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re: Actors that got their big breaks later in life (past age 30 at least)
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:17 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:17 pm to RollTide1987
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Tatum O'Neal won an Oscar for Paper Moon at age 10. What has she done since then?
RDJ had been a major actor for nearly a decade before that Oscar
He was a member of the Brat pack in the 1980s and had a well publicized private life since then
Every one knew who the frick Robert Downey Jr was before Ironman
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Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:17 pm to RollTide1987
RDJ was part of the brat pack in the 80s. He was all over the gossip magazines back then. He had small roles in Weird Science and Back to School but got some notoriety from Less Than Zero, Air America, and then Chaplin. He had a memorable performance in Natural Born Killers too. Everyone knew who he was before he got into a drug induced slump, which also kept his name in the news.
This post was edited on 12/11/20 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:22 pm to wildtigercat93
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Every one knew who the frick Robert Downey Jr was before Ironman
Obviously not as I only knew his name in passing before watching Zodiac when it first came out in 2007.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:23 pm to RollTide1987
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Obviously not as I only knew his name in passing before watching Zodiac when it first came out in 2007.
That’s a you thing.
He was one of the most famous people in the world long before 2007.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:28 pm to wildtigercat93
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He was one of the most famous people in the world long before 2007.
To Generation X maybe. And even then I'd say that's a stretch.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:29 pm to Fun Bunch
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Christoph Waltz?
first person that came to my mind
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:30 pm to RollTide1987
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To Generation X maybe. And even then I'd say that's a stretch.
Dude. You are wrong.
Or you don't understand what "break" means
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:30 pm to RollTide1987
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To Generation X maybe. And even then I'd say that's a stretch
This is just an absurd hill to die on. It’s objectively false
And if an entire generation knows who he is, then guess what? He’s already had his Hollywood break
This is like arguing Nic Cages big break was National Treasure
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:32 pm to RollTide1987
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To Generation X maybe. And even then I'd say that's a stretch.
Dude.
Just take the L.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:32 pm to wildtigercat93
I think there's an age issue here. I keep forgetting there's a lot of people here who were either really young or not born yet in the 80s so they don't know that people like RDJ and Tom Hanks were already famous back then.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:34 pm to skrayper
I want to get into acting bit dont know how to get agent
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:34 pm to Brosef Stalin
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I keep forgetting there's a lot of people here who were either really young or not born yet in the 80s so they don't know that people like RDJ and Tom Hanks were already famous back then.
I was born in 1987 and was very much aware of who Tom Hanks was as a child living in the 1990s. Robert Downey Jr.? Not so much.
This post was edited on 12/11/20 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:34 pm to Brosef Stalin
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I think there's an age issue here. I keep forgetting there's a lot of people here who were either really young or not born yet in the 80s so they don't know that people like RDJ and Tom Hanks were already famous back then.
In that case I’m happy for Michael Caine finally getting his big break in The Dark Knight.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:35 pm to RollTide1987
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I was born in 1987 and was very much aware of who Tom Hanks was a child living in the 1990s. Robert Downey Jr.? Not so much
Again That’s a you thing
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:42 pm to wildtigercat93
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Again That’s a you thing
No...it really isn't. How many children of the 90s were watching movies like Chaplin, Natural Born Killers, or Richard III? His biggest movie from a box office standpoint was U.S. Marshals and it only made $57 million domestic. Plus...he wasn't even a lead role in that movie, he was 100% supporting.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:46 pm to RollTide1987
You. Are. Wrong.
You don't understand what "break" means.
RDJ was a huge star in the 80s and early 90s. Huge. His career took a dive because of his lifestyle in the late 90s and then he had a resurgence around 2003.
"Big break" refers to when they first got major roles. Not if their career went up and down and up again.
It also doesn't mean "if kids know them".
You don't understand what "break" means.
RDJ was a huge star in the 80s and early 90s. Huge. His career took a dive because of his lifestyle in the late 90s and then he had a resurgence around 2003.
"Big break" refers to when they first got major roles. Not if their career went up and down and up again.
It also doesn't mean "if kids know them".
This post was edited on 12/11/20 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:48 pm to RollTide1987
Downing was an A lister. His drug problem held him back. The guy actually served time on a few occasions bc of his addiction. Once he cleaned up, he was no longer a liability and had more opportunities. Doesn’t mean he didn’t “have a big break” before 30. He had plenty, he just snorted and injected so much shite that he could take advantage of his Oscar nom like most.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:49 pm to skrayper
Kyle Chandler, he had been working for a while but Friday Night Lights was his big break at 41ish.
Nick Offerman was right around 40 when he started Parks & Rec.
Nick Offerman was right around 40 when he started Parks & Rec.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:49 pm to RollTide1987
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No...it really isn't. How many children of the 90s were watching movies like Chaplin, Natural Born Killers, or Richard III?
My dude, people were famous and movies existed before the 90s happened. He already had his break.
Just because you weren’t old enough to go see most of his films because he’s a dramatic actor and you were underage during that time, doesn’t mean he’s an actor still looking for his break.
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His biggest movie from a box office standpoint was U.S. Marshals and it only made $57 million domestic. Plus...he wasn't even a lead role in that movie, he was 100% supporting.
You have zero concept of what a “big break” is.
If an actor is in major productions for a decade, gets nominated for an Oscar, is an SNL cast member for a season, is one of the most tabloid reported on actors for 2 decades and a major character of the more popular 90s TV shows all before 2000, then guess what? That dude has made it. He’s an established actor. He’s not calling his agent talking about moving back to Poughkeepsie bc he’s not ever gonna make it
I mean look at his frickin wiki page opener
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Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965)[1] is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of commercial success in middle age
Posted on 12/11/20 at 1:49 pm to RollTide1987
US Marshals was on cable all the time. RDJ was the (spoiler alert) villain. He was more known at that time for his drug arrests but at least that kept his name in the news. Bad publicity is still publicity.
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