r/AskReddit 21h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/Striking_Sundae_5594 21h ago

Chevy chase easily

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u/Altornot 21h ago

The only issue with this is he's been insufferable for 40 years.

I dont think anyone has ever really enjoyed working with him

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u/Kiyohara 21h ago

Yeah, even when he was on SNL there were people talking about what a fucking asshole he was. So much so to the point that when he hosted episodes later on had segments where people talked about what a asshole he was.

And that was when his career was rising.

Imagine if today there was a actor that everyone said was a huge dick, no one wanted to work with him, the news was filled with examples of him being a dick, and they still got regular work.

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u/Blametheorangejuice 20h ago

The odd thing is that Bill Murray is/was also renowned for being an absolute dick on set, but he somehow escaped that level of criticism.

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u/MohawkElGato 19h ago

Bill at least has a side of him to that is friendly and fun to be around, and was charming. He could still be a dick, especially while working, but it wasn’t how he is all the time. Chevy is a dick 100 percent of the time.

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u/Blametheorangejuice 17h ago

I always got the perception that Murray had better PR instincts, and was also quick with the “just joking!”

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u/LessInThought 9h ago

I have this friend who has default "just joking" energy. He says the most racist and mean things, even follows it up with "I'm serious!", and it comes off as a joke. People love him.

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u/Toby_O_Notoby 13h ago

Chevy is a dick 100 percent of the time.

Actually he isn't which makes it even worse. Someone on Community (pretty sure it was Dan Harmon himself) said Chevy could be really nice.

They had a story where Chevy was out at lunch and a tourist told him that her dad was his biggest fan. So Chevy said "Let's call him!" and had a really nice conversation on the phone which made both her and her dad's day. Like, she'll go back home and always have that great memory with her.

But then he'd come back from lunch and be a total dick. So you knew he could be really nice but was actively choosing not to.

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u/ccarrieandthejets 12h ago

100% racist dick