NEW YORK
Signs of Jon Bernthal, the Hollywood tough guy, can be found all over his Broadway dressing room. The kettlebell on the floor. The vitamin bottles strewn across his table. The grimacing photo from the Marvel TV series "The Punisher." The pit bull standing guard at the door.
But look further and an image of Jon Bernthal, the sensitive actor, swiftly emerges. The yoga block next to that kettlebell. The boxes of herbal tea next to those supplements. The photos of his wife, three children and two brothers. The fact that the pit bull, a rescue named Bam Bam, is a certifiable sweetheart who just wants head pats and a nice lap to rest his head on.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Bernthal asks as I scratch a blissed-out Bam Bam behind his ears. "Because once you start petting him … "
It's an early July afternoon at the August Wilson Theatre, and Bernthal has two days left of starring in a tumultuous stage adaptation of "Dog Day Afternoon." Long based in Ojai, California, the 49-year-old recently bought a home in D.C. to keep his family closer during his Broadway stint. And it was in the D.C. area, where Bernthal was born and raised, that his scrappier side was forged.
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Signs of Jon Bernthal, the Hollywood tough guy, can be found all over his Broadway dressing room. The kettlebell on the floor. The vitamin bottles strewn across his table. The grimacing photo from the Marvel TV series "The Punisher." The pit bull standing guard at the door.
But look further and an image of Jon Bernthal, the sensitive actor, swiftly emerges. The yoga block next to that kettlebell. The boxes of herbal tea next to those supplements. The photos of his wife, three children and two brothers. The fact that the pit bull, a rescue named Bam Bam, is a certifiable sweetheart who just wants head pats and a nice lap to rest his head on.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Bernthal asks as I scratch a blissed-out Bam Bam behind his ears. "Because once you start petting him … "
It's an early July afternoon at the August Wilson Theatre, and Bernthal has two days left of starring in a tumultuous stage adaptation of "Dog Day Afternoon." Long based in Ojai, California, the 49-year-old recently bought a home in D.C. to keep his family closer during his Broadway stint. And it was in the D.C. area, where Bernthal was born and raised, that his scrappier side was forged.
#bull
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