Robert Townsend Says Beyoncé Was ‘Really Nervous’ For Audition In First Acting Role | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Robert Townsend Says Beyoncé Was ‘Really Nervous’ For Audition In First Acting Role | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Director Robert Townsend is recalling seeing a young Beyoncé auditioning for her first acting role. In 2001, the now-43-year-old superstar singer played the role of Carmen in MTV‘s Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Beyoncé was 19-years-old at the time and it was her first acting role. On a recent episode of Lena Waithe‘s Legacy Talk podcast, Robert recalled watching Beyoncé audition for the role. Keep reading to find out more… According to Robert, he knew t…

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Robert Townsend Recalls Beyoncé’s First Audition: "I could see that she had something special"

Beyoncé Was 'Shaking' With Nerves During First Acting Audition, Says Director

Before Beyoncé Knowles-Carter became a global music icon, she quietly began testing her acting talent as a teenager, eager to prove she could thrive beyond the stage. In the late 1990s, while Destiny’s Child was rising in fame, she auditioned for small roles, facing the same nerves and insecurities as any newcomer in Hollywood. Those early auditions, though often intimidating, laid the groundwork for her first credited role in 2001’s Carmen: A H…

Robert Townsend Says Beyoncé Was 'Really Nervous' For Audition In Fir...

Director Robert Townsend is recalling seeing a young Beyoncé auditioning for her first acting role. In 2001, the now-43-year-old superstar singer played the role of Carmen in MTV‘s Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Beyoncé was 19-years-old at the time and it was her first acting role. On a recent episode of Lena Waithe‘s Legacy Talk podcast, [...] The post Robert Townsend Says Beyoncé Was ‘Really Nervous’ For Audition In Fir… appeared first on Areyoupop.