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Anyone who hasn’t seen him in The Newsroom owes it to themselves to watch it. I was disappointed they only did two seasons of it.
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Also ‘Pennies from heaven’. Did anyone mention Bill Murray? ___________________________________________________________________________ "....imitate the action of the Tiger." | |||
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Let me ask Appliance Brad... I wonder if he heard the news about Colt.  _____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911. | |||
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Jack Black "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | |||
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George C. Scott went from the role of General "Buck" Turgidson to the role of General George S. Patton. (I would guess that EVERYONE on this forum has seen both of these movies -- it might even be part of the waiver) ETA: Bradley Cooper. Went from The Hangover to the role of Chris Kyle. Although I never really thought of Bradley Cooper as a Comedian.This message has been edited. Last edited by: radioman, ---------------------- Let's Go Brandon! | |||
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Jonathan Winters did a serious role in an episode of The Twilight Zone as the ghost of a pool player. Season 3, Episode 5, "A Game of Pool". Bill Murray wasn't in that episode. | |||
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'Stranger Than Fiction' is a favorite. I'm closed-minded to everything else he's done. Year V | |||
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I have no use for Will Ferrell but can't remember why. | |||
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Ed O'Neil also played a serious role in 'Spartan.' __________________________ "just look at the flowers..." | |||
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| I have lived the greatest adventure  |
Robin Williams was also excellent in Awakenings. Phone's ringing, Dude. | |||
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Ronald Reagan. Can't get much more serious than being POTUS. === I would like to apologize to anyone I have *not* offended. Please be patient. I will get to you shortly. | |||
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Richard Belzer is another one who began as a comic and became Detective John Munch in Homicide Life on the Street and then Law and Order SVU. | |||
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Ferrell as a comic was only good in small doses. "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" was about the most I could take of him. I couldn't tolerate "Talladega Nights" or "Step Brothers" or anything he starred in.... Until "Everything Must Go". There are funny (more like bittersweet) parts in it, but he does a great job of portraying a guy whose life is just falling down around him. _______________________________ The artist formerly known as AllenInWV | |||
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Many good examples already stated. I do want to say that in my opinion regarding Robin Williams, of my 3 favorite movies of his, only 1 is him in a comedic role (Best of Times). Otherwise, Dead Poets Society and particularly Insomnia show some real acting chops. | |||
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Pat Morita. From Arnold on Happy Days to wise old Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid movies. | |||
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Agreed. In comedic roles in movies, a little bit of Will Ferrell goes a looooooooooooong way. [/DRIFT] "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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Neilson was a leading man early in his career, but never a wildly popular one. Turning to comedy was career genius for him. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine |
Micheal McKean, too. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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David Schwimmer... Ross Geller to Capt. Herbert Sobel "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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Harold Ramis has done some good, albeit small, serious roles. As good as It Gets Stealing Home ___________________ "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" Compressions 9.5:1 | |||
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