15 Actors Who Weren’t Always In On The Joke

Tommy Wiseau came to accept 'The Room' is not seen as the masterpiece he was aiming for.

Turning a flaw into a strength must be some kind of superpower, because most people would crumble into oblivion after realizing that their work, their quirk, or even their entire personality have become public fodder. They were just trying to use their abilities to make something of note. Something we could all enjoy at home. And they did, to some extent. Just not in the way they’d hoped. We all got a solid chuckle at their god-awful movies, or their strange personality quirks, but (like Skynet) they became self-aware and showed us mere mortals what they were made of. 

A movie role, a cameo, or even a one-off joke showed us all that they realized the public’s perception of them, and they leaned right into it. They proved to all of us that they had a great sense of humor, and for that, we tip our caps to these 15 actors who weren’t always in on the joke.

Ryan Reynolds

20th Century Studios

Newsweek

Neil Patrick Harris

New Line Cinema, 20th Television

/Film

Paris Hilton

Warner Bros. Pictures

People

Gilbert Gottfried

Syfy, Disney

Time

Benedict Cumberbatch

NBCUniversal

People

Michael Cera

Columbia Pictures

Time

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