There are certain actors who only have one character that they reprise over and over. Jack Nicholson to name one. John Candy was another. Except he’s pretty much the opposite of Jack Nicholson. Kind, self effacing, caring, silly and sweely likeable.
“There are certain actors who only have one character that they reprise over and over. Jack Nicholson to name one. John Candy was another. Except he’s pretty much the opposite of Jack Nicholson. Kind, self effacing, caring, silly and sweely likeable.”
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E.g., John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Eastwood, Christopher Walken, etc.
There’s a difference between actors who come out of acting school, whether it’s the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts or the Pasadena Playhouse, and those who come out of comedy (with stand-up being about the only thing surviving from the old Vaudville circuit days).