Today's Blind Items - Destruction & Redemption
In this spot, I talk frequently about stars who have reached really big heights and then have come crashing back to earth and never ever see their star shine again. This time, there is hope. I hope it has a happily ever after, but only time will tell. This actor was never higher than B+ list and that was a very brief moment in time. B+ in movies is still great and to add to that he also had musical talent and actually had a couple of songs crack the top 40.
The thing that gets me is that just when he reached his peak- actually while he was making the movie that landed him at his peak he was self-destructing. Because of a horrific childhood growing up, our actor was always troubled by demons and the things done to him at an early age. Whenever he would relive those days he would turn to drugs to escape. Meth was his drug of choice. For the most part he could keep it together, but during the filming of this hit movie in which he had a big role, it all came crashing down on him. He was forced to face his past right before filming started. During the movie you can see him transform from this great looking future lead actor who every woman wanted to a guy who looked like he stayed up 20 hours a day either filming or smoking meth. He was a mess.
When the film wrapped, the A+list actress lead of the movie told him he needed to get help and she would pay for it. He didn't listen. Instead, he smoked away his money and got arrested more often than DMX. He bounced in and out of rehab. His marriage was awful because of the drugs. For a decade, this was his life. Just a vicious cycle. About six years ago, a producer gave our actor a chance. A chance to make a comeback. At the time, our actor was sober and he thought it was going to be the rebirth of his career. Not so fast though. This movie is not over and there has to be more adversity. There was. Another cycle of drugs and sobriety.
Fast forward to another producer. One who grew up watching the work of our actor. She thought she could bring out the talent that once made him famous in music and acting. Our actor is not that old. The drugs have aged him though. The past fifteen years have made him go from drop dead gorgeous to more of grizzled look. He is filming now. The producer says that he has been great. He is the lead. The top billed actor. This is his chance. Probably a final one. Probably one that no one else would have given him. I hope it works out for him. He deserves a happily ever after.
54 comments:
Leif Garrett doesnt really fit but thought of him first
James Marsters?
Joaquin Phoenix....Reese for A+lister?
Marsden*
Napoleon Child's is film in PreProduction he is headlining.
Edward Furlong?
Rick S is 65, not exactly young.
Leif is 55, I thought of him first too, but not exactly young.
My guess is Jonathan Rhys Meyers. A+ actress Angelina Jolie, film "Alexander". He has sung in a lot of his roles, however, can't find proof of any Top 40 hits so that part doesn't match.
Joaquin is also a good guess. He's 42 so that could fit into "not that old."
I would've guessed Patrick Swayze except for the fact that, you know, he's already dead and all...
Looks like Tom Sizemore has a f*ton of movies in post. Maybe too old?
Yup
Green Hornet being movie he did six years ago that is not over
Meryl Streep being the A+ actress---did a movie with her in 1996 called Before and After
I don't know who's sick joke it was to cast friggin tom hiddelson as hank williams but they deserve death by firing squad and that's being really really kind and generous.
"Hold on Tight" is the song that peaked the top 40
A movie called Karma in pre-production and he is the lead
Joaquin has never been married
never been arrested
He is an A+ list actor...
So does this mean Monica Keena no longer has to hook for Furlong?
Val Kilmer?
Nick Stahl?
It sounds like Joaquin at first but he was never married.
The boyfriend on American Beauty perhaps? No idea
I got it right?
That was my guess too. Very talented guy. I hope he does get it together.
oh wes bently, good guess. Yeah, want him to do well!
None of the folks named "also had musical talent and actually had a couple of songs crack the top 40."
+1 Snookie - way to go. Good details from Derek, too! Furlong seems to fit all of Enty's description (not an easy task all the time!): http://entertainment.ie/cinema/news/Whatever-happened-to-Edward-Furlong/367202.htm
Yeah, well Edward had a number one album in Japan---he is the only one that fits. The only actor who has been arrested repeatedly etc
Furlong did "In 1992, he launched a successful music career in Japan and is still extremely popular with Japanese girls today. His debut song "Hold on Tight" even beat Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" to #1 on the Japanese charts." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000411/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Jeremy Jordan. Abuse survivor. Was in Never Been Kissed with Drew Barrymore
+1 -- didn't see your post!
so so close...but no cigar...
He certainly has been arrested enough (nine times!) and is a meth -head but the IMDB credits do not line-up. He is a big mess though
http://bienmenudo.livejournal.com/7220.html
Anyone remember Donna Martin slipping a quarter in the jukebox and saying "Jeremy Jordan ALL RIGHT" at the end of every episode ...memories..
Ahh he was the only actor/musician I could think of...
but ya know you may be right...Enty might have a problem with calendars and correct dates...if you read the link I provided the guy writing it says almost the exact same thing about his looks changing during the movie Never Been Kissed and I could see Drew forking over some cash to help. But his career was never big like Enty is saying it is ---is anyone really anticipating a Jeremy Jordan come-back?
I just took it as 'was on the verge of being a big deal'. I remember his name being bandied about by my friends back in the day. Maybe it's just a comeback for him personally as opposed to the John Travolta/Pulp Fiction type?
Donnie Wahlberg
Furlong is/was talented, no doubt. But "drop dead gorgeous"??? Come on, even Enty isn't that big of a liar.
This was the first name that came to mind for me also.
+100
I like the Furlong guess except "drop dead gorgeous" bothers me. Enty would have to be a little weird to describe Furlong like that. And I always thought heroin was his drug not meth.
Richard Grieco had an album on some German Label. "Waiting for the Sky to Fall" or something like that. His Imdb doesn't quite fit, though.
What about Bruce Willis? Maybe meth is why he lost all his hair while filming Hudson Hawk and had to wear that stupid hat.
Guessing blinds really isn't my thing. I'm better at yelling obscenities at strangers and running away.
Stephan dorf?
I have no idea if he ever sang but he used to be good looking and now looks rough.
How Did You Remember THAT???
JEREMY JORDAN'S in the NEW SUPERGIRL----you got it@ Mrslolad!!!
Awesome guess
(i think anyway) cuz the producer is saying he's doing great sounds about right & this is his last chance!
-and Furlong's "Karma's only in PRE-Production
I think @ Mrslolad got it cuz Jeremy Jordan's in the New Supergirl & doing really well--fits!
Seriously. He's always been unattractive,
Different Jeremy Jordan
nevermind.
*derp
totally disregard.As Claire has informed me,I'm totally wrong. (palms forehead) lol.
Steven Bauer
He has never been "Drop Dead Gorgeous". All other descriptions seem to fit except his looks.
I feel like Enty is pulling for this person to succeed. Would he do that with Furlong, given the horrible blinds about him and Monika K. in the past?
Not Steven. All he does is C-level at best movies and he can't even book VO's
@ Snookiemonster,I had to come back and find you and tell you what a great guess this was! I was off following the wrong actor below thinking it was mb a LIL closer fit but it wasn't,but then I forgot to 2nd your guess! GreatJob! FTW!
Thank you!!!
how can it possibly be edward furlong. having a record in japan is not cracking the top 40. and terminator 2 was that guy's hit role, he did not "age" in T2 at the "old age" of like 15.
it's likely jeremy jordan and never been kissed, drew barrymore.
Jason London?
see nothing for him as a pop singer
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