Idris Elba Explains How He 'Scammed' His Way Into Robert De Niro's Office As A Teen
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Elba's confession came during the SAG Awards' traditional "I Am an Actor" opening.
Idris Elba’s charisma couldn’t save him from getting kicked out of Robert De Niro’s office during his early days in the acting business.
At Saturday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, the English actor told his fellow thespians how he crashed an audition for “A Bronx Tale” in the early ’90s, only to get booted by De Niro’s right-hand man.
“When I was just starting out in this business, I was 19 years old,” Elba recalled during the awards traditional “I Am an Actor” opening segment.
“I scammed my way up to Robert De Niro’s office in Tribeca [where] auditions were taking place for ‘A Bronx Tale,’” he continued. “And they started that week even though I was very late and wasn’t even invited.”
Nevertheless, the “Luther” star said he used his “English charm to convince the security guard and the receptionist that I had an appointment.”
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