A Local Actor Lands Paulie In “I Play Rocky”

Send us Fan Mail What if a steakhouse hello changed your life? That’s the spark behind Scot Teller’s leap from local pizza legend to playing Paulie in the upcoming movie “I Play Rocky,” the new Peter Farrelly–directed film about Stallone’s relentless fight to star in his own script. We get into the improbable path: standing in on sets for camera and lighting, reconnecting with Griffin Dunne on a Lancaster shoot, and waking up to a text that led to Farrelly’s call. The audition wasn’t a layup—...