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Wes C. Addle · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:17 pm **Posts:** 45120

Jerry Seinfeld

theplatypus · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:05 pm

Forrest Gump

punkdavid · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:43 pm

Vince Vaughn
Julia Roberts

flavdave · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:58 am

Do you mean people who aren't really acting but are just being themselves on screen?

flavdave · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:04 am

Matthew McConaughey

inglishteecher · **Joined:** Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:19 am **Posts:** 2405

remember when people thought eminem should get a best actor nod for 8 mile? fuck off.

Orpheus · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:31 am

Tom Cruise
Courtney Love

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

Orpheus wrote:

Tom Cruise

The only time Tom Cruise has ever played himself was in Magnolia.

Orpheus · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:27 am

Katie Holmes does seem like she'd be into that infomercial.

I Hail Randy Moss · **Joined:** Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:46 am **Posts:** 6099

Some are personality actors rather than the actual character actor. Nothing wrong with that. I wouldn't knock Jack Nicholson and Tom Hanks and say they're always playing themselves in every movie. They have such good charisma that they can adapt to material and make themselves look fresh and unique. As long as they can keep doing that, and not many can, I believe they fall under great actors.

punkdavid · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:27 am

Harrison Ford has rarely played anyone besides himself.

badabing · **Joined:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:50 pm **Posts:** 2792

Isn't that most actors? At least they have an acting style or mannerisms they use over and over again.

Mecca · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:25 pm

Christopher Walken. He really is some evil ping pong warlord

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:28 pm

kevin spacey is always kevin spacey

warehouse · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:34 pm

my mom was complaining about jennifer anniston doing this

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

mecca2687 wrote:

Christopher Walken. He really is some evil ping pong warlord

Have you read an interview with him? He actually isn't that far from his public persona. I remember one in which he talked about never eating during daylight and spending hours on end on the treadmill. Also they accompanied him shopping for vegetables, which was great as I recall.

Mecca · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:53 pm

bart d. wrote:

mecca2687 wrote:

Christopher Walken. He really is some evil ping pong warlord

Have you read an interview with him? He actually isn't that far from his public persona. I remember one in which he talked about never eating during daylight and spending hours on end on the treadmill. Also they accompanied him shopping for vegetables, which was great as I recall.

i wasn't joking and I love Walken for it

corduroy_blazer · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:16 pm

i thought this thread was about actors who are actually, in the movie or TV show, who they really are in real life (i.e., jerry seinfeld), and not about actors who merely don't change character through different characters. but i suppose either can apply and the latter has more potential.

stompbox · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:09 pm

Nicholas Cage and Keano Reeves can't act to save their lives so by default, they are playing themselves.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

Cage was fantastic in Leaving Las Vegas. That was before he started doing the weird "Nicholas Cage" thing, though.

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