Jeremy Renner’s unglamorous Oscars

Jeremy Renner had to brush his teeth in Starbucks before the Oscars. The 39-year-old star was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award for his role in ‘The Hurt Locker’ at this year’s ceremony but admits he wasn’t prepared for any of the glamorous events around that time because he was in the middle of reconstructing a house.

Speaking about the awards season, Jeremy – who runs a property renovating business with his friend – said: “I was brushing my teeth in Starbucks because we didn’t have any plumbing. I remember sleeping under painter’s plastic because it was so dusty. I had to create this tent, like Bubble Boy, around my bed. I had to put holes in it so I could breathe. It’s kind of pathetic.”

Despite winning critical acclaim for his acting, Jeremy says he set up the business as he knows being an actor doesn’t always pay well so needed have a back-up plan.

He told Menswear Magazine: “This acting thing doesn’t pay. We make money in real estate. And that affords me, as an actor, to not have to take things because I need money.

“I call it f**k-you money. ‘No, I don’t need your goddamned movie; f**k you, I’ll go build another house with my brother.’ I love saying f**k you, too.”