It's All About Me, Man: [ItsAllAboutMeMan] Fwd: FLAVORPILL: Musicians and the actors who were born to play them

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

[ItsAllAboutMeMan] Fwd: FLAVORPILL: Musicians and the actors who were born to play them

These jerks are screening my comments. I could log on under an assumed name, but why should I? I'm proud to be me. Proud to be the best poster they've ever had.

This is my latest comment to be screened out:

"Why do I even bother. Mick Jagger, the guy who has been cool for 50 years? You mean the guy who hasn't been cool for 30 years, don't you? When (not if) they make a movie about me, there is only one choice to play me: Howie Mandell."

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From: Flavorpill <no-reply@flavorpill.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 8:38 AM
Subject: FLAVORPILL: Musicians and the actors who were born to play them
To: mattlove1@earthlink.net

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Musicians and the Actors Who Were Born to Play Them

Whoever cast Al Pacino as record producer / songwriter / murderer Phil Spector in HBO's upcoming biopic is a genius. Even though the pair aren't exactly body doubles (they are both relatively small men), it's an exciting choice. Pacino has made a career out of playing dark, bizarre, and morally complex characters, from Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon and Bobby in The Panic in Needle Park to Angels in America's Roy Cohn and Jack Kevorkian. We can't wait to see what he'll do with the role of one of pop culture's greatest contradictions — a man who had the capacity to both make beautiful music and kill. The news of Pacino's casting got us thinking about other musicians and the actors who were born to play them. Read more »

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