16 facts about Alden Ehrenreich you need to know

Alden Ehrenreich is an American actor and he is the new Han Solo!

The actor was casted to portray the iconic role of Han Solo in the movie «Solo: A Star Wars Story». Harrison Ford was the first actor to play this role and Alden had some «big shoes» to fill.

The movie «Solo: A Star Wars Story» premiered on the 25th of May and these are some facts you should know about the movie’s Han Solo,  Alden Ehrenreich!

1. He was born November 22, 1989, in Los Angeles, California.
2. He is named after the director Phil Alden Robinson!
3. He has no brothers or sisters.
4. Alden is Jewish.
5. Alden Ehrenreich studied acting at New York University at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting! Funny fact is that he never got his degree!
6. He is the co-founder of “The Collectin” . He created it with his friend Zoë Worth in New York, in 2009. This consists of actors, writers, producers and directors who collaborate on films and theater performances.
7. Steven Spielberg watched a comedy video of him in a bat mitzvah and people say he discovered him.
8. Dreamworks contacted the actor and he met with the casting director and everything started from there.
9. He got acting roles on television shows such as Supernatural and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
10. He starred as Ethan Wate in the film adaptation of the novel Beautiful Creatures,in 2013.
11. He played in the film «Hail, Caesar! by the Coen brothers and got exchellent critics about his performance.
12. He was casted for the role of Han Solo on May On May 5, 2016.
13. Harrison Ford was on set alot of times so he can help Alden Ehrenreich with the role.
14. Marx Brothers’ films were his ”teachers” when he was young!
15. A lot of people consider him to be the new Leonardo Di Caprio.
16. These are some movies he has been in: «The Yellow Birds », «Rules Don’t Apply», «Blue Jasmine», «Beautiful Creatures», and others.