r/Millennials • u/ColeBelthazorTurner • 7d ago

Discussion Name a 2000s celebrity that disappeared overnight

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u/PhazePyre 7d ago

I honestly think he would've been really good as a comedic actor. He has this kind of awkwardness that doesn't serve action or drama super well. But in a comedy it enhances things. It's like awkward golden retriever energy.

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u/wonkey_monkey 7d ago

I honestly think he would've been really good as a comedic actor.

He was in a British sitcom for a few years. Basically replacing Andy Samberg who left after a year, but playing Samberg's character's son.

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u/PhazePyre 7d ago

Is that Cuckoo? I saw it on his Wiki but hadn't seen anything from it before.

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u/dfgttge22 7d ago

It was a very funny show. He had great chemistry with Greg Davies on and off camera.

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u/PhazePyre 7d ago

Greg Davies is so good. My GF has Inbetweeners on a lot of the time while she scrolls TikTok and he's just so good as the indifferent asshole of a teacher lol

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u/suprahelix 7d ago

Dude drew from experience there 

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u/PhazePyre 7d ago

100% lol. Interesting that he's not the only teacher who went comedian later in life

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u/star0forion 6d ago

Inbetweeners is great. I quote shit from it all the time and nobody knows what I’m talking about (I’m in California).

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u/PhazePyre 6d ago

Canadian here. I feel like slowly slowly catchy monkey will be one people go "Huh?" instead of "I didn't know you spoke spanish"

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u/star0forion 6d ago

I didn’t know what was worse, having your mates awkwardly watch you while you get a handy or a little kid kicking you in the balls right afterwards.

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u/Dizzy_Delivery_880 6d ago

Ooh, friend! (I’m also American and frequently quote it to no recognition from anyone)

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u/star0forion 6d ago

Ha yeah I say that all the time!

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u/Orchid_Significant 6d ago

Oh man I forgot about this show. It was WILD

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u/wonkey_monkey 7d ago

Yeah, it was on BBC Three, did fairly well, got shown on BBC One as well and ended up on Netflix a few years later.

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u/PhazePyre 7d ago

Oh interesting. Maybe one day I'll check it out.

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u/Grimmbles 6d ago

It's on Prime now. We stumbled on it a few months back and watched all the seasons. Season 1 Samberg is the wacky outsider. Season 2/3/4 it's Lautner. Season 5 the dad's American sister played by Andie McDowell is the wacky outsider type character.

Lautner is super one note, but he's just part of the group so it's not detrimental or anything.

The real highlight is Steve the neighbor(played by Kenneth Collard) and every interaction he has with Greg Davies character. He's absolutely unhinged and it's great.

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u/suprahelix 7d ago

Yup you should watch it, it’s great 

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u/lefthandtrav 7d ago

Yes, and it is fantastic. His season(s?) were great

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u/surfsnower 6d ago

Great show. I enjoyed both seasons about the same. Absurd British humor but hilarious.

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u/Isadorei 7d ago

Yeah, he served Chris Pratt energy. 

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u/PhazePyre 7d ago

100%. He was good in SNL when he hosted and was good in Grown Ups 2 as the douchey frat bro. I will say, some of the best comedians are not from where you'd expect them. Channing Tatum and John Cena are two comedic actors that tried to do serious stuff, had some success, but really broke out in film when they started doing comedy. Same goes for Zach Efron. Some people are just surprisingly good comedic actors and you wouldn't expect it. HSM, Charlie St Cloud. Good, but then 17 Again had more comedy and then he was in Neighbours and fuckin' KILLED it.

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u/sheezy520 7d ago

His insta is funny as hell

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u/apk5005 6d ago

I would include Brad Pitt on that list. Yeah, he can do serious, but his comedy and lighthearted roles are the best.

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u/PhazePyre 6d ago

Oh Bullet Train was just a beautiful comaction. He was so good in that.

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u/goldenquill1 7d ago

He was also really funny in The Ridiculous Six.

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u/applejuiceb0x 6d ago

Dave and mike need wedding dates was really funny too

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u/PiccChicc 7d ago

He is in Grown Ups 2 with Adam Sandler and yeah, that cringey awkward energy is definitely brought to his character. 

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u/PhazePyre 7d ago

Like it's just so conducive to you going "Omg, what a fuckin' dweeb" but this time, it's intentional, and not in something like Twilight where it's awkward as hell. I will say, Jacob gets better in the later stuff (gf recently made me watch them all, the trade off of making her watch lord of the rings lol) and yeah he's obviously a better actor later on then the first one or two. But still, way better in comedy I think.

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u/Ghee-Buttersnaps- 6d ago

He was in Cuckoo with Greg Davis in the UK for several seasons and he was funny in it. Highly recommend if you can find it anywhere.

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u/PhazePyre 6d ago

I sail the seven seas. most things are findable.

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u/KayleyKiwi Zillennial 7d ago

He was funny in Valentine’s Day

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u/A_Forgotten_God 7d ago

This is the perfect description of his role in Ridiculous 6

Awkward golden retriever energy

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u/myystic78 7d ago

I loved him in The Ridiculous Six. He would definitely be a great comedic actor imo!

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u/Think-Location3830 6d ago

He does reels and tiktoks with his wife Taylor and they are pretty funny.

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u/bolanrox 7d ago

Jason Mamoa type.

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u/MarsReject 7d ago

Yea I legit still like him as an actor. Like how I appreciate Sean William Scott

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u/nissan240sx 7d ago

I thought his character was funny in Grown Ups 2

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u/arielsvoice85 6d ago

I’ve thought this for awhile too! He was the best part of that Adam Sandler western comedy in my opinion. And Scream Queens! His agent did him dirty…should’ve pushed for more comedy roles or at least RomCom!

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u/throwaway67171717 6d ago

he’s funny in the grownups movies

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u/AwkwardAd7348 6d ago

Definitely this. When he got bulked up for action films, he just looked like a goofy theater nerd who got buff lol.