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Why hasn't Ethan Embry had a more prolific career?


He's had an enviable career. But don't you think that 20 years ago, you would have bet that he would be huge right now?

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NOW YOU'RE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE...I AM A HUGE ETHAN EMBRY FAN...SINCE DUTCH,ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS RIGHT THROUGH CANT HARDLY WAIT...DRAGNET... UP UNTIL TODAY...HE WAS GREAT IN CHEAP THRILLS...HE SHOULD BE HUGE RIGHT NOW.

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He'll always be the kid from 'Dutch' to me. LOVED him in that role. Today, I like him on 'Sneaky Pete.' I've liked him in pretty much everything I've seen him do over the years.

But no, I've never thought that he would be huge. He just doesn't have that magnetic, noticeable quality.

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HAVE YOU SEEN THE DEVIL'S CANDY?...DUDE GOT RIPPED,BEARDED AND INTENSE...A VERY IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE.

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That's the one where the fat twitchy-eyed guy from 'Constantine' and 'Identity' tried to murder his daughter?

Yeah, I liked it. And I was impressed by Embry's physical change. I was amazed realizing that he was the chubby kid from 'Dutch.' When I watched it, I hadn't seen him since 'Vacancy.' And he was good; don't get me wrong. But I've just never seen any "leading man," "movie star" qualities from him.

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IT MAY JUST BE THAT IM KIND OF IN LOVE WITH HIM...HIS NAME IS ENOUGH FOR A RENT/BUY FROM ME...SINCE WE WERE BOTH CHILDREN...THATS WEIRD WHEN I SAY IT OUT LOUD.🙂

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Are you actually bisexual and in love with him? Or are you just saying that you've had a non-sexual "man-crush" on him for years and years?

Either way, ok I get it.

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AT ONE TIME I MIGHT HAVE BEEN...NOW IM JUST SAYING I HAVE A MAN CRUSH.

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Are you sure your crush is not on the ketchup and mustard suited bigshot, Nick Papagiorgio, from Yuma?

His name is not Papagiorgio, you know. His name is Rusty Griswold and he's a C+ student!

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No glasses tonight, Mr. Papagiorgio?

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I sometimes wonder that if they didn't go with Tobey Maguire, then Ethan Embry could've made a decent Peter Parker in the first live-action Spider-Man movie. In Can't Hardly Wait, he does display that dorky, dogged nice-guy, everyman vibe that you would expect from Peter Parker. Incidentally, Ethan was the voice of Electro on the MTV Spider-Man animated series from 2003

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