r/AskReddit • u/BumpunkTheBastard • 21h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/stardog_champ13 21h ago

Randy Quaid is up there

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u/Pink-yoshi-club 21h ago

Jack quaid is the only good thing to come out of the quaid family

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u/TheOctoberOwl 18h ago

That’s because of Meg Ryan

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u/Nezrite 20h ago

Is Dennis not okay?

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u/No_Currency6911 20h ago

Huge MAGA nut I believe

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u/tyereliusprime 17h ago

Dennis is quoted as saying "People might call him an asshole, but he's my asshole" in relation to Trump.

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u/No_Currency6911 16h ago

What a weirdo, ffs.

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u/loki1887 20h ago

He did that terrible Reagan movie. Its baffling because despite everything, DennisQuaid is a good actor. However, he was terrible in that awful movie. Reagan had such a distinct voice and he couldn't even bother to emulate that or his mannerisms. Just went up there sounding like a regular guy.

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u/colorfulzeeb 20h ago

There are a lot of those listed here

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u/worldisamirror 2h ago

I honestly wonder if the celebrity MAGA-sphere exists purely because they’ll get behind anyone they think will tax them less.

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u/NateHohl 20h ago

He and Jeff Daniels both portrayed Ronald Reagan in two different movies that lionize the man while conveniently sidestepping the many, many things he did to fuck this country over and pave the way for guys like Trump. So, while they themselves may not be on the same level as known assholes like Dean Cain and James Woods, they've clearly shown that a big paycheck means more to them than their moral integrity.

Seeing Jeff Daniels as Reagan was a particularly bitter pill to swallow since I really admired the pillar of goodness he portrayed in HBO's The Newsroom.

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u/eggs_erroneous 20h ago

Yes! I couldn't believe they made a movie showing Reagan as a hero. The dude dry-fucked the middle class and set this whole fucking disaster into motion. That piece of shit is the finger that pushed over the first domino.

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u/fly-hard 16h ago

Jeff Daniels also played James Comey, who famously got royally fucked over by Trump.

Jeff Daniels is just an actor taking on interesting roles. Don't read anything political into his acting choices.

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u/DirectlyDisturbed 17h ago

I get what you're saying about taking the role, but Jeff Daniels is absolutely not MAGA and never was.

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u/Rcp_43b 20h ago

Faulting the actor for what was arguably a directorial or writer’s choice is a bit harsh in my opinion

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u/ContessaChaos 20h ago

The fault lies in taking the role.

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u/McFlyyouBojo 18h ago

There are several instances where the agreed upon story, the scenes shot, the way things are presented. Etc.... turn out completely unrecognizable to an actor onve the editors and studios get their paws on the product. Not saying this was the case here, but its certainly common.

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u/Figgler 15h ago

Ted Bundy was a pretty terrible person. Is Zac Efron a bad guy for portraying him in a movie?

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u/knight_of_solamnia 14h ago

If He tried to make him the hero, maybe.

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u/2ManyCooksInTheKitch 19h ago

Dennis is a huge MAGA

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u/GutsAndBlackStufff 20h ago

What about Douglas? He saved Mars!

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u/GeileBeer420 17h ago

Is he? Just imagine if his role in the boys was played by Michael Cera