I posted prior to completely reading the thread… sorry.
Are you sure she wasn’t crying? I, for one, can’t tell the difference.
I will 50th Hilton, and Pauly Shore.
I disagree on Berry, her work in Monster’s Ball was pretty good, IMO.
But the worst, no talent hack is Lorraine Bracko. I can only imagine the working environment on the set of “Medicine Man” (another Connery film, btw)…
<Director> Lorraine, in this scene you are emotionally distraught over the destruction of the rain forest, I want to see that poignant moment when you realize that if that one flower is destroyed the entire world is doomed to die of cancer.
<Lorraine Bracko> Ok, I will just yell louder then.
<Director> No, you don’t understand…
<Bracko (getting louder)> Can’t you see that I am distraught?
<Director (breaking down and weeping)> points at his face No, do this you talentless hack, do this!
My nominee? JFK Jr. - yes, I know he is dearly departed, but sheesh - failed Bar Exams, failed magazine, famous for what? Coming from the right sperm, evidently. The worst problem was that I’ve known many people who thought he was almost the second coming.
[Warning: this is coming from an absurdly limited knowledge of basketball, but I’m sure someone can confirm]
I’m pretty sure that Shaq is considered to be a pretty good basketball player now, but when he first started in the NBA his shooting skills (and freethrows in particular) were pathetic.
The scope on the basketball was so he could see the hoop…
Shaq still can’t shoot well. He gets his points by being dominating right near the hoop. He gets fed a pass right near the hoop and lays it in or slams it, often picking up the foul. This is perfectly within the rules, and he has the skills and the body size to do it far better than anyone else.
A scope is an aiming device. So a basketball with a scope, presumably to help him aim. The humor apparently comes from the fact that he had the balls to deliver to Shaq, who is 340 lbs and 7 foot 1. Not that Carrottop has to worry about getting beat up on a national talk show or, even, by Shaq. For such a large man, he seems not to be of the thuggish type. While he does induce a lot of fouls, I don’t think he is a particularly dirty player. Despite his outbursts against Kobe, his public persona apart from that seems to be quite gentle. He is a big man with a big ego but he seems like he can take a joke about it better than most.
Someone nominated Jackie Chan??? Who’s done some of the best martial arts films of all time? No one can deny his talent as a stuntman. His blooper reel from *Rumble in the Bronx * alone should keep him off this list.
And Kevin Kostner??? Yes, he’s a wooden actor. But he has starred in 3 of the best baseball flicks of all time. Hell, *Bull Durham * should be good enough to keep him off the list, too.
Victoria Gotti: “My dad was a mobster. Therefore, I should be famous.” Children of famous people don’t get a “get famous for free” card, children of the infamous are even less entitled.
To me, “undeserving” is a mighty relative term. I think John GRisham’s books are terrible… but he’s the most popular author in America, so like him or not, he DESERVES to be famous.
I hate almost all of Keanu Reeves’ movies, but the fact remains, he’s starred in numerous movies, many of which have been extremely popular and have made millions of dollars. So, he deserves to be famous.
Same with Britney Spears. Even if you hate her, she’s sold tens of millions of recordings, which means she deserves to be famous, even if some of us hate her music.
To me, the only “undeserving” celebrities are the ones who make us scratch our heads and ask… “Uh, who is he/she? What does he/she do? Why is he/she famous, exactly?”
Grisham is famous because he’s a popular writer. Reeves is famous because he’s a popular actor. Spears is famous because she’s a popular singer.
Paris Hilton is famous because… uh…
Grace Jones was famous because… ummm…
“Princess” Lee Radziwill was famous because… well… er…
I remember that show. It was great and, unfortunately, it was the last time she was funny. But, I agree with you, there was potential there.
I’m so glad someone nominated Julia Roberts! She plays the same character in every movie and that braying laugh is incredibly annoying. I’m glad to see that not all men thing she’s attractive. She’s average looking, at best. In fact, the only thing attractive about her is her hair.
I guess Conan O’Brien isn’t for everyone, but I think he’s incredibly funny.
I know he’s been mentioned already, but I want to ditto Colin Quinn. He couldn’t deliver a joke if his life depended on it. Weekend Update was painful when he was on. And I thought Kevin Nealon was the least funny cast member, but Colin Quinn takes the cake.
Don’t you DARE dis my girl Alice! I didn’t always agree with her politically but she was the Snark Queen of DC for most of the past century.
Jessica Simpson has a fairly good voice, is VERY pretty in a normal way (others would’ve fixed that nose and widened that jaw), and seems to be playing an airhead because it’s what sells today but I get the impression she’s not all that dumb. Paris Hilton, like Victor Mature before her, seems to accept her celebrity with a knowing wink. Ms Ritchie, OTOH, has absolutely nothing going for her; if she were at least CUTE it would make up for some of her unpleasantness, but since she isn’t especially cute she belongs on this list.
But I think part of the question is why do so many people like John Grisham, et al, when they’re so obviously untalented?
My nominee would have been Jim Carey, but he surprised the hell out of me in Eternal Sunshine…
It was interesting that several people left the theater in the middle of the film because Jim Carey wasn’t being his usual self. When Jim Carey is acting all leery and over the top I feel uncomfortable, because Jim Carey is making a fool of himself. I know he gets paid millions for making a fool of himself, but I still feel sorry for him and want to get him some help…therapy or medication maybe?
You should see Carey “The Majestic” or “The Truman Show”. Both excellent dramatic performances. I agree about his comedic excess though; a lot like Robin Williams. When either gets a meaty dramatic role, they are both quite good, but their comedy is just too frenetic for my taste.
What media are you consuming that you’re still seeing him regularily? I mean the only time i’ve seen him pop up is when i made the mistake of seeing a few minutes of some real world retrospective. It’s not like the guy is selling shampoo on TV or remodeling houses on TLC or something.