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re: Actors that started their career in a role that ended up being out of their character...
Posted on 2/22/24 at 7:41 pm to athenslife101
Posted on 2/22/24 at 7:41 pm to athenslife101
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I don’t think either of those fit the description you presented
I would agree.
Henry Winkler will always be the Fonz. He did nothign to change that.
Broderick is really only known for his first few films, WarGames and Ferris Bueller. He's been the same Mathew Broderick in just about every film he's in.
Tom Hanks is a good one.
Almost every movie he did starting on was some type of comedy, from 1984 until he did Philadelphia in 1993 and pretty much everythign after that was on the serious side other than Toy Story.
you could say Will Smith as well.
All comedy to start his career, then started doing more serious roles as he got older.
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Posted on 2/22/24 at 8:56 pm to TeddyPadillac
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Posted on 2/23/24 at 8:43 am to TeddyPadillac
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Tom Hanks is a good one.
Almost every movie he did starting on was some type of comedy, from 1984 until he did Philadelphia in 1993 and pretty much everythign after that was on the serious side other than Toy Story.
This is a point I thought of awhile back. I watched some 80s flicks, including The Money Pit and Bachelor Party with Hanks. Afterward I found it interesting how different his early career was from even the 90s, and especially since the turn of the century.
Posted on 2/23/24 at 9:11 am to TeddyPadillac
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I would agree.
Henry Winkler will always be the Fonz. He did nothign to change that.
I think everyone for sure remembers him mainly as this, but as far as the OP's question, I think it fits. Outside of Happy Days, I mainly think of him for Waterboy, which he was pretty much the exact opposite of the Fonz, which was probably on purpose. Then I think of Barry, Arrested Development, Scream, and Parks and Rec. None of those resemble the Fonz much at all. I can't really think of another "cool guy/casanova" role he's played.
Edit: I guess his character in Barry was a bit of a ladies man for an older guy.
This post was edited on 2/23/24 at 9:12 am
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