Rising Star: Paul Wesley From ‘The Vampire Diaries’

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FIRST PUBLISHED: September 24, 2009 4:46 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: September 24, 2009 5:20 PM EDT

By Jolie Lash
LOS ANGELES, Calif. –

It’s noon in Atlanta and “The Vampire Diaries” star Paul Wesley is only just getting up.

It wasn’t a raging party or a mad case of insomnia that forced the 27-year-old — AccessHollywood.com’s newest Rising Star — to rouse from his slumber at lunchtime. Truth be told, the New Jersey-bred gent has only slept a few hours, the result of getting off work at the alarming early 4:30 AM.

“It’s not abnormal,” the surprisingly awake Wesley tells Access shortly after rising from his slumber. “It’s a very common thing for a vampire show.”