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Post by workingclassdog on May 19, 2023 13:24:11 GMT
I'm so bad at this. Watching a TV show or movie, I stop and look up actors if I think I recognize them. My newest find.. I was watching Gilmore Girls this morning while working and if you are a GG fan, it was the episode where Rory stole a yacht with her boyfriend and is in her community service class. I thought the instructor looked familiar...it ended up being the janitor, Carl, from The Breakfast Club. lol (and it wasn't who I thought it was)
I do this all the time. WHY? I don't know. Who have you found?
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Post by KikiPea on May 19, 2023 13:34:45 GMT
We do this all the time! What’s weird is when you recognize (or think you do) someone and you look them up, but they haven’t been in anything you’re seen. What’s really funny is when we see someone, and I ask what they’ve been in, and my DH knows who it is and says, “oh, they’ve been in a lot of things.” LOL
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Post by cakediva on May 19, 2023 13:39:48 GMT
Yep - and even though I’ve done it already, EVERY time I watch FBI - I swear I’ve seen O A in something else. And I’ve IMBDd him - he’s been in nothing I’ve seen!
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Post by breetheflea on May 19, 2023 13:40:10 GMT
DH and I usually say something like "Wow he looks good since he died in his last movie," or some hint that the actor was in something else.
We've been watching CSI Las Vegas recently and the new phrase is" is there anyone that wasn't in this show?"
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Post by rymeswithpurple on May 19, 2023 13:43:16 GMT
Our cable box has a feature where it will show you other things that an actor has been in. My dad is notorious for pointing out actors who have been on Star Trek, Twilight Zone, etc.
I am definitely guilty of looking actors up as I'm watching something, but I definitely feel like there are errors on sites like IMDB. In fact, I was just discussing this elsewhere the other day. RD Robb, who played Schwartz in A Christmas Story, has a credit as a character Roy in the movie Matilda. When that movie was made, he was too old to be one of the school kids, but too young to be the guy getting gooped up for Million Dollar Sticky. Who is he in this movie? I have no idea. I have reason to believe no such character exists because I have seen that movie more times than I can count, but the internet insists he's in it.
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Post by allison1954 on May 19, 2023 13:45:11 GMT
DH and I usually say something like "Wow he looks good since he died in his last movie," or some hint that the actor was in something else. We've been watching CSI Las Vegas recently and the new phrase is" is there anyone that wasn't in this show?" I used to think that about The Love Boat back in the day.  |
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Post by workingclassdog on May 19, 2023 13:49:11 GMT
DH and I usually say something like "Wow he looks good since he died in his last movie," or some hint that the actor was in something else. We've been watching CSI Las Vegas recently and the new phrase is" is there anyone that wasn't in this show?" I used to think that about The Love Boat back in the day.  The Love Boat and Fantasy Island... it was like the who's who on those shows. |
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Post by pinklady on May 19, 2023 13:57:52 GMT
Yes ALL THE TIME! I have to put my iPad across the room so I stop and focus on what I'm watching.  Yep - and even though I’ve done it already, EVERY time I watch FBI - I swear I’ve seen O A in something else. And I’ve IMBDd him - he’s been in nothing I’ve seen! O A YUM! There is just something about that smirky smile that gets me. |
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Post by christinec68 on May 19, 2023 14:16:08 GMT
Guilty...IMDB is one of my most used apps.  |
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Post by essiejean on May 19, 2023 14:28:26 GMT
Totally guilty of this and it drives my DH crazy. He is not into stars or knowing anything about them. So when I start down the rabbit hole he just rolls his eyes and says "well DUH he/she is an actor"  |
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Post by quinlove on May 19, 2023 15:13:41 GMT
Yes, all the time. I’m not happy until I know where * I know him from *. 😊
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Post by atomicdog on May 19, 2023 15:22:54 GMT
Oh yes!! Thank God for IMDB! Just the other day I saw that a guy who was starring in a Hallmark movie was one of the "models" (not sure what to call that!!) on the Price is Right! LOL!
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Post by wallyagain on May 19, 2023 16:02:06 GMT
All The Time. I just did it this morning. Sometimes I find out things about actors that maybe I didn’t want to know, like being a member of Scientology.
It happens all the time, you know you’ve seen them in something else and it just won’t come to you. Then it’s either, “Oh ya” or “Really?”.
Thank goodness for IMDB.
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Post by gina on May 19, 2023 16:12:22 GMT
I love doing this! I will look up every actor on Wikipedia and IMDB as I watch a show or movie and dig into allllll of their past work. lol
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Post by cmpeter on May 19, 2023 16:13:15 GMT
I do not, but my dh does. We are watching MASH and it’s also crazy how many folks he finds.
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Post by disneypal on May 19, 2023 16:20:48 GMT
Ha Ha - I do that kind of stuff all the time!!
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Post by mayceesgranny on May 19, 2023 16:46:21 GMT
Guilty! I swore that older actress on Yellowstone was Sally Struthers - dh was sure I was right. So I looked the cast up and it turns out she is actually Jackie Weaver!!! oops
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Post by dizzycheermom on May 19, 2023 19:06:08 GMT
DH and I usually say something like "Wow he looks good since he died in his last movie," or some hint that the actor was in something else. We've been watching CSI Las Vegas recently and the new phrase is" is there anyone that wasn't in this show?" I have been streaming the original series for what feels like FOREVER! 16 seasons! Finally down to about 10 episodes left! But yes everyone has been on this show! And to the original question - we do this all the time!!! |
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Post by luckyjune on May 19, 2023 19:10:22 GMT
All the time. We watch Practical Magic each year and this year, during one of the store scenes, I said, "OMG! Monica!" The actress who played the druggie mom on Shameless was in Practical Magic! Looked it up and sure enough!
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Post by FurryP on May 19, 2023 19:28:28 GMT
I generally don't do it with people, bu I do with places or things I see that may be new to me. But not all the time though. I think it's great that we can look up stuff right on the spot when some looks interesting.
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Post by workingclassdog on May 19, 2023 19:36:26 GMT
Oh yes!! Thank God for IMDB! Just the other day I saw that a guy who was starring in a Hallmark movie was one of the "models" (not sure what to call that!!) on the Price is Right! LOL! Was it that Australian 'model' He is very very good looking. |
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Post by KikiPea on May 19, 2023 20:08:02 GMT
DH and I usually say something like "Wow he looks good since he died in his last movie," or some hint that the actor was in something else. We've been watching CSI Las Vegas recently and the new phrase is" is there anyone that wasn't in this show?" My DH calls that making the rounds…CSI, NCIS, Without a Trace, FBI…LOL |
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Post by Layce on May 19, 2023 20:39:03 GMT
We do this occasionally not too often. It's more fun to play the heissofamiliar WHAT HAVE WE SEEN HIM IN game. lol
We were watching The Chosen recently and by the way that guy who plays Simon Peter is HOT and looked up this other, older actor who apparently must make a very good living as a character actor. Why, he's even been on West Wing. Of course, who wasn't on that program. Seriously.
But I digress.
Well anyway we did discuss a couple of the characters on The Diplomat and discovered they are actually seasoned professionals we just didn't recognize. That type of thing.
I agree, it's fun
Layce
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Post by Zee on May 19, 2023 20:43:29 GMT
I keep my phone handy when watching any British movie or show because there will always be someone that looks familiar and I need to know why.
It's usually from Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, or Downton Abbey but I watch a lot of those mystery/detective shows and period piece dramas so I tend to see a lot of the same actors in various roles.
I like it, they're like old friends.
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Post by lisae on May 19, 2023 21:28:01 GMT
Yes, I do this. IMDB is a wonderful and addictive. I really try to search my mind and see if I can come up with where I've seen them before but eventually I have to look up a lot of people.
The most interesting lately was Aaron Ashmore on Ginny and Georgia. He plays Georgia's abusive ex. I thought, "he is the lawyer on The Rookie" and I was surprised he was on two ongoing series at once. Also, he seemed heavier as though he had gained some weight between gigs. Wrong. It is his twin brother! Shawn Ashmore is on the Rookie and his twin Aaron has been in other things mostly streaming.
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Post by KikiPea on May 19, 2023 21:29:42 GMT
All The Time. I just did it this morning. Sometimes I find out things about actors that maybe I didn’t want to know, like being a member of Scientology. It happens all the time, you know you’ve seen them in something else and it just won’t come to you. Then it’s either, “Oh ya” or “Really?”. Thank goodness for IMDB. Or how many times they’ve been married! It shocks me sometimes when I find out someone has been married 3-4 times. |
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Post by Restless Spirit on May 19, 2023 21:55:04 GMT
Gah. My DH watches old, old televisions shows…The Tales of Wells Fargo, Gun Smoke, etc. he pretty much watches them with his phone in his hand. He likes to play a game called “I wonder if that actor is still alive?” Drives me crazy. He then goes down the Wikipedia rabbit hole, and I get to hear him list every show and movie the actor has ever made, how many times they were married and how and when they died. Just watch the TV show already!
I only do it for shows like Colombo and Murder She Wrote because those shows used a lot of old time matinee movie idols who were well beyond their prime and barely recognizable by the time the turned to TV roles. I actually looked up actress Ruth Gordon the other day. She was interesting to read about because she had quite a storied career, including acting on Broadway as well as movies, wrote plays, movies and books and she was an Academy award winner. It was nice to read about such an accomplished woman.She was quite the role model and ahead of her time.
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Post by quinlove on May 19, 2023 22:27:11 GMT
I also want to know where it was filmed. We will all guess. Looks like California, no def Arizona. Maybe New Mexico, etc. We usually just wait until the end credits where it will say where it was filmed. I seem to really be the only person in my family who needs to know this though. They do play along.
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Post by buddysmom on May 19, 2023 22:38:56 GMT
Really funny you brought up Gilmore Girls on this.
I was on a Delta flight a couple days ago and watched "Overboard." The snobby guy looked familiar and it was Edward Herrmann who played him.
Guess his style is playing a rich guy.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 20, 2023 3:02:00 GMT
Watching a TV show or movie, I stop and look up actors if I think I recognize them. My DH watches old, old televisions shows…The Tales of Wells Fargo, Gun Smoke, etc. he pretty much watches them with his phone in his hand. He likes to play a game called “I wonder if that actor is still alive?” Guilty on both counts!  I can't seem to watch tv any longer without my iPad in hand. Almost as bad are when we watch the news and it's announced that some celebrity has died. For some we say "I thought he/she was dead already", then I look them up to see how old they were. Pretty sure this makes us officially old people! |
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