Who is this man?
Look familiar? Can’t put a name to the face?
Why, that’s Stephen Tobolowsky, of course!
Forget James Brown, Stephen Toblowsky‘s the hardest working man in showbiz. And he’s got a new movie coming out that looks fantastic. Stephen Toblowsky’s Birthday Party.
There’s a trailer up at apple.com, and it’s getting good reviews. The guy’s been in more movies than God, I definitely want to hear some of the stories he’s got to tell.
I’m ordering my copy today, and if you want to be one of the cool kids, you should too.
Remember that website, folks, it’s http://www.stbpmovie.com/ And after thirty freakin’ years in the biz, when Stephen Tobolowsky FINALLY gets the name recognition he so richly deserves… remember, you heard it here first!
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He is completely awesome and it’s sad he hasn’t gotten better recognition. I can’t see his face without hearing “Werner Brandes” go through my head or, even more often, “Watch out for that first step, it’s a doozie!”
Looking forward to see his flick!
(In case you didn’t know the references, he played Werner Brandes in Sneakers and Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day)
He is completely awesome and it’s sad he hasn’t gotten better recognition. I can’t see his face without hearing “Werner Brandes” go through my head or, even more often, “Watch out for that first step, it’s a doozie!”
Looking forward to see his flick!
(In case you didn’t know the references, he played Werner Brandes in Sneakers and Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day)
Heh. I’d forgotten about Sneakers, which is odd since I actually own that on DVD.
When I see him, I think about my days as a TV producer, because I used a clip of his to promote an action movie in which he had a brief role as a government official. We had just moved from 30 second to 20 second promos, so I had to watch the same clip of him saying the same line over and over and over while I finessed how closely to trim it.
He wasn’t the star, natch, but he had just the perfect sound bite – which I followed with something blowing up, of course. “Stuff blows up” was always the easy go-to. Since I was also scheduling promos, I can tell you that his face was running on our air a good ten times a day for a week. We’re a top 30 market, so that ain’t too shabby.
He’s one of those actors who makes everything he’s in a little bit better. A really good character actor is worth his or her weight in gold.
Heh. I’d forgotten about Sneakers, which is odd since I actually own that on DVD.
When I see him, I think about my days as a TV producer, because I used a clip of his to promote an action movie in which he had a brief role as a government official. We had just moved from 30 second to 20 second promos, so I had to watch the same clip of him saying the same line over and over and over while I finessed how closely to trim it.
He wasn’t the star, natch, but he had just the perfect sound bite – which I followed with something blowing up, of course. “Stuff blows up” was always the easy go-to. Since I was also scheduling promos, I can tell you that his face was running on our air a good ten times a day for a week. We’re a top 30 market, so that ain’t too shabby.
He’s one of those actors who makes everything he’s in a little bit better. A really good character actor is worth his or her weight in gold.
His episode on The Lone Gunmen was priceless!
His episode on The Lone Gunmen was priceless!
Heh. He’s done a lot of good TV, hasn’t he? I remember on the Practice years ago, he did a guy up for a solicitation of prostitution charge who was suing the police for entrapment. I actually sympathized with the poor schmuck by the end.
Heh. He’s done a lot of good TV, hasn’t he? I remember on the Practice years ago, he did a guy up for a solicitation of prostitution charge who was suing the police for entrapment. I actually sympathized with the poor schmuck by the end.