{"id":2488,"date":"2017-10-28T21:57:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T21:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2021-01-17T10:56:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T10:56:37","slug":"actormodel-thad-pugh-leading-role-in-congo-tvs-new-drama-series-the-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/?p=2488","title":{"rendered":"Actor\/Model, Thad Pugh, Leading Role in Congo TV\u2019s new drama series, The Palace,"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actor\/Model, Thaddeus Pugh, is now confirmed to play a primary role in The Palace. Pugh has become a popular social media heart-throb and has enjoyed a successful career in this business for over a decade. With an impressive entertainment resume, he has contributed to the success of HBO\u2019s hit show, Ballers, Central Intelligence with Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson, and Welcome Home Rascoe Jenkins to name a few of his most recent roles.<br \/>\nPugh has been an extension of Dwaye Johnson for six years as the Personal Stand-In and Picture Double for the popular wrestler turned actor. \u201cWorking with Dwayne has taught me a lot. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with such a focused and humble person. He is a great mentor for me,\u201d said Pugh about Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2535 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5596171_6.jpeg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5596171_6.jpeg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5596171_6.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nIn The Palace, he will play the love interest of rising model Tonyela Arphul but also the ex-husband and business partner to the well established actress, Odessa Sykes \u2013 Feaster (Mom\u2019s Night Out, Snitch, Now You See Me, Memphis Beat, Scandal). After their separation, Pugh falls in love with Jewel (Arphul\u2019s character) but it triggers a war between Jewel and his ex-wife\/business parter, Angie (Feaster\u2019s character).<br \/>\n\u201cThis script is phenomenal. Anytime there is love, there will be hate\u2026 and it usually comes from the people closest to you,\u201d said Pugh. \u201cI am excited about this role because I love the multiple story lines in this series. As complex as this story gets, there is an underlying message in it. If you have a dream, follow it. Then, be prepared for the sacrifices and obstacles that will come with it,\u201d he explained.<br \/>\nThis project is a stretch for Thad, though. This will be his first time performing intimate love scenes on camera and it will also be his first time playing a primary role that isn\u2019t action or athletic affiliated. \u201cThad was born for this role. He is such an humble person. We are excited that he will get the opportunity to show the world just how talented he really is,\u201d said Ro Wright, Writer\/Director of The Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Filming for The Palace is already underway on location in Dallas, TX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor\/Model, Thaddeus Pugh, is now confirmed to play a primary role in The Palace. Pugh has become a popular social media heart-throb and has enjoyed a successful career in this business for over a decade. With an impressive entertainment resume, he has contributed to the success of HBO\u2019s hit show, Ballers, Central Intelligence with Kevin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2488","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Thad1.jpg?fit=800%2C622&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}