15 Actors Who Weren’t Always In On The Joke
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.
Tommy Wiseau
Wiseau-Films
William Shatner
Paramount Pictures
Justin Timberlake
NBCUniversal
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Kristen Schaal
NBC, 20th Television
Ryan Reynolds
20th Century Studios
Neil Patrick Harris
New Line Cinema, 20th Television
Paris Hilton
Warner Bros. Pictures
Chuck Norris
20th Century Studios
Natasha Lyonne
Netflix
Gilbert Gottfried
Syfy, Disney
Benedict Cumberbatch
NBCUniversal
Michael Cera
Columbia Pictures
Jason Biggs and James Van Der Beek
Dimension Films
Halle Berry
Warner Bros. Pictures, DFree/Shutterstock
Nicolas Cage
Lionsgate