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Actors who can only play themselves.
Posted on 1/12/10 at 6:50 am
Posted on 1/12/10 at 6:50 am
1. George Clooney
2. Tom Cruise (minus the role he played in Tropic Thunder)
3. Keanu Reeves
Who else? I know I'm leaving out some that I've thought of before.
2. Tom Cruise (minus the role he played in Tropic Thunder)
3. Keanu Reeves
Who else? I know I'm leaving out some that I've thought of before.
Posted on 1/12/10 at 6:57 am to Crimsonpanther13
All Martial Arts "Actors".
Daniel Day Lewis. . .at least I assume so, based on the fact that he keeps playing the same character.
Alec Baldwin
Bill Murray
Daniel Day Lewis. . .at least I assume so, based on the fact that he keeps playing the same character.
Alec Baldwin
Bill Murray
This post was edited on 1/12/10 at 6:58 am
Posted on 1/12/10 at 7:50 am to Crimsonpanther13
Nic Cage
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
This post was edited on 1/12/10 at 7:53 am
Posted on 1/12/10 at 8:19 am to Crimsonpanther13
MIchael Cera, assuming that's "himself"
Posted on 1/12/10 at 8:38 am to Crimsonpanther13
Vince Vaughn
Will Ferrell
Christopher Walken
Will Ferrell
Christopher Walken
Posted on 1/12/10 at 8:44 am to Crimsonpanther13
Matthew McConaughey
Posted on 1/12/10 at 9:06 am to Crimsonpanther13
Nicolas Cage, although he tries extremely hard not too.
Posted on 1/12/10 at 9:58 am to Crimsonpanther13
quote:
1. George Clooney
Clooney is damn good. Maybe his early roles were playing himself but he's really started to spread his wings of late.
Posted on 1/12/10 at 10:35 am to Crimsonpanther13
Johnny Depp
But in his, and other "good" actors listed in the thread, defense, 95% of actors play themselves or a slight variation of it. Most people want to see Tom Hanks, they don't want to see Tom Hanks the crazy, psycho, child molester. They go to movies to see Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, etc.
Heck, I think that if Tom Hanks was never an actor, and was mentally challenged, he'd probably be a lot like Forrest Gump IRL.
Hanks, Pacino, Denzel, Depp, Crowe, and on and on. A lot of "A" list stars fall into the category because they are A-listers, and people want to see "them" not the character.
Usually, actors that bump that trend are middle of the road in terms of popularity (or even foreign for us), and can risk being a chameleon in a role: Don Cheadle, Jack Nicholson (in his early years), Gary Oldman, Leo DiCaprio (I would say he has recently entered the great actor list, bucking the middle of the road trend a little), Brando, Toshiro Mifune, Kinski, etc.
I love Jimmy Stewart, I think he is the actor that has embodied American cinema like no other. I call him the greatest American actor for his influence on the craft and on film (and even his dedication to military service, family life, etc.) The man is a legend, and will always be. With that said Gary Oldman is a much better actor overall.
But in his, and other "good" actors listed in the thread, defense, 95% of actors play themselves or a slight variation of it. Most people want to see Tom Hanks, they don't want to see Tom Hanks the crazy, psycho, child molester. They go to movies to see Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, etc.
Heck, I think that if Tom Hanks was never an actor, and was mentally challenged, he'd probably be a lot like Forrest Gump IRL.
Hanks, Pacino, Denzel, Depp, Crowe, and on and on. A lot of "A" list stars fall into the category because they are A-listers, and people want to see "them" not the character.
Usually, actors that bump that trend are middle of the road in terms of popularity (or even foreign for us), and can risk being a chameleon in a role: Don Cheadle, Jack Nicholson (in his early years), Gary Oldman, Leo DiCaprio (I would say he has recently entered the great actor list, bucking the middle of the road trend a little), Brando, Toshiro Mifune, Kinski, etc.
I love Jimmy Stewart, I think he is the actor that has embodied American cinema like no other. I call him the greatest American actor for his influence on the craft and on film (and even his dedication to military service, family life, etc.) The man is a legend, and will always be. With that said Gary Oldman is a much better actor overall.
This post was edited on 1/12/10 at 10:44 am
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