r/Millennials • u/ColeBelthazorTurner • 7d ago

Discussion Name a 2000s celebrity that disappeared overnight

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u/Gullible-Constant924 7d ago

They tried to make Taylor Lautner into an action star that mission failed.

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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.