14 (5) Movies Where Actors Poked Fun At Their On-Screen Persona
Here's a list of actors who make fun of their carefully established on-screen personas.
Such spoofing can help show a whole new facet of their abilities to the public
Past-Her-Prime Star Gloria Swanson Plays A Past-Her-Prime Star Driven To Madness In 'Sunset Boulevard'
The veteran performer delivers a sly spoof not only of her own silver screen past, but also of what the public assumed she was like by 1950.
In 'Edge of Tomorrow,' Tom Cruise Is A Coward Who Spends The Whole Movie Learning How To Become Tom Cruise
The star allows himself to be the butt of a few jokes
Ex-Batman Michael Keaton Plays An Aging Actor Trying To Escape His Superhero Past In 'Birdman'
His character, Riggan Thomson, is an aging actor who achieved fame by playing a superhero on-screen. In fact, he spends the entire movie trying to escape his past, only to find it impossible.
Jason Statham Plays A Bumbling, Inept Version Of His Icy Tough-Guy Persona In 'Spy'
His character, Rick Ford, has all the bravado we've come to expect from Statham, yet it turns out he's completely inept.
Adam Sandler Parodies His Career As Basically An Alternate-Reality Version Of Himself In 'Funny People'
In Judd Apatow's Funny People, the actor plays George Simmons, a comic actor known for - you guessed it - lowbrow comedies that critics hate but audiences love.
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ONTD, what's your favorite movie where actors poke fun at themselves?
Such spoofing can help show a whole new facet of their abilities to the public
Past-Her-Prime Star Gloria Swanson Plays A Past-Her-Prime Star Driven To Madness In 'Sunset Boulevard'
The veteran performer delivers a sly spoof not only of her own silver screen past, but also of what the public assumed she was like by 1950.
In 'Edge of Tomorrow,' Tom Cruise Is A Coward Who Spends The Whole Movie Learning How To Become Tom Cruise
The star allows himself to be the butt of a few jokes
Ex-Batman Michael Keaton Plays An Aging Actor Trying To Escape His Superhero Past In 'Birdman'
His character, Riggan Thomson, is an aging actor who achieved fame by playing a superhero on-screen. In fact, he spends the entire movie trying to escape his past, only to find it impossible.
Jason Statham Plays A Bumbling, Inept Version Of His Icy Tough-Guy Persona In 'Spy'
His character, Rick Ford, has all the bravado we've come to expect from Statham, yet it turns out he's completely inept.
Adam Sandler Parodies His Career As Basically An Alternate-Reality Version Of Himself In 'Funny People'
In Judd Apatow's Funny People, the actor plays George Simmons, a comic actor known for - you guessed it - lowbrow comedies that critics hate but audiences love.
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ONTD, what's your favorite movie where actors poke fun at themselves?