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Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days ago

What are some actors that can only play themselves?

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What are some actors that can only play themselves?

Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days ago
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    nobody mentioned, but Chris pratt, originally he was being casted in EVERYTHING. after parks and recs he has no range, hes just a sad moody pos irl too, supporting a alt-right church, and his sudden switch to evangelicalism. anne farris in an interview said he changed to a gymbo the moment he got buff for marvel/JP movies.

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      The past participle of “cast” is “cast”.

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        Whomstedestesteries’

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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    Sean Connery is not an actor, he’s a movie star.

    Yesh, I am a British shecret agent. Bond, Jamesh Bond.

    Yesh, I am a Shoviet Shubmarine captain. my name is Ramiush. Marco Ramiush.

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      I mustache you a question but I’m shaving it for later

    • Caveman@lemmy.world
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      Jamesh Bond sounds like a bollywood version. Would watch

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      Don’t forget Zardoc!

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      I’m not shpanish i’m egyptian

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      One of my favorite fan theory’s is that Sean was 007 left to rot by MI6 in The Rock.

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    Ryan Reynolds. There were some other movies but once he was in Deadpool, I feel like his whole personality was sarcastic mean funny guy

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      He was him even back in Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place.

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        And waiting

    • Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip
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      He was already kind of heading that way before Deadpool. I rewatched Buried and he was still doing that, just with less references so he didn’t sound like Gex.

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      he was in wolverine the 2009 one as wade. hes pretty much the same thing as in deadpool just slighty less loudmouth. he did play that wierd schizophrenic character in the one movie that nobody remembers.

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        The Voices. And that movie is fantastic.

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          It is, but he’s still him, just with more mental health issues.

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      He did a weird indie film called “The Nines” he can turn the chops on when he wants to. I find it hard to criticise those people because “Hey, want to earn millions of dollars doing this the easy way? Or you can go do some passion projects to prove a point and make less.” Is a damn awkward spot to be in.

      Im sure we all like to think we would take the route of Sandler doing Uncut Gems, I love to think that was him just telling his haters to go fuck themselves. “Just because I dont, doesnt mean I cant”

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      Waiting (2005) was him as himself as a waiter

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      Van Wilder?

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    The rock “the rock” the rock johnson

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      But you must admit that he’s hilarious at it.

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        His whole deal was pretty funny for a few weeks in the early 2000s.

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          He used to do this eyebrow thing that killed it back in the second week of March, 2001.

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            Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?!

      • FatVegan@leminal.space
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        Not even a little

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    I scrolled through the entire thread down and back up, it’s a bit of a shock that John Wayne was not mentioned even once… until now.

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      “Howdy, partner, I’m Genghis Khan.”

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      I think that’s because he’s essentially irrelevant in pop culture these days

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    Jack Black.

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      I didn’t know, he did a really good job as playing a teenage girl in Jumanji.

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        And as a nervous high school student in Northern Exposure. Or in high fidelity.

        I think his problem is that overwhelmingly people cast him because they want the bombastic hairball. It’s not lack of skill, it’s typecasting

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        Jack Black is a teenage girl IRL

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      No, he was a different guy in “the big year” and also different in that movie where he’s a funeral home director or something? He was southern? Based on a true story I think?

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        Also a gunsmith in the jackal.

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    Owen “Wow” Wilson

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      First one who came to my mind. Not sure Luke Wilson is very much better.

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      Against type in the big year imo

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    Samuel L. Jackson is the first name to pop into my head upon reading the thread title.

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    Seth Rogan. Worst Donkey Kong possible.

    • FatVegan@leminal.space
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      Is it? I mean who even would be a good donkey kong?

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      hyukhyuhkyuhk

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    For the most part, Jason Momoa

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      that is true, he was the same person in SGA atlantis, in aquaman(atlantis), dune, and GOT. he was more entertaining when he started out in SGA.

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        He did do something different for the minecraft movie though.

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    Jennifer Coolidge, and I love her for it.

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    Aziz Ansari

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    Steven Seagal

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      OP’s question was about actors though

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        He’s become a walrus with a ponytail

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          I’m pretty sure he’s sometimes a cop now too. I heard of someone getting pulled over by him a while back.

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    Ryan Reynolds.

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    Kevin Hart.

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      He’s not an actor. He just wanders onto movie sets and they record him being himself.

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