Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
10-07-10, 11:18 AM
#53
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
I didn't read through the whole thread yet, so if someone beat me to it and said Ashton Kusher, bollicks to you, sir.
But I think Ashton got extremely lucky with his career. I know he was spotted by a talent scout, and was initially "a model," but I don't find him particularily handsome (not in a Don Draper way), and I don't find him out-of-the-ordinary "cute" (when compared to the above-average nobody working 9-5). Plus, I don't find him to be an extraordinary actor - his range seems somewhat limited. I'll even go above-board and say he's an "average" actor.
Keanu Reeves has him beat in the "cute" department, by the way.
But I think Ashton got extremely lucky with his career. I know he was spotted by a talent scout, and was initially "a model," but I don't find him particularily handsome (not in a Don Draper way), and I don't find him out-of-the-ordinary "cute" (when compared to the above-average nobody working 9-5). Plus, I don't find him to be an extraordinary actor - his range seems somewhat limited. I'll even go above-board and say he's an "average" actor.
Keanu Reeves has him beat in the "cute" department, by the way.
10-07-10, 11:19 AM
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10-07-10, 11:22 AM
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
As far as successful supporting actors with bad faces, I'd say Clint Howard is a lucky sonofabitch to be in movies for as long as he's been in movies. In real life, this guy with this face would be lucky to get a mop job.
10-07-10, 11:25 AM
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
Nah. I liked Julia Roberts. I say "liked" because after her Oscar-win for Erin Brockovich, her movie roles haven't been that interesting. Okay...they've been god-awful, but her work prior to 2000 have been pretty good. Loved her in "Steel Magnolias" (Al Bundy's favorite movie) and "Pretty Woman." And, face it, she acted her ass off in "Erin."
10-07-10, 12:23 PM
#58
Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
I don't know if this person can qualify as an "actor" per se BUT:
Paris Hilton from "The Hottie and the Nottie"
Just because your parents are rich?
Paris Hilton from "The Hottie and the Nottie"
Just because your parents are rich?
10-07-10, 12:38 PM
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10-07-10, 01:38 PM
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
John Wayne made a billion movies which could be forgettable but he gets a pass for how he was in Hondo and his Rooster roles, the planets aligned!
10-07-10, 03:37 PM
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10-07-10, 03:59 PM
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
I heard he was good in "The Quiet Man," but I wouldn't know because my father loved John Wayne, so I just take a pass on the whole "The Duke, The Duke!" crap. The only Duke in my life is A-number one from Escape From New York.
10-07-10, 04:05 PM
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10-07-10, 10:54 PM
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
hrm....I dunno about that. The man played cowboy and he did it well. He had charisma and a look that made him iconic. His role as Cogburn isn't his best, nor was that Oscar more than a lifetime achievement thing, IMO.
10-07-10, 11:55 PM
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
8 minutes +
= OSCAR.
Spoiler:
= OSCAR.
10-08-10, 01:40 AM
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
Hey i said COULD for others, but for me i also like his billion movies. His best is debatable but those are just my favs.
10-09-10, 09:53 PM
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
The correct answer is:
For nearly 50 years he's played Harry Dean Stanton in every movie I've ever seen him in, from Kelly's Heroes to The Last Temptation of Christ and all the way to today.
For nearly 50 years he's played Harry Dean Stanton in every movie I've ever seen him in, from Kelly's Heroes to The Last Temptation of Christ and all the way to today.
10-09-10, 11:32 PM
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10-10-10, 12:38 AM
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
A lot of interesting choices that agree with, but for me i have to say John Wayne. He has become a legend and i never once enjoyed a performance he gave and found his acting to be at best wooden. And the image of a tough guy just went over me.....he always seemed a pigeon chested old man.
And it's a great movie, too.
10-10-10, 12:55 AM
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Re: Which actor has accomplished the most with least?
actually shes only famous because she fucked someone, and filmed it. Same reason Kim Kardashian is a "celebrity" (although her dad was one of OJ's lawyeres