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Character Actors Have A Message For Hollywood | Entertainment Weekly

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    Hey, I'm that guy from that—
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    thing. No, not that thing. The other thing.
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    With the—not him—the other... yeah. I'm that guy.
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    Villains,
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    co-workers, supportive best friends, and
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    other often thankless roles. There's not
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    a lot of glory in it, but it's what we do.
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    and yet, our time has come. There have
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    never been more action movies—more big
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    budget blockbusters in need of
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    superheroes—and the people playing them
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    have never been more generic. It's time these
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    tent poles set up a camp in Camp Character
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    Actor. En-camp Character Actor. Really, the
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    change has already begun. That guy from
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    Parks and Rec, you know that guy? He's in
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    one of the summer's most anticipated
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    movies. But he still had to lose weight
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    and, like, get fully ripped. You know, they
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    didn't want him as he was.
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    No, Hollywood. It's time you take us as we are—
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    as America is: slightly balding,
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    sometimes plump. Try putting this body
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    into a superhero costume. This face on
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    that billboard. We're not talking about
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    smart-ass meta-commentaries or indie
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    art house fussiness. If it can't be described
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    as a big-budget tentpole blockbuster,
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    we're not interested.
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    We're not interested.
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    Well, maybe. But we won't be as into it—
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    and that shows up on screen. Help
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    us help you. After all, John Mulaney was just
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    a guy. A guy who looks like
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    me. Bald guy. My name is Mark Evan Jackson.
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    I'm Rob Huebel. Matt Walsh. Donald Faison.
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    I'm Rob Corddry. David Costabile. Silas Weir
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    Mitchell. Anthony Stewart Head. Doug Jones.
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    Donal Logue. And I'm a character actor, and
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    I don't answer to that...
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    guy. You want it bigger? I can do—I can
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    do a lilt. Maybe an accent?
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    French, guys?
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Character Actors Have A Message For Hollywood | Entertainment Weekly
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