VIDEO : Ethan Hawke Stars as Chet Baker in the New Biopic 'Born to Be Blue'

LOS ANGELES - Actor Ethan Hawke takes on the role of famed jazz musician Chet Baker in "Born to be Blue", one of several music biopics released this year. Written and directed by Robert Budreau, the film tells Baker's story, who in the 1950s was one of the world?s most well-known trumpeters, but who also became known for his drug addiction. "There is kind of a simplicity in the way Chet plays that is disarming," Hawke said at the movie's premiere in Los Angeles on Monday.