Luckiest actor ever?

Right when I read the thread title Sam Worthington came to mind. He’s just kind of there. I don’t know if he’s a good actor. I know he isn’t really bad. But when he’s on the screen I’m just kind of bored.

I couldn’t sit through Avatar, so I didn’t even realize he was in it. I got bored watching Man on a Ledge or whatever. I’ve seen a couple other movies of his but they weren’t memorable. I’m one he had amnesia or something. It was meh.
 
Jack Reacheround said:
Right when I read the thread title Sam Worthington came to mind. He’s just kind of there. I don’t know if he’s a good actor. I know he isn’t really bad. But when he’s on the screen I’m just kind of bored.

I couldn’t sit through Avatar, so I didn’t even realize he was in it. I got bored watching Man on a Ledge or whatever. I’ve seen a couple other movies of his but they weren’t memorable. I’m one he had amnesia or something. It was meh.
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He just sucks. He's never had a memorable role. The Avatar series is the only reason we know his name.
 
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BEATDOWNS said:
Nah this is a terrible take he was already super famous from Cheers! So not surprising that fans followed him over to the new thing.
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What?

Im saying he was oringally hired as a walk on role for Cheers. Not for his own show?
 
Mulder_81 said:
How should I know? I haven't seen the movie. But I know that Mark Hamill isn't in it.
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Osculater said:
It is the drunk dad from the show Shameless hahaha
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William H. Macy
I swear I thought that was Hamill. I can't look at these two and think anything different. Same eyes, same bone structure, same voice.
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PBAC said:
William H. Macy
I swear I thought that was Hamill. I can't look at these two and think anything different. Same eyes, same bone structure, same voice.
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I just can't understand that. Yeah, there's a resemblance, but I just can't understand mixing them up. When I hear the name William H. Macy, I can easily picture William H. Macy. When I hear the name Mark Hamill, I can easily picture Mark Hamill. A resemblance has to be EXTREMELY strong for me to mix two people up.
 
Mulder_81 said:
I just can't understand that. Yeah, there's a resemblance, but I just can't understand mixing them up. When I hear the name William H. Macy, I can easily picture William H. Macy. When I hear the name Mark Hamill, I can easily picture Mark Hamill. A resemblance has to be EXTREMELY strong for me to mix two people up.
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idk who Macy was to be exact. I glanced up from my phone and said oh Mark Hamill has found new work?

Dunno if it still applies anyway. Is he lucky or unlucky for Star Wars?
 
Mulder_81 said:
I just can't understand that. Yeah, there's a resemblance, but I just can't understand mixing them up. When I hear the name William H. Macy, I can easily picture William H. Macy. When I hear the name Mark Hamill, I can easily picture Mark Hamill. A resemblance has to be EXTREMELY strong for me to mix two people up.
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Some people have a better memory for faces than others.

I ran into a dude in my 30's and I recognize him from my kindergarten class. I never forget a face, even after it ages.

But I know lots of people that can't recall faces well. But they might have a great memory for other things. Musical notes, numbers, or something else.
 
Lucas1980 said:
Bautista....He's like the Go-Bots to the Transformers. He's the made in China version of the Rock and just gets roles when they can't get the Rock.
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What if he plays Robert Cop one day? And if he ends up ever playing Marcus,... for Sera's sake let me do the voice acting for him. I'll ask him myself to make sure it's ok.
 
HereticBD said:
Vin Diesel.

Not gonna take anything away from his action movie screen presence. I'm talking about voicing Groot in GOTG. Made millions off of one sentence. In terms of work to worth ratio, that's as big of a jackpot as you can hit.
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Apparently he records every single one of those. Each and every "line" means something to him and he emotes accordingly. Even the high pitch Baby Groot stuff is all him.
 
eddymotto said:
this thread is evolving in a full on Bautista fan thread and I am 100% here for it.

the guy has become a legitimate actor. he has been seeking out some of the best working directors and finding ways to get into their movies.

in terms of lucky, Mila Kunis has been making bank doing a voice role for Family Guy since 1999. According to the google, she makes $100-$150K per episode. voice acting is probably more difficult than I think it is but I can't imagine that she works on that series more than a week or two total elapsed time per year. nice annuity. she has had success doing other things too but I am guessing she never would have imagined that some voice role for a weird cartoon comedy would pay her $50m over her life time.
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Voice acting isn't necessarily easy or simple. It's time consuming. Edits rewrites etc. Original actors, the famous people lol, often can't go back for these things, so they don't. Even my former VA coach/instructor did edits for very famous guys. I did a commercial with magic Johnson and common that never went to air. I spent 3 hours on it. I still have alot of my scripts buried in old emails. I've never shown any of it to anyone that wasn't in the know.
 
Surprised no one has mentioned Harrison Ford yet. Hired by Lucas to read lines with auditioning actors for Star Wars, gets cast himself as Han Solo, then lands the role of Indiana Jones a few years later when Tom Selleck turns it down.
 
jx820 said:
Apparently he records every single one of those. Each and every "line" means something to him and he emotes accordingly. Even the high pitch Baby Groot stuff is all him.
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It's one line. Appreciate the passion, but let's face it, anybody could do that shit. Even in the realm of voice acting, it's the cushiest gig ever.
 
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