Does anyone else hate Eddie Murphy?
I can’t be alone on this one!
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Kind of creepy, what with that whole “knows if you’ve been bad or good” thing; [MST3K voice]"There is no escape from the Klaus organization[/MST3K voice].
Also, I don’t like lying to kids. I’m not obnoxious enough to actually go up to some kid and say “Hey, little guy, you do know your Mommy is lying to you about Santa Claus, don’t you ?”, but I never say anything to kids implying Santa is real.
Daniel Craig. People are always saying how sexy he is and what a great actor. I disagree on both counts. I’ve seen gorillas sexier than Craig, and his acting is mediocre. Any rugged British actor could have played his character in Layer Cake. But his looks are what I really have a problem with. Every time I see a photo from Casino Royale he looks like an ugly guy dressed up as James Bond for Halloween. He also resembles Vladimir Putin (which was pointed out with a visual comparison of two photos on craignotbond.com after I emailed them suggesting it.) Unfortunately, this website is now down. I suspect that MGM, or Craig himself, pulled strings or paid someone off to have it taken down.
Re: Lucille Ball…I really love the I Love Lucy shows, but was on the set for her last show, Life With Lucy, and I have to admit, during the rehearsal, she was quite the bitch on wheels - then again, she didn’t get where she got by being stupid and she knew the show had her name on it and was quite the perfectionist.
Re: Jack Nicholson…I got to have a mini-interview with him once (have the photo of us together) and when Jack takes off the sunglasses, believe it or not, he is a “regular” guy…but I think he thinks he has to be “Jack” to the rest of the world.
My list:
Christopher Reeves - met him, and very quickly hated him, like most people did who met him (pre-horse accident). He was a real asshole. Note that when he died, the list of celebrities (other than Robin Williams)publicly mourning his death was rather meager.
Shelly Winters - one of the rudest people to her fans you would ever meet. Worked with her briefly, and I can tell you stories you wouldn’t believe. She was not a nice person - however, if she liked you (few and far between) she had some amazing Hollywood stories to tell.
William Shatner - also met him. The man has an ego that extends past any voyage Star Trek ever made.
Richard Dryfus - an arrogant little weasel and I am quite happy his career seems to have tanked, although he always seems to sneak back in there every once in awhile.
My post above seems very nasty, but trust me, all based on real experience. Just to let you know, some people who you may, or may not, like on-screen, but who are/were really, really nice people in real life are: Carol Burnett, Delta Burke, Charleton Heston, Blair Underwood, Alfrie Woodward, Brooke Shields, Tim Curry, Bea Arthur, Whoopi Goldberg, Gena Rowlands, Sandra Dee, Robbie Benson, Richard Thomas…in other words, not every actor/actress is a diva in real life and I didn’t mean to imply that.)
He doesn’t play a bastard in “The Ox-Bow Incident.” He plays a decent man who tries to prevent the lynching of innocents.
However, Fonda DID make a great villain in “One Upon a Time in the West.” Sergio Leone is one of the only filmmakers who saw how brilliant FOnda could be in an evil role.
If you’ve got dirt to dish then dish it, baby!
Alan Alda - Hey, I’ll not only steal Groucho Marx’s schtick, but I’ll write and direct episodes of MAS*H so as to give myself the funniest lines, even though I’m with better actors who are not arseholes. Yep, that sounds a plan."
I like Cosby.
Tom Cruise and Kevin Costner. I don’t like their acting AND I don’t like their looks. I won’t go to a movie either of them is in. Walked out of Dancing With Wolves. Getting a little sick of Angelina Jolie, who seems to be a real attention whore and not real smart. Those of you who aren’t sure what it is about Bono that bugs you? It’s the stupid sunglasses.
Ditto. I’ve never cared for most celebrities as it is, but something about this woman just bugs me.
I’ve said this before, but to me she always appears very depressed or perhaps on drugs, she just looks lifeless. Now that she’s had Apple (that’s a whole 'nother thread, what is it with celebs and beyond weird baby names?), she doesn’t look quite as zombie like, but I don’t get the appeal, she’s very plain and blah.
I think I agree with every person mentioned so far except Bill Cosby (and the rest of the Cosby Show cast - well, I guess I don’t like Denise, either). Just want to add Nicole Kidman. She seems so totally average that I can’t understand all the critical acclaim she gets.
Day late and a a dollar short, but still…
Moved from IMHO to CS.
Well, I rather like Malcolm Jamal Warner in Jeremiah.
I will add Christopher Walken, no personal dislike, but I’ve grown rather tired of the “I’m creepy Christopher Walken and I have weird pacing in my speach” schtick, but maybe that’s more because of SNL.
I agree, but this clip was funny: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nuGQkj7xiW0
My list:
Oprah!
Rosie (although I wouldn’t describe her as “universally beloved”)
All the “Friends” cast
Bono (like a little of U2’s old music, have never liked him.)
Well, you don’t have to, but if you can’t separate his personal political views from his many fine acting roles, his fine directing in two features, his about-face to decide that he’s going to care more about small indie films than big-budget blockbusters and their multi-million dollar paychecks, and his general, all-around nice-guy, fun-to-be-around, self-effacing persona, then you obviously DO care about his political views because they’re making you blind to what others see in him. I’m not saying you should like him for any of those things, but you asked “why do I see his name everywhere?”
Plus he’s drop-dead gorgeous, and as he gets older he just gets better. Now, if only he would come out already, he would be just about freakin’ perfect. (it’s a guess, I don’t Know Anything)
But oh my god do I agree with you on Mother Teresa!
You’re starting to freak me out with your obsession with Craig. Oh god I hope Casino Royale gets massive quantities of great reviews and box office, just so you and these anti-Craig weirdos can’t smirk. I’ve decided I’ll see it a few times and think of you when I hand over my money.
La la la la la la la … I can’t hear you … la la la la la …
Heh? It’s not even that, he just irritates me. I can’t put my finger on it. Maybe if I knew the man personally I’d feel differently. Hmmm, you think he’s gay? My gaydar really hasn’t blipped all that much. I have some friends that wish to hell he was but that’s another story.
Y’know, I guess I’m odd because I come to assume all actors are fun and nice until I hear otherwise. Here’s why:
Contrary to its glamourous rep, acting in TV and movies has to be one of the most horrible jobs around. Most of the time you’re sitting around waiting to do the same scene over and over from dawn until late at night and then when the show’s cancelled or the movie wraps you have to start the rounds auditioning for the next lousy job. Second and third tier actors have it especially bad because no casting director is likely to say, “I liked Joe Schmoe as ‘Minor Character With a Few Lines in a Box Office Flop’–let’s get him.” So it’s a life of almost constant unemployement and rejection punctuated by stretches of utter tedium. Some get lucky and become big enough they can afford to become divas but if Joe Schmoe acts like one he’ll never work again. Those second and third tier actors who work regularly are the ones who get the job done as easily and pleasantly as possible and the first tier ones who are nice probably remember what practices got them there.
As for a Cosby Kid who’s doing well look at Raven Simone. Cosby may be a jerk but he’s got comedy chops out the wazoo and she studied well under the master.
Chiming in on Lucille Ball. I never saw a single nanosecond of humor in anything she was ever in. She was just shrill and grating. Irritating would be putting it mildly. She’s the performance equivelent of rolling around naked on fiberglass insulation.
Maybe it’s just wishful thinking. Yes, I am a woman, but I would love to see some major Hollywood stars come out. I don’t have any proof or anything more substantial than casual observatons. He was married briefly when he was young, and hasn’t since been hooked up with any one woman for any length of time. He has a lot of female friends, but there’s no constant tabloid fodder about romances. Ok, not that I read the tabloids but at times when I kept an eye on the entertainment TV shows (such as Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight when the Lord of the Rings movies were released or during awards season) and my years of being a People magazine subscriber (lapsed now) kept me a tiny bit in touch with what was going on. He was mentioned a lot, but rarely with a babe on his arm. That’s my perception anyway.
One thing I do love about him is that he’s already proven he doesn’t care if people think he’s gay. Last year when he was nominted for those Oscars, I did watch all the entertainment shows. He was interviewed constantly the day of and day after the nominations came out. He made several jokes on several shows about how he and the writer Grant Heslov were in bed having a “Brokeback Mountain moment” when the nominations were announced. Either he came out then but nobody realized it becaue they thought he was kidding (which I think he probably was) or else he was making jokes that showed he didn’t give a rat’s ass if anyone took them seriously. So, straight or gay, he doesn’t care what other people think. If straight, he obviously doesn’t want to be tied down. If gay, it would be cool if he just came right out.