Thewlis said what??

laniw01 lani.wright at verizon.net
Wed Jul 21 08:53:36 UTC 2004


>Iggy here:

<snip>
"Don't we all know of a number of actors, child or adult, who had a 
harder time escaping their recognized roles than others? For example: 
Ron Howard / Ritchie Cunningham / Opie... John Ritter / Jack 
Tripper... Michael J. Fox / Alex Keaton / Marty McFly... Macaulay 
Culkin / Kevin (from Home Alone)... Henry Winkler / Arthur 
Fonzarelli... and virtually ANY of the kids from Diff'rent Strokes, 
the Cosby Show, the Partridge Family, and especially the Brady Bunch.

"I think much of what he was saying was recognizing troubles along 
those
lines."

laniw01:

I am reminded of an even stronger British parallel. Does anyone 
remember Gemma Craven from The Slipper and the Rose? After a lengthy 
but unsuccessful search for the perfect Cinderella, she 
was "discovered" in a local British theater production, and cast with 
much fanfare. (Sound familiar?) She did a superb job in the film, 
holding her own against an experienced and venerated cast, and 
then...obscurity. I interpret Thewlis' statement as a cautionary 
warning to all three young actors that, through no fault of their 
own, they could end up following the same path. 






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