Javier Bardem may be a Hollywood icon, but what’s more, a sex symbol, failures definitely spare no one. Evidenced by a crisp anecdote delivered by the Spanish actor on the set of Ellen DeGeneres Wednesday, March 9. Javier Bardem’s career could have been quite different, that’s what we learned when the 53-year-old comedian said he was a stripper… for a day.
“It happened when I was 20, believe it or not. I had to get out of a friend’s fiancée cake, he explained before continuing, at the end of the evening in this club where I had done my number, I had made a strong impression on the owner of the place .“The star of No country for old men then claimed, “the owner of the disco club asked me ‘could you do this every friday?’ and as I was drunk I answered ‘yes of course’, they called me back and I went the following Friday.”
But the following evening did not go as planned. The actor, under pressure, decides to call his relatives: “I was so nervous, I called my mom and sister to come with me during my strip act. There was nobody, I think there was, something like three people, and it was very embarrassing but I did it” admitted the Oscar nominee. I’m a showman, I have to do my job.”
The star presenter then retorted in a humorous tone, “So there were three people, two of whom were your mother and your sister?“The actor continued the joke,”exactly, and the third was the owner of the club!Ellen DeGeneres finally asked hilariously if the actor was considering a role in the sequel to the famous strip movie magic mike alongside Channing Tatum. “Yes, they asked me to do the old guy who comes in and tries to do something but everyone tells him “no no, stop there!“joked Javier Bardem.