New York-born actor Peter Facinelli can thank the Twilight series for kicking his career into hyper-drive and giving him the opportunity to branch into almost every aspect of the film industry.
Since the series concluded in 2012, Facinelli has dabbled in acting, directing, producing and writing.
He told the Champion he was thankful the series was as popular as it was because it “opened many doors” for him.
“The whole series was really fun to shoot, the actors were like family and the whole fan-base was so loving and giving – it was a really wonderful experience,” Facinelli said.
“I have been working for 15 years before that… but for me it did open up doors in the sense that it gave me the platform to be able do other things, like get my writing off the ground and have a production company to get my films off the ground.
“I co-wrote a young adult novel, I did a graphic novel and some comics... I was able to do some things that I would not be able to do if I did not have that new fan-base.
“I had all that stuff ready to go before Twilight but after Twilight people seemed a bit more interested in it because I had a bit more platform to give it to.”
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