I Am Not Leonard Nimoy: Difference between revisions

** Subverted ''hard'' in ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', where he caught pretty much everybody by surprise. But still this trope because the character became 'Tom Cruise doing that shocking comedy thing'. Most people probably couldn't even remember the name of the character if they tried. {{spoiler|Les Grossman}}

* [[Adam West]], who finally [[Adam Westing|embraced it]] and plays "Adam West, the lunatic who never got past ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]''".

* [[Brad Pitt]], Hollywood pretty boy and tabloid darling. Except when he's [[Inglourious Basterds|scalping Nazis]]. ''[[12 Monkeys]]'' is another good example, as he plays a squiffy-eyed nutcase and possible villain.

** A magazine said Brad Pitt has two flavors: playing Brad Pitt (''Legends of the Fall, [[Meet Joe Black]], The Mexican, [[Ocean's Eleven]]'') and weird roles in weird movies (''[[Se7en]], [[Fight Club]], [[12 Monkeys]], [[Snatch]]'')

** [[Steven Seagal]] plays his fantasy version of himself in every film.

** [[Chuck Norris]], who then jumped to the small screen with ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'' and arguably reversed himself into an [[I Am Not Spock]], at least until [[Memetic Badass|he single-handedly invented]] [[Memetic Mutation]] [[Chuck Norris Facts|so that everyone would know who he was.]]

* Shahrukh Khan is always Shahrukh '''"EYEBROWS"''' Khan.

** Hell, ALL [[Bollywood]] and Kollywood superstars are referred to by their stage names, no matter what role they play.

* [[Michael Cera]] is pretty much the same awkward young guy in every role, to the point that some are getting a little sick of it.

* [[Brian Blessed]]: Completely and utterly embraces this trope, absolutely revels in his reputation as a [[Boisterous Bruiser]] in spite of the fact he is [[He Really Can Act|perfectly capable of "proper" acting]] if he feels like it (see [[I, Claudius]] for proof).

** [http://www.the-editing-room.com/v-for-vendetta.html The Editing Room] justifies this by pointing out that Stephen [[Meta Casting|pretty much plays the role of "Stephen Fry"]] in [[V for Vendetta]]:

{{quote|'''Stephen Fry''': {{spoiler|My role in this film as a gay, intelligent man with a sense of humor and appreciation for high culture is a real stretch for me.}}}}

** This may be averted with her exceedingly [[Playing Against Type]] role in [[Horrible Bosses]].

* [[Jodie Foster]] is always an unassuming woman that'll put up with a bit of abuse before kicking some ass. Whether it be [[Silence of the Lambs|a man that makes suits out of human skin]], [[Flight Plan|a terrorist kidnapping her daughter]] or [[The Brave One|shooting a man in the face to get her dog back]]. It just doesn't matter.

* Speaking of child stars, [[Shirley Temple]] is always a [[Cheerful Child|Cheerful]] [[Heartwarming Orphan]] who sings and dances. Four of her characters were actually [[The Danza|named "Shirley"]]. Like Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts, Shirley Temple has passed the event horizon into the realm beyond acting. The real Shirley Temple went on to do some grown-up roles which no one remembers, retired from acting, become a diplomat, and is still living in her eighties. But the pop culture entity of Shirley Temple is forever locked in time to her twee 1930s child self.

 

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