CBS ‘The Young and the Restless’ (Y&R) star Donny Boaz (Chance Chancellor) is opening up about his pre-daytime television fame. The actor says that while it took some time for him to get where he is today, he doesn’t have one single regret. In fact, he learned that one of the keys to success is knowing how to hustle! Here’s what he has to say.
Speaking to Soaps In Depth in a new interview, Donny recalled, “I moved to L.A., thinking I’m this badass actor with my whole five credits,” he recalled with a laugh. “I quickly realized that I was a minnow in an ocean! I ran out of money and went back to Texas with my tail between my legs. But I learned a valuable lesson: Don’t wait on other people to make it happen. You have to make it happen yourself!”
CBS ‘The Young and the Restless’ News: Donny Boaz Opens Up About His Pre Y&R Fame
To that end, the actor “went on hundreds of auditions, anything I could get my hands on — student films, feature films, whatever! Over the course of two years, I ended up booking like 20 projects. Then I came back to L.A. with a real resumé, and doors finally began to open!”
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But it was then when he was filming his projects in Texas did he get a call from his agent. He told Donny that he got the call to audition for Chance Chancellor on ‘Young and the Restless’. Less than 24 hours later, he found out that he got the role. The rest as they say, is history.
“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t get a little tear in my eye!” Donny admitted. “I don’t know if it fell, but I was really happy! Chance is such a badass. He’s James Bond meets Jason Bourne! What I like about him is he is a really cool guy. On a scale of one to 10 of being a good guy, he’s an 11! I really like this guy. He always wants to help. The frivolous things in life — money, cars, fame, fortune — don’t mean anything to him. He just wants to make an impact in somebody else’s life. He will always wear the white hat!”
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