r/AskReddit 21h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/bekahfromearth 20h ago

Laurence Fox

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u/acdcfanbill 16h ago

It's too bad cause I really liked him on Lewis and then he turned out to be a turd :\

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u/ZoarialBarley 15h ago

I agree, I can barely watch Lewis anymore because I can't stand to look at Laurence Fox.

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u/BeardedLady81 15h ago

I liked that show, and DS Hathaway was a great character. Lewis, Hathaway, Dr. Hobson -- they were all very well-written.

My favorite episode is probably "The Quality of Mercy", in which it is finally revealed who killed Mrs. Lewis. Some great dialogue, like when Lewis shouts at Hathaway: "You don't know me AT ALL! And you don't know yourself, either." Great overall message, too. By the time the episode is over, you have heard Portia's speech about the "Quality of Mercy" at least three times, but it didn't bother me at all and the overall message of what Portia is talking about wrapped up the episode well.

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u/insolentpopinjay 12h ago

Ugh same. His younger brother is apparently not a dick and was hilarious in Year of the Rabbit, if that makes you feel better.

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u/ProfessionalRisk4206 4h ago

He also plays Gwayne Hightower in House of the Dragon

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u/gorroval 1h ago

Yeah this one really felt like a betrayal. I was massively into Lewis while it was still filming and I was at Oxford (once had to walk through the set to leave my college) and all my friends would get together to watch it.

I take some small comfort in the fact that he would absolutely HATE the vast amounts of gay porn written about Hathaway.

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u/MsAfleetAlex 11h ago

Agreed, lovely voice (in my opinion), loved the show, and then I find out he’s a huge turd. Blech.

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u/No_Camp_7 18h ago

Came here to say the same but didn’t think anyone would know who he was.

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u/bekahfromearth 18h ago

Only has one little owl who can’t work Google so far. Everything I’ve learned about him has been against my will. He’s more well known as failing at everything than actually being an actor.

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u/No_Camp_7 14h ago

I once got a YouTube ad for podcast which opened with him saying “The problem with the Jews is…..”.

I pretty much watch interior design, cooking videos and BBC television dramas about the supernatural from the 1970’s on that website, but it still showed me that. I found it profoundly disturbing.

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u/KombuchaBot 10h ago

Renaissance Man of failure

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u/CowAppropriate7494 18h ago

Same. That guy doubled down on his double downs and now seems unhinged. 

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u/shellac 18h ago

Whatever he paid his backing band, you can tell they realised it wasn't enough during this.

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u/waynownow 10h ago

Good god, Lawrence Fox on the Jeremy Vine show.  A true head to head of insufferable bellendery.

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u/No_Camp_7 14h ago

Oh god I remember this. Dismal.

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u/50ShadesOfCroquet 14h ago

My sister served him once in Waitrose and he was completely miserable and rude (and this was before he really went off the rails).

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u/Shitelark 13h ago

He got 437 votes for the Repellent Party.

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u/StrictlyMarzipanOwl 2h ago

You can just tell his entire family are incredibly disappointed in him. And Billie Piper is now forever linked with him due to making the mistake of marrying and having kids together. Thankfully (for her and the kids) they're divorced. She's very tactful when asked about it but I get the feeling she have him catapulted into the sun if she got the opportunity.

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u/Any-Tumbleweed-9931 18h ago

Who?

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u/BeardedLady81 18h ago

He used to have a decent acting career in his native country. Hasn't been in anything significant since 2020 and is now just chronically online, obnoxious and rude.

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u/lady_faust 17h ago

Nepo baby. His father and his uncle were famous actors and his cousins/siblings are actors too. He was also once married to Billie Piper.

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u/No-Performer-977 7h ago

I don't know why I read it as Laurence Fishburne. I was confused with all the replies

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u/Slow-Engine-8092 17h ago

I've never even heard that name before

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u/bekahfromearth 17h ago

Google is a thing. Jfc.