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Actor that appeared on 'Better Call Saul' and 'Longmire' admits to cutting off own arm, posing as war veteran
Actor that appeared on 'Better Call Saul' and 'Longmire' admits to cutting off own arm, posing as war veteran
A New Mexico man with bit parts on television lied about being a wounded warrior to get roles; cut off own arm to pose as disabled veteran to advance career.
A would-be actor took a shockingly extreme step to improve his career by cutting off his own arm so that he could more easily pose as a war veteran, only to have a handful of small, modest parts to show for his extreme and bloody trouble.
According to KOB4, Todd Latourette, who claims he is bipolar, cut off and cauterized his right arm roughly 17 years ago while he was off his medications.
“I severed my hand with a Skil saw,” he told the outlet. “The state of my mind was a psychotic episode.”
Surprisingly, the move worked and Latourette found work off the severed limb and a story about being a war veteran. Most recently, he appeared in Season 4, episode 5 of AMC’s “Better Call Saul.”
Latourette is back on his medication and says that living with the lie has been difficult, which is why he chose to come forward and admit to it now, despite the fact that it will likely hinder his acting career going forward.
Actor that appeared on 'Better Call Saul' and 'Longmire' admits to cutting off own arm, posing as war veteran
A New Mexico man with bit parts on television lied about being a wounded warrior to get roles; cut off own arm to pose as disabled veteran to advance career.
A would-be actor took a shockingly extreme step to improve his career by cutting off his own arm so that he could more easily pose as a war veteran, only to have a handful of small, modest parts to show for his extreme and bloody trouble.
According to KOB4, Todd Latourette, who claims he is bipolar, cut off and cauterized his right arm roughly 17 years ago while he was off his medications.
“I severed my hand with a Skil saw,” he told the outlet. “The state of my mind was a psychotic episode.”
Surprisingly, the move worked and Latourette found work off the severed limb and a story about being a war veteran. Most recently, he appeared in Season 4, episode 5 of AMC’s “Better Call Saul.”
Latourette is back on his medication and says that living with the lie has been difficult, which is why he chose to come forward and admit to it now, despite the fact that it will likely hinder his acting career going forward.
