Of course, I can understand you confusion because when I say "celebrated", I don't really mean it. He's an awful actor (no offense Nick), so how could he possibly win an Oscar? The answer is simple really, and I didn't realize this until about an hour ago, but Nick Cage IS an Elvis impersonator. He's not playing one. Don't believe me? Watch the National Treasure movies and count how many times his upper lip quivers during a pause.
Well, naturally, this got me thinking...hmmm, what other celebrities found their perfect movie niche? Who else just happened to be in the right place at the right time in their movie stardom? And this is what I came up with...
Sean Connery as James Bond. This man has had the same Scottish accent in every single movie since Bond. Even when he plays Indy's father, I half expected him to pick up Elsa.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. I'm not convinced he ISN'T a fleshy-face robot just yet.
Helen Mirren as the Queen. To me, all older British women look the same.
John Heder as Napoleon Dynamite.
Harrison Ford as President James Marshall. I voted for him in the last election anyways because he does not negotiate with terrorists.
That guy that looks like Superman as Superman. 'Nough said.
Heath Ledger as the Joker. Try watching Brokeback Mountain without thinking how he got those scars.
James Earl Jones as Mufasa. (Maybe not, but hey, gotta plug TLK man).
John Stamos as Uncle Jesse. This is not a movie character, but as my hair dresser pointed out, who else could rock a mullet like that and still be cool?
Jeff Bridges as The Dude, and then the Dude as Matt Flynn from Tron. If you watch the movie Tron: Legacy, The Dude is all over the damn place in there...man.
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. If anyone could find the grail, it would not be punk ass King Arthur. It would be Harrison Ford.
Dobby as Dobby. How else is a House-elf going to find work? In the Hogwarts kitchen?
Boris Karloff as Frankenstein. Dude already had the square-shaped head. Affix a few bolts to his neck and paint him green and push him down some stairs so that he gets a bunch of scars, and Voila! Frank.
Ian McKellen as Gandalf.
Sydney Poitier as Mr. Tibbs. Damn. This guy was Denzel before Denzel was Denzel.
Burt Reynolds as the Porn Star from Boogie Nights. I actually think that dear Burt inspired '70s porn actors to grow the 'stache, thus fitting that his 'stache should reprise its role in Boogie Nights.
Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller. (Because then he married Sara Jessica Parker and it all went down hill from there)
And finally...
Han Solo as Harrison Ford. Yeah you begin to realize that people just write parts that would make a great Harrison Ford.
The moral of the story is that somewhere out there, we each have our perfect part to play. I personally cannot wait for the guy that does the Kermit voice to retire so that I may finally exercise my greatest talent. For you, it could be anything.
Toodles.
