Darius Rucker in new doc: 'Every time I want to do something, somebody tells me I can't do it'
Hootie & the Blowfish bandmates Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, Mark Bryan and Dean Felber, and stars Brad Paisley and Lady A appear in doc.
"I wasn't gonna be the guy who killed Darius Rucker. That wouldn't have been fun." Rising to fame as a member of the two-time Grammy Award-winning Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker's real-life backstory unfolds in Hulu and Disney+'s new documentary, "Darius Rucker: They Called Me Hootie."
The film explores Rucker's triumphs and struggles behind the musician's rise from Charleston, South Carolina, all the way to country music superstardom.
In the documentary's trailer, Emmy-winning actor Woody Harrelson, shares his personal stories with the artist. "I think we've smoked about 100,000 joints together," Harrelson revealed.
Also in the trailer, Rucker discloses he "almost died several times" and explained Harrelson wasn't going to let that happen on his watch.
"That would have been the end of my career (if I let Rucker die.) I wasn't gonna be the guy who killed Darius Rucker. That wouldn't have been fun," Harrelson said.
"Darius Rucker: They Called Me Hootie" is executive produced by "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts and directed by Emmy-winner Jason Bergh.
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"I crossed paths with Darius 30 years ago, when I was with ESPN and Hootie & the Blowfish first appeared on College GameDay. I've enjoyed following and covering his career ever since, but I've never seen Darius quite like this. This documentary reveals a side of Darius that is raw, vulnerable and unexpected. It's a deeply personal story, and I think audiences will be surprised by what they discover about this exceptionally talented man," Robin Roberts detailed.
Hootie & the Blowfish bandmates Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, Mark Bryan and Dean Felber, country music stars Brad Paisley and Lady A, former manager Doc McGhee, and record producer Frank Rogers along with others also share their connections with the man behind the music in the film.
"Darius Rucker: They Called Me Hootie" premieres Monday, Nov. 16 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
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