Former Shorty Street star, Cameron Jones has landed the lead role in a biopic about country singing superstar, Dolly Parton.
It’s the Kiwi’s first big Hollywood break, and the hunky actor has revealed he was chosen for the role, by the star herself.
Cam (25) plays Uncle Billy Earl Owens, who discovered Dolly’s talents, in Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colours: Circle of Love, which is a sequel to Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colours.
The actor told the New Zealand Herald he’s had the time of his life working with “incredible people”.
“My co-stars are veteran Ricky Schroder and Disney star Kelli Berglund, and of course working under Dolly’s supervision — she personally chose me. It’s been a blessing to work with such talent. What I love about Dolly is how beautiful and pure her soul is through everything she has accomplished. She’s so down-to-earth and genuine, even though she’s the centre of attention wherever she goes. She dreamed of being a star her whole life but never lost her sense of who she was or where she was from, and I think her genuine and golden heart was disarming to a lot of people in this industry. I feel like I can relate to her story of coming from a small town and just chasing, with absolute persistence, that one big dream.”
The 70-year-old country singing superstar keeps getting better with age.
The movie will premiere next month in the United States at Dolly Parton’s theme park, Dollywood, in Tennessee.
Cameron told the New Zealand Herald he’ll be proudly taking his mum and his sister to the US premiere.
A New Zealand screening date is yet to be confirmed.
