Tag: Career

Rodrick From Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Says Movie Ruined Career

[ad_1] Rodrick From Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Says Movie Ruined Career If you’re a fan of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, you know Charlie Wright, who played Rodrick in the film franchise’s fourth installment, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. I’m going to be totally honest with you: The Long… Continue reading Rodrick From Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Says Movie Ruined Career

Paul F. Tompkins Talks Stand-up, Podcasts, and His Career

[ad_1] Photo: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Contour RA/Contour RA by Getty Images This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. It is a transitory life being a comedian. It is challenging professionally, as has been underlined recently by striking actors and writers… Continue reading Paul F. Tompkins Talks Stand-up, Podcasts, and His Career

William Friedkin on His Career Highs and Lows

[ad_1] William Friedkin. Photo: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images This interview was original published in 2013. We are recirculating it again in light of Friedkin’s recent passing. In 1971 and 1973, William Friedkin found himself on top of the film world with the one-two punch of The French Connection and The Exorcist. Then things got interesting:… Continue reading William Friedkin on His Career Highs and Lows

Ice-T on ‘New Jack City’: ‘I thought it was career suicide’

[ad_1] Rappers had been in movies before 1991. Fab 5 Freddy played a version of himself in 1983’s semi-documentary “Wild Style.” Melle Mel rocked a party wearing a zebra-print vest in 1984’s “Beat Street.” And who can forget Run-D.M.C.’s quest for vigilante justice in 1988’s “Tougher Than Leather”? But not until Ice-T appeared in “New… Continue reading Ice-T on ‘New Jack City’: ‘I thought it was career suicide’

Euphoria Star Angus Cloud’s Life & Career Explained After His Death

[ad_1] “It was hella hard to climb out, because my skull was broken, but my skin wasn’t, so all the bleeding was internal, pressing up against my brain. But they wasn’t gonna find me down there. I found myself,” Angus went on, before explaining that despite his injuries he didn’t feel any pain because he… Continue reading Euphoria Star Angus Cloud’s Life & Career Explained After His Death

My favorite Sinéad O’Connor album nearly ended her career

[ad_1] Everyone in the world knows whose photo Sinéad O’Connor ripped up on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992. Hardly anybody recalls why she was there in the first place. The Irish singer and songwriter, whose death at age 56 was announced Wednesday, famously nuked her career that night when she punctuated an a cappella performance… Continue reading My favorite Sinéad O’Connor album nearly ended her career

23 Actors Who Ruined Their Own Career Overnight

[ad_1] 23 Actors Who Ruined Their Own Career Overnight Hollywood is full of Cinderella stories. But with every story of a star plucked from obscurity, there’s another of a celeb fallen from grace: And for some of these actors, it’s been a longggg fall down. Here are 23 celebs who went from famous and successful… Continue reading 23 Actors Who Ruined Their Own Career Overnight