hɪz bˈɪɡ hˈɑːliwˌʊd bɹˈeɪk kˈeɪm wɛn hiː stˈɑːɹd ɪn ˈædəm ʃˈæŋkmənz fˈɪlm ˌædæptˈeɪʃən ʌvðə hˈɪt bɹˈɔːdweɪ mjˈuːzɪkəl ɹˈɑːk ʌv ˈeɪdʒᵻz ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd tˈɑːm kɹˈuːz ænd dʒˈuːliən hˈoʊ.
His big Hollywood break came when he starred in Adam Shankman's film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages alongside Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough.