Today's Blind Items
Normally I would probably skip this one because of who it is, but what happened just deserves to be told because I definitely have not seen it happen before at such a public event. This guy is a C lister. He is an incredible actor and you would know his face, but probably not his name. Plays and films are what he does the most. He has been in some of the biggest films around. He is a guy that will one day get just that perfect role and get a supporting actor nod from Oscar. He is that good. He started acting when he was a kid and is in one of my favorite films of all time. Well, at an event this weekend, he took using drugs to a whole new extreme. There was no furtive coke use or smoking a joint out back. Nope, this guy did meth and lots of it. In the bathroom, outside during breaks in the event. Didn't care who saw him, didn't care where he did it. Carried the damn pipe in his hand when he wasn't using it. The thing is no one stopped him. No one turned him in, and by the end of the evening the guy was wired out of his mind. Crazy, crazy, crazy and then, just like that he was gone. He had been loud and obnoxious and crazy for so long, and then everyone realized the noise level had dropped and he was gone. No one even saw him leave.
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if it's not Danny Michael (who I never heard of), it's definitely somebody who was at the Talk CTV awards show ... enty posted 2 pics from that event
-uj
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OMG this is a good one. Someone make a guess quick because I'm drawing a blank.
Luis Guzman? http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0350079/
Boogie Nights
Waiting
Harold and Kumar
Traffic
+ 95 other acting credits
No one stopped him? I thought hollyweird was full of compassionate liberal democrats? Right, they just like to sound compassionate but could care less, the hypocrites that they are.
Who ever it was, let's hope he dies along with the other deviants in hollyweird.
i first thought of that guy from walk hard.
Steve Buscemi?
"Just like that he was gone"
Someone from the Usual Suspects?
Dan Hedays
Pete Postlehwaite
Chazz?
Unicorn - the CTV etalk awards show you're referring to is the Juno Awards (Canadian version of the Grammys) which happened here in Calgary this past weekend. I don't think there were many actors in attendance last night, but I know quite a few people who went to the show, so i'll ask around.
@ NOT - easy there, buddy.
since we "don't know his name" shall we put an image up for our guess? ;)
carrie --
thanks! I'm not too up on my canada knowledge :)
pls let us know if you hear anything!
-uj
Well, there goes his Oscar. Your chances of getting off meth are very very low.
Who ever it was, let's hope he dies along with the other deviants in hollyweird.
-and you'd be here why? this fuckin site is FULL up with deviants. run for your life.
"i first thought of that guy from walk hard."
It did make me think of John C. Reilly: Oscar-nominated (for Chicago), tons of movies, got his start in theater. And you wouldn't necessarily notice him if he walked past you on a crowded street. But he hasn't been acting since childhood, I don't think. Plus, he's probably well-known just enough to be considered B-list.
My first thought was Henry Thomas, but I don't think he's been in that many BIG films.
What about John C. Reilly? He's in a LOT of big movies. started acting at age 8. First film role at 13/14
Does anyone remember Ent mentioning any of his favourite movies?
Burgundy, I didn't see your comment before I posted mine.
I think we figured it out.
If nobody knows the name of this guy, then it's not Steve Buscemi or John C. Reilly.
i just love the irony of John C. Reilly (i feel bad that i never remember his name, i love his movies. especially anniversary party!) sings "the invisible man" in chicago. lol
What about someone like Tom Guiry. The Sandlot, Black Hawk Down, Mystic River...
No way is it John C. Reilly. He's been nominated for an Oscar, which takes him above C-list, and people definitely know his name. As for Steve Buscemi - he may not get the recognition that he deserves, but people know him by name.
John C. Reilly has also been married a long time and has a couple of kids. From all I have heard of him he is quite well grounded and very unlikely to go near meth.
wasn't Luis Guzman in Traffic, Carlito's Way, and The Limey?
all good films.
I htought he was in Sexy Beast too,but i cna't him in htere so I may be thinking the Limey is one that EL talked about...my memory sux.
alright, alirght. I withdraw my John C. Reilly guess.
Hey, Miss X! Great minds think alike. I just looked at IMDB and see that Reilly started in amateur theater at 8 years old. So he does fit the criteria. But like everyone else, I'm not getting a meth-head vibe from him. That doesn't mean anything, of course, but he seems pretty level-headed in interviews and such. I don't see him throwing away his career like that.
Guzman's a good guess, but he lives in Vermont with his wife and 5 kids. With such a stable family life, he's not exactly a candidate for being a hardcore junkie.
This one is tough!
Clint Howard.
Eileen, what does his theater bio look like? I couldn't find anything.
And there is no way it's Luis Guzman... The affects of meth are well known. In order for Luis to look the way he does and do meth, he would need to be putting away about 14,000 calories a day.
Denis O'Hare--Tony-winning actor who was in Garden State and Michael Clayton, probably more. But he's done a couple of memorable Law and Order episodes, and there's no mention of TV.
But someone like him I would have to say.
Anyone here up on the NY theatre scene?
There's also a new movie coming out "The Visitor" with a popular character/theatre actor in the lead role--Richard Jenkins. He seems a bit old for meth use, however.
Clint Howard was in a movie called Get Crazy - great guess! I can't fine any plays that he was in, though.
I doubt it's Clint Howard for the very fact that he's primarily known as Ron Howard's brother--although, that would definitely explain why no one stopped him...Hollywood royalty.
I also don't think he's a particularly good actor--can't get that one Star Trek episode out of my head..."tragnac".
TS I found a few shows with Thomas Guiry in the cast but I can't definitively say it's the same person. So, it may not be him. But I do believe it will be someone sort of obscure like him.
well if it's not Guzman i give up on the grounds that i really don't give a f*ck.
Eileen, I would think with an odd name like Gulry, it's probably the same person.
I just want to throw this out there but what about danny trejo.... has a long list of credits. But i know he is a recovering addict so i dont know.
Hello from Paris!
I have a pull your head out of your ass guess. You people tell me if you know who Hugo Weaving is. You may know the face but not the name. He was in The Matrix and LOTRm but if you don't care for such movies, you would never know him. He's also known for theater.
He wasn't who came to mind first - Joe Pantalino was and that lead me to weaving.
Kory, bonjour from the U.S.!
Hugo Weaving is a great guess. He was also in The Adventures Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which was a great movie. It seems as though he has been acting since he was a teenager, at least.
IMDB also says he suffers from epilepsy and is a pesco vegetarian, one who eats fish but no other animals.
Seems hard to believe an epileptic vegan would do meth, but you never know. He fits the criteria in other ways though.
Hugo Weaving is famous for his roles in LOTR and Matrix. I don't think he's C list. Agent Smith and Elrond were relatively large roles.
he's been acting since he was a kid? shouldn't that narrow it down?
Hey Carrie, I'm in Calgary too...for the last 4 days I've been almost hit by a limo every day. I'm so glad it's over...*L*
I have no guess for this BI...thought Buscemi for a sec but it just doesn't fit...
I don't think that the HW guess is a good one, but in defense, don't let the vegetarian part throw you off. I know several vegetarian/drug users - River Phoenix. for example.
Now the epilepsy is another thing. I don't know this, but maybe meth could calm it down. Who knows - I'm drunk and should be in bed.
I think that pope-rah was correct in spotting the clue "and then, just like that, he was gone". It has to be one of the guys from The Usual Suspects.
I went a did a search on imdb and Kevin Pollak fits the clues. He started in the bidness at age 10, and everything.
The '08 New York Emmy Awards were last night, but I can't find any pics from it other than the ones EL posted. (I don't have time to do a lot of looking today.) I'm wondering if it was someone who was at that event rather than the Juno Awards.
Josh Brolin?
warren - argh, took my guess. He was in Goonies which IS one of Ent's favorite movies of all time.
The only thing I don't get is: a) why wasn't Diane Lane there? and b) Why would she put up with him on meth?
You could show me a picture of him, and I would not know John C Reilly's name.
Danny Trejo on meth? Just the idea of it scares the hell out of me.
Who doesn't know Josh Brolin's name, especially after No country for old men? i mean his stepmother is barbara streisand!
I am wondering why ent says that he will someday get the perfect role & a best supporting actor nom, why supporting?
with all the slimy types in hollywood , & this guy doing it in front of everyone & not one single person telling anyone, i'm thinking this may have been a somewhat private affair & any old phoebe price-wannabe couldnt just walk right in.
WHY IS THIS A SECRET!?
Best supporting actor tells us that he is not the leading man type. He plays either smaller parts or is a character actor, or does comedic roles.
"not" - Try crawling out of Rush Limbaugh's ass for a minute. It's rather nice out here. Gotta love the rightards.
Kevin Pollak sounds like a GREAT guess to me. Josh Brolin is too well known.
What about Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
He's been in Boogie Nights and my personal favorite, The Big Lebowski.
Hoffman is a serious Broadway baby. I don't know about the kid acting stuff, but Hoffman is my guess.
Hoffman is not C list - he's already won an Oscar for Capote where he was the lead.
What about Billy Crudup? He's been in sooo many movies - many big ones, done a lot on stage, has the tendancy to look skelatal and no one EVER knows his name (except Claire Danes).
Kevin Pollak is a FABULOUS guess. I could kind of picture his face in my head when I saw the guess, but it wasn't until I googled it that I was all "oh yeah THAT guy". I totally recognize the face, but wouldn't always be able to tell you on demand what his name is.
Not sure about C list,but out of all the guesses so far this is the one that rings true to me.
NOW - can we figure out the event he was attending? (meaning, can someone ELSE figure it out? I suck at this sh*t...LOL)
Well it made me wonder if the dude's still alive or not!
Wonder if anyone thought to check up on him afterwards?
Buscemi popped into my head right away. Not sure about acting since a kid, though.
I love the Usual Suspects and I gotta agree that Pollak is a great guess. If so, I like Ent's taste in movies!
Doesn't whoever this is have friends? What a sad situation.
Could the whole sentence rather than just the second half be a clue?
"Crazy, crazy, crazy and then, just like that he was gone."
And I'm not sure if this meant he's had a BSA Oscar nom or is probably going to one day?
I was reading about the kid from Caddyshack last night and was suprised to learn he's already had a SA Oscar nom. And he has many credits in theatre as well as awards and no one would know to see him on the street.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001574/
You may recognize him from Roseanne or even Caddyshack but it would take a bit.
That's my pathetic guess. Did Ent like Caddyshack? or The Great Santini?
@dr.Jerkberg. Yeah, he's basically a working actor now. He does lots of Law and Order episodes.
How 'bout William Fichtner? I swear, the guy is in every 3rd movie I watch these days. A few of his credits: "Contact," "The Perfect Storm," "Black Hawk Down," "Armargeddon," "Heat." I don't know about any plays, though...
List of former child actors:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_child_actors
Check out this picture of William Fichtner:
http://web.wireimage.com/images/tnm/14095213.jpg
But, no evidence of him being a child actor or doing stage work
I'm going to go out on a limb and say Michael Wincott.
He's been acting since he was young (Wild Horse Hank, when he was just a teen) He's also someone who's face you recognize, but no one knows his name... and his performances are always intense. People remember him.
I am so glad that there are REALLY smart people who comment and provide clues for the rest of us.
Looking for an actor from 'Usual Suspects' is spot on, IMO, because I googled the phrase "crazy, crazy, crazy and then, just like that he was gone" and got this website as as result. LOL. I removed the "crazy, crazy, crazy" and searched for "and then just like that, he was gone" and one of the results was "Ususal Suspects memorable movie quotes".
I think it is Giancarlo Esposito. He started acting in 1968 at 10 years old in a play on Broadway called 'Maggie Flynn' and has starred in 10 other Broadway productions including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). There is an IBD (Internet Broadway Database) profile for him. He is a member of Atlantic Theater Ensemble, started by William H. Macy. He has a recognizable face and a name you would never guess. And he is a REALLY good actor.
The only thing that doesn't fit is his appearance. In a recent picture on wireimage.com taken this March, he looks healthy. Hmmmm...
If it's him, this is really sad.
P.S. Has Kevin Pollack been in any plays? All I could find was stand-up comedy at the age of 10.