Why do Americans like really awful actors so much in films.

I’m going to quote myself on this one and show you just how bad of an actor US audiences will provide ratings / ticket sales for. Check out the guy’s IMDb page. He’s been working as an actor for nearly a quarter of a century. And not in just garbage either. He had a central role in Cop Land in which he “acted” against De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Stallone, and Ray Liotta.

From this thread:

ETA: Damn, that clip was pulled, but I can link to anything else in his career, so here’s this: