The Sasha Baron Cohen thread made me think if there were any other formerly comedic actors/actresses who switched to serious roles and were good in them?
Tom Hanks is the prime example I'd say.
Another one that surprised me was this one with Adam Sandler:
It's considered a romantic comedy but this was a pretty serious role for Sandler.
September 24, 2019, 12:25 PM
mcrimm
Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting.
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September 24, 2019, 12:26 PM
SBrooks
Might be the reverse of what you're asking, but I remember seeing Leslie Neilson in a serious role and kindof laughing - because I'd only ever seen him in goofy roles. Maybe it was that classic SciFi movie - I've forgotten the name.
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September 24, 2019, 12:28 PM
TMats
Vince Vaughan. Thinking especially of True Detective
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September 24, 2019, 12:35 PM
RogueJSK
quote:
Originally posted by mcrimm: Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting.
Robin Williams also had a few roles where he made for an excellent "creepy bad guy", like 1 Hour Photo or Insomnia.
September 24, 2019, 01:27 PM
oddball
My favorites:
Jerry Lewis in Scorcese's The King of Comedy.
Don Rickles in Scorcese's Casino.
Peter Sellars in Being There.
Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats in The Hustler.
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September 24, 2019, 01:34 PM
rat2306
quote:
Originally posted by SBrooks: Might be the reverse of what you're asking, but I remember seeing Leslie Neilson in a serious role and kindof laughing - because I'd only ever seen him in goofy roles. Maybe it was that classic SciFi movie - I've forgotten the name.
"Forbidden Planet".
September 24, 2019, 01:36 PM
LastCubScout
quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK: Robin Williams also had a few roles where he made for an excellent "creepy bad guy", like 1 Hour Photo or Insomnia.
I love watching comic actors as dark serious villains. Some of my favorites are Steve Martin in The Spanish Prisoner, Albert Brooks in Drive, Rodney Dangerfield in Natural Born Killers, and Steve Carrell in Foxcatcher.
September 24, 2019, 01:54 PM
cne32507
quote:
Originally posted by SBrooks: Might be the reverse of what you're asking, but I remember seeing Leslie Neilson in a serious role and kindof laughing - because I'd only ever seen him in goofy roles. Maybe it was that classic SciFi movie - I've forgotten the name.
NYT on Nielsen's death "In keeping with his adopted comic persona, when Mr. Nielsen in 1993 published an autobiography, “Naked Truth,” it was one that cheerfully, blatantly fabricated events in his life.
They included two Academy Awards, an affair with Elizabeth Taylor and a stay at a rehabilitation center, battling dopey-joke addiction."
That sounds like great fun. I'm going to write my own obituary.
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September 24, 2019, 07:20 PM
erj_pilot
In recent years, John Krasinski from this...
...to this...
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September 24, 2019, 07:27 PM
AllenInAR
Will Ferrell in Everything Must Go.
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September 24, 2019, 07:29 PM
CQB60
Denis Leary. Not a fan
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September 24, 2019, 07:58 PM
radioman
Dan Aykroid, Pearl Harbor.
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September 24, 2019, 08:10 PM
mdblanton
Jim Gaffigan - America Dreamer...haven’t watched it yet but he looked pretty creepy/serious in the trailer.
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September 24, 2019, 08:11 PM
Orguss
Bill Murray
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September 24, 2019, 08:12 PM
SigJacket
quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
quote:
Originally posted by lyman: Jim Carey was good in The Majestic
And Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
And The Truman Show
-- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is.
