Kix Brooks
Mar 14, 2011
Kix Brooks, formerly of Country duo Brooks & Dunn, is now branching out into acting. He recently filmed a small role in the upcoming movie "Thriftstore Cowboy" and has now accepted a leading role in "The Last Ride." This new film will be shot in May in Arizona.
According to The Tennessean, Brooks described "Thriftstore Cowboy" as a "kind of a modern age urban cowboy sort of scenario." About "The Last Ride," Brooks said he was leery of taking on a leading role with so little experience in acting but he liked the story.
"It's really fun," Brooks said."You kidding? Every kid wants to play cowboy."
The storyline follows a lawman tricked into helping with a deadly bank robbery that sends him to jail. The film is set in the 1940s.
Brooks is still committed to his countdown show, Citadel Media Networks' "American Country Countdown" and has been working on new music for an album on Sony Music Nashville.
"I'm probably halfway done with it," Brooks said. "The label seems real excited about it, so I'm writing a lot of songs. I want it to be as good as I want it to be and I'm not in a hurry and I'm not saying when it's going to come out because when it's done and I'm proud of it, it will come out."
Check out the full article at http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2011/03/03/kix-brooks-ropes-acting-roles-post-brooks-dunn. For more on Kix Brooks, visit http://www.facebook.com/KixBrooks.
By Karen Goodner
