By Tanya Fedak
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KJ Apa has earned a stamp of approval from the family of Jimmy Stewart for his portrayal of the actor and military aviator in the forthcoming “Jimmy” biopic, which releases in theaters Nov. 6.
Stewart’s daughter, Kelly Stewart-Harcourt, praised Apa’s performance, saying it was “eerie” to see him in character firsthand while she filmed her guest appearance in the film.
“I was thrilled, because the problem with somebody playing dad… was that you don’t want to sit there and listen to a Jimmy Stewart impersonation for two hours,” she told Entertainment Weekly. “And dad has such a distinctive way of speaking. It’s hard not to do an impersonation, but KJ channels him and brings him to life without doing a Jimmy Stewart impersonation. So I don’t see how they could have found anybody better.”
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