# Dead body wanted to star in play (yes, really)!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-body-wanted-to-star-in-play-yes-really/235769>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 22, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-body-wanted-to-star-in-play-yes-really/235769 "2004-03-22T20:36:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-body-wanted-to-star-in-play-yes-really/235769/1 "2004-03-22T20:36:15Z")

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[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3557121.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3557121.stm)  
:eek:

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**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-body-wanted-to-star-in-play-yes-really/235769/2 "2004-03-22T22:08:47Z")

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Can everyone say “cheap publicity stunt”?

Thought so.

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**Author:** ![Patr100](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@Patr100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patr100)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-body-wanted-to-star-in-play-yes-really/235769/3 "2004-03-22T23:10:38Z")

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At last! A role suitable for Keanu Reeves’ great acting range.

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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-body-wanted-to-star-in-play-yes-really/235769/4 "2004-03-23T00:53:09Z")

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No, no - Keith Richards.

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**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-body-wanted-to-star-in-play-yes-really/235769/5 "2004-03-23T01:24:06Z")

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Dave Barry already played a dead body in _Gianni Schichi_ (sp?) for the Portland (OR) Opera. Interesting column, especially when they dumped him upside down half on the bed, half on the floor.

But yeah, this is a bit over the line for my tastes.