Neatorama » roles http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:42:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 100 Years of Vincent Price http://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/30/100-years-of-vincent-price/ http://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/30/100-years-of-vincent-price/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 16:24:55 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=46953

May 27th would have been Vincent Price’s 100th birthday. In honor of the occasion, artist Zach Bellissimo drew 100 characters played by Vincent Price on sticky notes! See the whole thing at DeviantART or you can enlarge them enough to see each drawing at his blog, Snaggle-Tooth Salad. Link -via Nag on the Lake

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/30/100-years-of-vincent-price/feed/ 2 Actor ‘Dies’ Five Times in 24 Hours http://www.neatorama.com/2011/04/12/actor-dies-five-times-in-24-hours/ http://www.neatorama.com/2011/04/12/actor-dies-five-times-in-24-hours/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:15:55 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=44530 Hong Kong actor Law Lok-lam works for broadcasting company TVB, so he is assured to find other roles after five of his characters were killed off -all in one 24 hour period!

His character met a bloody end during a fight in the martial arts drama Grace Under Fire, and he vomited blood before expiring in Fate to Fate, the Sunday Morning Post reported.

In Relic of an Emissary, Law played the Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who died after an illness.

In two other shows, Police Station No. 7 and comedy Virtues of Harmony, the actor did not die on screen but his death was discussed, the paper said.

A company spokesman said the timing of the dramatic deaths were a coincidence. Law said he doesn’t mind, but it bothered his daughter. Link -via Arbroath

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Sometimes the stories of what might have been are just as fascinating as what really happened. Kara Kovalchik of mental_floss dug up actors and actresses that turned down TV roles that may have turned out quite different. Michael Richards as Adrian Monk? Paul Shaffer as George Costanza? Or Jayne Mansfield as Ginger? That may have put a whole different face on the “Ginger or Mary Anne?” debate! Link

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