Most annoying celebrities

[Sam_Maloney]

‘Annoying’ ?

To me, it would be those who speak definetively on subjects outside their areas of expertise, and expect their opinions to be held in greater esteem due to the fame of the speaker.

As such, the ‘cheerleader’ with the unspellable name from ‘Heros’ has the most offensive political ad out there right now: she was 11 on 9-11, but wants to tell ME how the world works in arch, snide, condescending terms? I won’t make it a point to watch anymore because I won’t be able to seperate the role from the snear.

Which is what really bugs me: the more an actor or singer puts themselves out there in political terms, the less they are able to actually dissappear into their art. They limit their ability to reach people by pontificating.

Of course they have as much right to speak as anyone, but it doesn’t make it a smart thing to do.

As Laura Inghram so wisely advised, they should ‘Shut up and Sing’.

 

[Jersey_Jeepster]

‘Annoying’ ?

To me, it would be those who speak definetively on subjects outside their areas of expertise, and expect their opinions to be held in greater esteem due to the fame of the speaker.

As such, the ‘cheerleader’ with the unspellable name from ‘Heros’ has the most offensive political ad out there right now: she was 11 on 9-11, but wants to tell ME how the world works in arch, snide, condescending terms? I won’t make it a point to watch anymore because I won’t be able to seperate the role from the snear.

Which is what really bugs me: the more an actor or singer puts themselves out there in political terms, the less they are able to actually dissappear into their art. They limit their ability to reach people by pontificating.

Of course they have as much right to speak as anyone, but it doesn’t make it a smart thing to do.

As Laura Inghram so wisely advised, they should ‘Shut up and Sing’.

I experience this same effect. The more popular, and/or controversial, an actor becomes, the less I see the character they portray in films. In other words, I only see Sean Penn, George Clooney, Susan Sarandon when I view movies they act in; I don’t see the character they portray.

This effect may be valid. Perhaps that is why Oliver Stone chose Brolin the Younger to play George Bush, instead of a mega-star. I know Josh Brolin is famous and probably popular, but he is not on the level of Pitt, Clooney, Penn, et al. So, Brolin is more apt to make people believe the lies that Stone is putting forth in this movie, although Stone’s purpose is very transparent.

(Yes, I know. It’s all fact and taken from valid historical accounts. Sure it is. )

 

[Cat]

Not only have I read plays - I have a BA in English and graduated Cum Laude - I have acted in them. Stage directions are not the only guide that actors follow. Directors guide actors and literally tell them what to do. In most cases, the words the actors recite are someone else’s words and someone else’s passions/views/agendas. Sure, actors have a say in how a scene is portrayed, but the point is that acting relies more on a person’s emotions than anything else. Want to be a scientist, or doctor, or lawyer? You better go to college and be educated in order to be those things. The same is not necessarily true for actors.

I never called acting a waste. I never said acting was a fool’s job. I said it doesn’t require a higher education to be an actor. The link between that notion and actors who annoy people by shouting from the bully pulpit is obvious, and that is the point.

I’m still trying to decipher your comment about my mother’s cooking.

I agree that an actor doesn’t have to have a higher education to be an actor. My favorite actor was kicked out of college in his freshman year for fighting. He painted houses for a few years, then nearly drowned along with his brothers in a boating accident, and decided at that point to drive to Hollywood and give it a try. Within a few weeks he was cast in a play by a famous playwright, and within a few years, he was cast in one of the most successful and groundbreaking movies of all time.

However, an education never hurts anyone, and it gives an actor so much more knowledge and experience and depth to bring to the table (or I should say, to the camera or stage).

There are all kinds of “theories” of acting and “schools” of thought about acting, and that’s the kind of thing that an educated actor knows about. It may not be obvious when watching them jump out of burning buildings and fire large weapons and kiss the girl. But I would imagine that it’s personally satisfying for an actor to have that knowledge about his craft tucked away inside their brain. And perhaps they even bring it out and use it at times.

My daughter is currently pursuing an MFA in Stage Management. She worked in the field for three very successful years after earning a B.A. in Theater. Her main reason for pursuing the education is curiousity and interest in her craft. She wants to learn as much as she can about stage management.

 

[Jersey_Jeepster]

I agree that an actor doesn’t have to have a higher education to be an actor. My favorite actor was kicked out of college in his freshman year for fighting. He painted houses for a few years, then nearly drowned along with his brothers in a boating accident, and decided at that point to drive to Hollywood and give it a try. Within a few weeks he was cast in a play by a famous playwright, and within a few years, he was cast in one of the most successful and groundbreaking movies of all time.

However, an education never hurts anyone, and it gives an actor so much more knowledge and experience and depth to bring to the table (or I should say, to the camera or stage).

There are all kinds of “theories” of acting and “schools” of thought about acting, and that’s the kind of thing that an educated actor knows about. It may not be obvious when watching them jump out of burning buildings and fire large weapons and kiss the girl. But I would imagine that it’s personally satisfying for an actor to have that knowledge about his craft tucked away inside their brain. And perhaps they even bring it out and use it at times.

My daughter is currently pursuing an MFA in Stage Management. She worked in the field for three very successful years after earning a B.A. in Theater. Her main reason for pursuing the education is curiousity and interest in her craft. She wants to learn as much as she can about stage management.

I agree with what you say here. The education issue arose because I, along with others, referred to actors as morons, or mutants, or other derogatory things. Those words represent the annoyance we feel when actors try to tell us who to vote for, what to believe in, and/or who is evil, who is good.

As people who are annoyed by the pomposity and arrogance of celebrities, we feel it is pertinent to point out that a lot of these celebs speak about things of which they are not educated. It’s perfectly fine to have an opinion on matters. Conversely, it’s annoying when celebs flaunt their fame and use it as a validating credential to use the bully pulpit.

One can achieve celebrity without an education. One cannot achieve certification to teach, or a license to practice medicine, without an education.

 

[Sam_Maloney]

I experience this same effect. The more popular, and/or controversial, an actor becomes, the less I see the character they portray in films. In other words, I only see Sean Penn, George Clooney, Susan Sarandon when I view movies they act in; I don’t see the character they portray.

This effect may be valid. Perhaps that is why Oliver Stone chose Brolin the Younger to play George Bush, instead of a mega-star. I know Josh Brolin is famous and probably popular, but he is not on the level of Pitt, Clooney, Penn, et al. So, Brolin is more apt to make people believe the lies that Stone is putting forth in this movie, although Stone’s purpose is very transparent.

(Yes, I know. It’s all fact and taken from valid historical accounts. Sure it is. )

Brolin is about to be a mega-star, but till he got this role I didn’t even know he existed.

The really outspoken ones have given away the ability to ‘act’ in the sense of inhabiting a character. They merely ‘act like’: they remain themselves, but with a few broad mannerisims that are supposed to indicate their role. Johnny Depp doesn’t play a pirate, he plays at it.

Jane Fonda was the first actor to affect me this way, but since her day, it’s become a plague.

 

[Blade_and_Blood]

1. Dakota Fanning (creepy as Hell)
2. Paris Hilton (annoying prep)
3. Britney Spears (why is she still alive?)

Ironically Yours, Blade and Blood

 

[7_Sorrows]

i have a long list, but will only name the ones who come to me at the moment.

ALL OF THE WOMEN ON ‘THE VIEW’ - except for elizabeth h.

jennifer anniston, john mayer, ashlee simpson, jessica simpson,
katie couric, matt damon, pamela anderson, madonna, p.diddy,
rosie o’donnell, ellen, oprah, alicia keyes, sheryl crow, lance armstrong, barbra streisand, jamie lynn spears, bill maher, michael moore and all of those liberal celebrities who like to express their political views like sean penn, tim robbins, susan sarandon, etc.

 

[Jwlynas]

There are a number of exceptionally intelligent celebrities

cracked.com/article_15753_8-celebrities-you-didnt-know-were-geeks.html

Though I think Vin Diesal may not qualify amongst them

You are aware that many celebrities do not come out and give their opinions of their own free will?

Most of them are figure heads chosen by political leaders or the like to sell a viewpoint with a marketable face on the front of it. Like the “Heroes” girl for example, or anyone who turns up at either Obama or McCains political trail.

Not always. Some of them are self-opinionated buffoons, but we can hardly hold that against them.

Anyway - celebrities I find annoying

1. Anyone from a reality show ever, barring Simon Cowell
2. Leonardo Di Caprio, for no other reason than he is constantly (…twice) placed in movie that requires him to speak a different accent, and he just can’t do it. That and he ruined “Romeo and Juliet”
3. Daniel Radcliffe, though the reasons are pure jealously, I’ll be the first to admit.

 

[FCEGM]

Brolin is about to be a mega-star, but till he got this role I didn’t even know he existed…

I’d heard of him before and he does bear a resemblance to Pres. Bush, but knowing who his step-mother is makes me think there’s more to his being cast in the role than resemblance.

 

[7_Sorrows]

Brolin is about to be a mega-star, but till he got this role I didn’t even know he existed.

The really outspoken ones have given away the ability to ‘act’ in the sense of inhabiting a character. They merely ‘act like’: they remain themselves, but with a few broad mannerisims that are supposed to indicate their role. Johnny Depp doesn’t play a pirate, he plays at it.

Jane Fonda was the first actor to affect me this way, but since her day, it’s become a plague.

i forgot to mention george clooney as another annoying celebrity.
i don’t know if josh brolin is about to be a megastar or not. he was really good in No Country for Old Men and i have been a fan of his since i saw him in the Goonies. i thought his dad was really handsome and watched him on marcus welby. too bad josh follows the politics of his step-mom and i guess his dad too.

 

[sturdy]

Help me, I’m addicted to this thread.

Frances McDormand, at Bay Street Theatre, for saying that Sarah Palin is a “fictional” character just like the character she played in the movie Fargo, Marge Gunderson. She went on to say the original Fargo script had Marge attending an anti-abortion rally.