Taylor Kinney: Struggle of Our Beloved Mason Lockwood

Taylor Kinney is an American model and actor who appeared in the Vampire Diaries and became our beloved Mason Lockwood. Scroll down and learn more

Hollywood is full of stars who have changed their stars and won millions of hearts worldwide. These stars are dedicated and highly motivated to entertain us. One such dedicated and an aspiring star is Taylor Kinney who won great fame with his appearance in the Vampire Diaries. He is an American model and has many shows on his career. Active from 2006, Kinney has appeared in video songs as well. He has achieved his Hollywood dream with continuous efforts, hard work, and outclass skills. There is little available about Kinney’s early life and career on the internet. Scroll down and learn everything!

Born to A Banker Father, Taylor Kinney Studied Business Management

Best known for his role as Kelly Severide on the hit series Chicago Fire, Kinney opened his eyes first on July 15, 1981. The Vampire Diaries star born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Kinney’s father, Daniel Kinney, was a banker. His mother Pamela Heisler a dental hygienist, had great influence while he was growing up. He grew up in Neffsville, Pennsylvania after the divorce of his parents. His parent divorced when he was young. Kinney has three siblings; Adam, Ryan, and Trent. Earning graduation from Lancaster Mennonite School made him enroll for a Business Management course at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. While he was studying business, he developed an interest in acting and started his struggle.

Stars Do Not Born Overnight

Every star has a great struggle which makes him shine brightly. And it is the only difference between people looking stars and the stars shining. Taylor Kinney has proven his worth as an actor and as a model too. But his success has a long story of struggle. While studying business, Taylor developed a great interest in acting. This great interest made him give up his university course and went to Hawaii. In this land of dreams, Kinney worked as a carpenter to meet his daily needs. He also started giving auditions to grab his dream opportunity.

To catch the eye of talent agents, he performed in theatre ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Fallout’. His first breakthrough was the role of ‘Luke Gianni’ in Fashion House, a short-lived American TV series aired on MyNetworkTv. In this 2006 series, Kinney played alongside Morgan Fairchild and Bo Derek. This Tv show gave him the much-needed kick start. Moreover, the show did well for Kinney as he got the opportunity for a big screen. He featured in the White Air in 2007, starring Tom Sizemore and Dominique Swain.

Struggle Never Dies

To shine brightly like a star in the great sky, one must never give up the struggle. The story of Taylor Kinney gives us the same lesson. Though he got his dream career start well, he never gave up the struggle for another big role. His performance at MyNetworkTv series landed him to the big screen with ‘The Vampire Diaries’. From this, Kinney emerged as our beloved Mason Lockwood. Doubtlessly, it was the great performance of Kinney.

Still, with so much done Kinney was looking for success and continued investing for the big role. His smart investment for improving his skills finally earned him a starring appearance in Chicago Fire (2012). From this, Kinney reserved his place as a star. The same year Kinney was featured in Zero Dark Thirty, an acclaimed war drama.

Concluding Lines

Taylor Kinney - an American model and actor - developed an interest in acting when he was studying business. He worked as a carpenter to meet his daily need but never gave up on the struggle. Finally, his hard work and consistent struggle paid back. He made an appearance on the big screen as well as small screen shows and films. Kinney, may you shine brightly

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