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Actors who were changed by a specific role

Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:46 am
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:46 am
Example 1: Gary Sinise plays Lieutenant Dan and then goes on to be an advocate for veterans and children affected by war.

Example 2: Tom Hanks plays Astronaut Jim Lovell and then goes on to be the voice of NASA history.
Posted by saintsfan92612
Taiwan
Member since Oct 2008
30057 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:00 am to
Jim Carrey almost went insane playing Andy Kaufman if all the stories are true.

Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
127759 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:01 am to
Austin Butler could not get rid of the Elvis accent for a long time
Posted by LSUPERMAN
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2007
2944 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:05 am to
Heath Ledger comes to mind.
Posted by Scuttle Buttin
Member since May 2020
447 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:11 am to
Jim Caviezel after playing my man Jesus.
Posted by Ranger Call
Lonesome Dove / Montana
Member since Apr 2023
674 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:34 am to
I mentioned this in the Silence of the Lambs thread a few days ago, but Ted Levine mentioned in interviews that playing Buffalo Bill really messed with his head.

Apparently Billy Bob and Angelina divorced because BBT put the pipe to Halle Berry in Monster's Ball...if you believe the rumors...
Posted by cinemaguy23
Member since Apr 2025
286 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:37 am to
James Gandolfini playing Tony Soprano
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
25029 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:42 am to
Pacino basically became a cartoon Pacino after Scent of a Woman.
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
Member since Dec 2006
20501 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 12:12 pm to
Brandon Lee, The Crow.






Too soon?
Posted by Jor Jor The Dinosaur
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 5/30/25 at 12:29 pm to
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Tom Hanks plays Astronaut Jim Lovell and then goes on to be the voice of NASA history.
I don’t think the film changed him. He was a huge space buff before the film, which is part of the reason he was cast (same with WWII and SPR).

He parlayed the success of those films into many other related projects, but he was already heavily invested in the subject matters.
This post was edited on 5/30/25 at 2:31 pm
Posted by concrete_tiger
Member since May 2020
7477 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 1:15 pm to
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Gary Sinise


I don't think anyone has been as impacted as this, honestly.
And I mean for the betterment of society and not just a career.
Posted by nobigdeal69
baton rouge
Member since Nov 2009
2250 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 2:22 pm to
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Pacino basically became a cartoon Pacino after Scent of a Woman.


I watched The Insider the other night, and I thought he was excellent.
Posted by VaeVictus
Member since Feb 2017
1791 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 3:47 pm to
Didn't the lady from the original Shining Movie kind of lose it after that film?
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
1791 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 4:31 pm to
Yeah but that was allegedly due to Kubrick's treatment of her.
Posted by leeman101
Huntsville, AL
Member since Aug 2020
2404 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 5:17 pm to
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Kubrick's


Speaking of Kubrick seems the movie "Eye Wide Shut" had an effect on Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The movie came out in 1999. They were divorced in 2001. Maybe no correlation. They seemed different when being interviewed about the movie.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 5/30/25 at 6:26 pm to
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
38974 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 6:37 pm to
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Jim Caviezel after playing my man Jesus.


This is of course #1....watch some of his interviews.
Posted by JamalMurry27
Tennessee Titans
Member since May 2023
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Posted on 5/30/25 at 7:00 pm to
Posted by JamalMurry27
Tennessee Titans
Member since May 2023
7559 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 7:01 pm to
quote:

Jim Carrey almost went insane playing Andy Kaufman if all the stories are true.

per jerry lawler Carrey didn't truly understand Kauffman and did not like his portrayal
Posted by TygerDurden
Member since Sep 2009
1939 posts
Posted on 5/30/25 at 7:26 pm to
Heath Ledger being in Batman had to have sent him on a downward spiral.
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