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Homer Simpson Voted Top Character of the Last 20 Years. I Agree.
I’m glad to see that America has the common sense to come together and vote to choose one person with the will to be our leader. Homer Simpson. According to Entertainment Weekly, Homer was voted the greatest Television and movie character of the last 20 years.
When you think about it, who could possible go above him? Apparently Harry Potter came in second. And below him was… Buffy the Vampire slayer? Maybe this poll is a little misrepresentative.
Friday!
Hey Everybody! Are you as pumped as I am that it’s Friday already?!
As we move into the weekend, I ask that you keep three things in mind.
#1. If you live in or near St. Joe County in Michigan, go see The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus while it’s playing there! (Or if it’s playing wherever you live, go see it!)
#2. Don’t forget to vote for Best Buddies on Pepsi’s Project Refresh. We have a ways to go, but I think we can still make a difference if we work together.
#3. Make sure your Internet is running smoothly, because on Monday when we play Bad Company 2, I don’t want to hear any complaints about how the only reason I beat you was because you had connection problems! If you haven’t left me your PSN ID yet, you can do it in the comments here, and I’ll invite you to play on Monday.
Alright, everyone, have a great weekend!
Just Another Day In The Neighborhood
Let me set the scene for you: It was a normal night like any other; dark, quiet, calm. Sportscenter lighting up my living room like some sort of fireplace fueled by college basketball highlights. I’m sitting on my couch, warmly nestled in my Snuggie*, then BAM! Explosions all around! Fire, debris, people running for shelter in the streets. Total chaos! It was like World War II and the Apocalypse had a baby right in the middle of my neighborhood. I run outside to see what’s that matter, and the blackness of night has been painted a foreboding orange glow as a vehicle right next to my house was been engulfed in flames. The inferno spread like a wildfire through the neighborhood streets, destroying everything in its path. It was like the gates of Hell had opened and Satan’s minions were tap dancing across my front lawn.
Ok, ok. So I may be exaggerating just a little. Alright…a lot. There was no towering inferno. There was no Apocalypse. And fine, there were no Satan’s minions. But there was a pretty sweet car fire right by my house. Luckily no one got hurt, and there was a wall separating the fire from everyone’s houses, but it was still pretty crazy. Check out the video above, especially around the 25 second mark. That’s when it get awesome.
*I don’t have a Snuggie, but a man can dream, can’t he?
Growing up watching Westerns with my dad.
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Next up from my “Interview On My Couch” series (the name is a work in progress, but you get it), I talk about how I grew up watching those old “Spaghetti Westerns” with my dad. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Outlaw Josey Wales, things like that.
I have some great memories of those times, and as you will see, it was actually one of those films that planted the seeds of wanting to be an actor in my head all those years ago.
What kind of movies did you all watch when you were kids?
Heading Home
As they say, “All good things must come to an end,” and so ends my amazing trip to South Africa.
I want to say thanks to all the incredible people I met for showing me such an awesome time, and I can’t wait to get back there again. I snapped this picture above when we took a cable car to the top of mountain. It was one of the most amazing sites I’ve ever seen.
If you are reading this sometime between Wednesday and Thursday, chances are that I’m on a plane somewhere over the Atlantic on my way back home. See ya!
This is the view on the way out of Cape Town. Uh-mazing.
Going From a Stuntman to an Actor
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Here’s a video we took at my house where I talk about how I became a full-on actor actor doing years of stunt work.
Make sure you check out that MTV Movie Award in the background. It’s the one I got in 2000 for “Best On-Screen Duo” for The Spy Who Shagged Me. I love that one.
Peace out!
How I Got My Big Break
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A lot of people ask me how I got into acting in the first place, and the truth is that long before Austin Powers came around, I was a stunt double on some great films.
Check out the interview above for the full story!
You think I can bring it to Los Angeles with me?
Check out this sweet baby lion I got to hold at this lion park in South Africa!
So far this trip has been amazing…maybe I should stick around for awhile.
The Oscars…
So the Oscars are coming up and, as some of you will know, Dr Parnassus has been nominated for two: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro (Art Directors) and Caroline Smith (Set Decoration) for Best Art Decoration and Monique Prudhomme for Best Costume Design. Well, obviously I wanna wish those guys the best of luck. If you’ve seen the film you will know they did a great job and, if you haven’t seen the film – GO SEE IT!!!!!
Anyway, while I was looking at Oscar stuff I came across this great site and competition and I thought I would tell you about it. TheAuteurs.com is having an Oscar prediction competition and you could win $10,000 if you correctly predict all the winners from the list of nominees. We always have a sweepstake at the Oscar party I go to and its really fun, so I thought it was a great idea…. It’s really easy to enter and you should have a go. CLICK HERE
Good luck to the Dr P. nominees and good luck if you enter the competition!
Everyday Challenges…
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Here’s an example of how an everyday thing can be a problem for me…
