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Stephen Graham broke down in tears after receiving a text from Bruce Springsteen

The Adolescence star who plays the Bruce Springsteen’s dad in upcoming biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere reportedly broke down in tears after receiving a text message from The Boss

Stephen Graham blubbed at a text from The Boss(Image: Getty Images)

Stephen Graham broke down in tears after receiving a poignant text message from Bruce Springsteen.

The Adolescence star plays the musician’s dad Douglas ‘Dutch’ Springsteen in upcoming biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere and the actor has revealed Bruce got in touch to thank him for bringing his late father back to life on the big screen.

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During an appearance on the Soundtracking with Edith Bowman podcast, Stephen said: “[It was one of] the most gorgeous texts I’ve ever had in my life. I’m racing to get to the airport, and I got this text, and it was so beautiful. It just said: ‘Better than any award that I could ever receive in my life’.

Stephen Graham plays Bruce Springsteen’s father in an upcoming biopic(Image: Getty Images)

“[Springsteen is] an icon. He’s a hero. He’s a working-class hero. He’s an icon to thousands, to millions.

“And his text just said: ‘Thank you so much. You know, my father passed away a while ago and I felt like I saw him today and thank you for giving me that memory’.”

Stephen admitted the message moved him to tears, adding: “I was crying reading the text, do you know what I mean? Oh mate, it was beautiful. You couldn’t ask for anything more, you know, to share that with someone was gorgeous. He’s a lovely man.”

Stephen said he was ‘moved to tears’(Image: Getty Images)

The actor plays Douglas – who died in 1998 – in the film alongside Jeremy Allen White as The Boss, Jeremy Strong as Springsteen’s longtime manager Jon Landau and Odessa Young as love interest Faye.

Springsteen recently opened up about the casting in an interview on SiriusXM’s E Street Radio, saying of White: “He sings well. He sings very well,” before adding: “You know, and Jeremy Strong and Odessa Young … it’s a tremendous cast of people. They cast the film beautifully, so it’s very exciting.

“Jeremy [Allen White] is such a terrific actor that you just fall right into it. He’s got an interpretation of me that I think the fans will deeply recognise and he’s just done a great job, so I’ve had a lot of fun. I’ve had a lot of fun being on the set when I can get there.”

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Deliver Me from Nowhere is expected to hit cinemas later in 2025.

Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk


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