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Guess what: Chicco Jerikho had rough start to acting career
One of Indonesia’s highest paid actors, Chicco Jerikho, did not make it in the film industry easily
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One of Indonesia’s highest paid actors, Chicco Jerikho, did not make it in the film industry easily.
Chicco said as quoted by kompas.com that he was once so underappreciated that a production house refused his application for a role even before he made it to the casting process.
“I was on my way to the casting, but they told me to go home even though I had not arrived there yet,” Chicco said.
“They told me that they knew immediately I was not suitable for a role in a feature movie because my background at that time was only playing roles in sinetron [Indonesian soap operas],” he added.
The rejection did not discourage Chicco and he continued to pursue his passion to become an actor.
“I got up from the failure. I kept trying and trying until I finally made it,” he said.
