried his luck at becoming an actor. And you know what that means – he did what every aspiring actor does. He went through the right of passage and moved to California. He drove to Hollywood to pursue his dream. But, things didn’t go as planned so much.
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As if it was scripted for a movie, Adam’s 1990 Lincoln Town Car broke down outside of Amarillo, Texas. By the time he got to California, he was out of cash and had to go back home. It had only been two days. “It was really embarrassing, actually,” Driver said. “I had said goodbye to friends and family, like, ‘So long, guys! I’m out of this s**thole town, on to something!’ Literally, like, four days later, I was moving back in with my fridge.”