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How has he gotten so much work?


He has been in SO much over the years and kept consistently working, which, good for him but HOW? He's such a terrible actor with a completely flat delivery. He must know someone in the industry.

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he wasent bad at all in history x, in fact, he was one of the best ones in that movie

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That movie still holds up. He fit the part, he didn't change his flat delivery but it suited the character so it didn't take away from the film.

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He’s a solid character actor and has that thing that all character actors require, the look of someone that could be your friend, neighbor, boss, bf/gf, serial killer, brother, uncle, food-server, whatever the role may be…. unconventionally, mildly handsome/photogenic, but could also pull unattractive too if need be.
He has that everyman look and his niche of being obese in his early years helped him land parts too.
I enjoy his work personally.

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He has the look for sure. It's his delivery I personally find issue with.

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He probably shows up on time, knows his lines, and doesn't cause trouble.

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Yeah, I can see this being the case.

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Reliability and flexibility is definitely a plus in an industry over flowing with entitled divas.

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Because someone needs to play the borderline mentally retarded characters.

Bill Fagerbakke can’t play them all.

I loved him in My Name Is Earl.

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You shut your fucking mouth. Randy Hickey is one of the greatest characters in the history of television.

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You mean the person who wrote Randy Hickey's lines is a great writer or Ethan performed the lines well? Because I agree on the first part but Ethan's flat affect didn't do much for the character.

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