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Jeremy Allen White wore hand-painted contact lenses to play Bruce Springsteen

Jeremy Allen White 'understands' Bruce Springsteen attending set
  • Jeremy Allen White is portraying Bruce Springsteen in the new biographical film, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
  • The film focuses on the musician's process of crafting his seminal country-folk album, Nebraska.
  • White, who has blue eyes, wore specially hand-painted brown contact lenses with small weights for close-up shots to match Springsteen's eye colour.
  • He described the unusual experience of wearing the contacts, which required eye drops every 20 minutes, and how his eldest daughter was initially upset by the change.
  • Springsteen has been supportive of the project, watching some of White's performance on set and acknowledging his role as an interpreter.
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