{"id":35231,"date":"2026-01-22T16:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=35231"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:16:36","slug":"glen-powell-opens-up-about-moving-back-to-austin-and-the-one-thing-his-parents-said-that-left-him-speechless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=35231","title":{"rendered":"Glen Powell Opens Up About Moving Back to Austin \u2014 and the One Thing His Parents Said That Left Him Speechless."},"content":{"rendered":"

In late 2024, Glen Powell<\/span><\/span><\/strong> made a decision that surprised many in Hollywood but felt deeply natural to him: he packed up his life in Los Angeles and moved back home to Austin, Texas. For a star riding high after blockbuster successes and industry acclaim, the move might have seemed counterintuitive. Yet for Powell, returning to Texas was less about stepping away from fame and more about grounding himself in the place that shaped him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Powell admitted he expected an emotional response when he told his parents, Cyndy Powell and Glen Powell Sr., about his decision. Instead, their reaction left him completely speechless. Rather than focusing on his career achievements, they joked, \u201cWe\u2019re just glad you\u2019re back to help with the lawn and finally finish your degree.\u201d The humor was classic Powell family energy\u2014loving, supportive, and relentlessly down-to-earth. No matter how famous their son becomes, to them he\u2019s still the kid with chores and unfinished homework.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Hollywood, Powell is known as the confident Hangman in Top Gun: Maverick<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and the charismatic storm chaser in Twisters<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. In Austin, however, he\u2019s simply Glen\u2014the son who still owes his mother a college diploma. His return wasn\u2019t just symbolic; it was practical. Powell re-enrolled at University of Texas at Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, where he is completing his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Radio-Television-Film through the Moody College of Communication, with additional focus on Spanish and Early American History.<\/span><\/p>\n

The move was also inspired by advice from fellow Texan and longtime mentor Matthew McConaughey<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, who famously warned Powell about Hollywood being a \u201cfake world\u201d where people are constantly \u201cplugged in.\u201d Austin, by contrast, offers a place where actions matter more than optics. Powell bought a home just 30 minutes from his parents\u2019 ranch, creating a clear separation between career chaos and personal peace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Balancing stardom with student life hasn\u2019t been easy. While filming The Running Man<\/span><\/span><\/strong> in London under director Edgar Wright<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, Powell has been Zooming into classes and flying back to Texas several times a semester for proctored exams. He\u2019s set to graduate in Spring 2027 and has already promised co-stars Josh Brolin<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and Lee Pace<\/span><\/span><\/strong> a massive Austin graduation party.<\/span><\/p>\n

Powell\u2019s parents have also become unexpected stars in their own right. At the Austin premiere of Hit Man<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, directed by Richard Linklater<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, they famously held up signs reading, \u201cStop trying to make Glen Powell happen.\u201d It was a perfect reminder that fame may open doors, but family keeps you humble.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Texas continues to grow as a major filmmaking hub\u2014and with Powell\u2019s induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u2014his move feels both personal and prophetic. Glen Powell may be a global movie star, but back in Austin, he\u2019s still worrying about history exams, mowing the lawn, and making his parents proud.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In late 2024, Glen Powell made a decision that surprised many in Hollywood but felt deeply natural to him: he packed up his life in Los Angeles and moved back home to Austin, Texas. For a star riding high after blockbuster successes and industry acclaim, the move might have seemed counterintuitive. Yet for Powell, returning…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}