Working Actors: Job Shaming Actors With Regular Jobs

All you need to do is watch the latest celebrity roast to listen to celebs get roasted (even by each other) for “falling off the map” or working regular jobs. There are a number of celebs who say goodbye to Tinseltown and opt for low-key positions. Others take on less prestigious gigs simply to pay the bills in between acting jobs. Actors need to work, too. However, many people make fun of actors who take on these jobs. It’s looked at as a failure and often used as entertainment. It’s time for people to stop today.

The Gig Industry and Acting

Acting is essentially a gig industry job. This means that as soon as the job is done, the actor is no longer getting paid. He must go out and apply for new jobs until he finds the next role. Unfortunately, this is more difficult than you may realize. The actor may go to audition after audition only to get rejected. It’s a lot of time and effort to not even get the role. It also doesn’t help that as actors get older, roles become more and more scarce as new, younger actors fight for the same jobs. It can take months or even years of auditions before an actor gets the next job. He may need to find alternative work during this time.

Why Actors Can’t Get Work

Many people assume that when an actor doesn’t take a new role for awhile that they must not be able to get jobs. However, they may simply not be interested in acting for the time being. There’s nothing wrong with that. They may have found new hobbies or simply decided to take a hiatus.
Other actors have made things difficult on themselves with public scandals. People don’t want to support someone like Mel Gibson who has proven himself to be a bit of a racist and sexist.

Shaming Actors

It’s time for people to change their attitude about how they speak about actors who work regular jobs. It’s perfectly acceptable. We should not laugh at people who may be going through a hard time just to make ourselves laugh. It’s probably not nearly as funny to the actor, even if they handle the abuse with grace. Imagine if the tables were turned and someone laughed at your for your profession, especially if it’s not your professional high point. It wouldn’t feel good, right?

The Top 10 Most Prolific Book Releases of March 2020

The Top 10 Most Prolific Book Releases of March 2020
The Top 10 Most Prolific Book Releases of March 2020

March is set to be a killer month for avid readers. There is an abundance of awesome new tomes to dive into. Here are the top 10 most anticipated book releases of March 2020.

Early March


1. House of Earth and Blood
This novel is the first in a new series by Sarah J, Maas. The story follows Bryce Quinlan as she attempts to avenge the death of her friends with the assistance of Hunt Athalar. The book expertly blends fantasy and romance into one compelling narrative.

2. You Are Not Alone
This psychological thriller is sure to keep you on your toes. The protagonist, Shay Miller, gets caught up in a bizarre plot that may change the course of her life forever. Co-authors Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen are set to recapture the magic from their previous collaborative works.

3. Deacon King Kong
This story takes place in 1960s New York and follows the aftermath of a shooting at the housing projects. James McBride spins a hopeful tale about the community coming together in the face of madness.

Mid-March


4. A Good Neighborhood
Two families will learn what it means to come together in this novel by Therese Anne Fowler. Witness how a burgeoning romance and a rustic oak tree is all people need to set aside their differences.

5. My Dark Vanessa
This book provides an interesting take on the #MeToo movement. A 15-year-old student and a 42-year-old teacher start a relationship behind the scenes. Almost two decades later, skeletons come out of the closet.

6. The Mirror and the Light
This the final installment of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy. The story picks up in 1536, immediately after the prequel ended. Fans of the series won’t want to miss this one.

7. In Five Years
Dannie Cohan has a great career and a wonderful fiance. When she has a dream about being with another man five years later, she chalks it up to a bad dream. Things get interesting when she meets that dream man four and a half years later.

Late March


8. The City We Became
This love letter to New York is the first in a five-part series. Five residents must come together to defend their beloved city from a mysterious evil presence lurking below the earth.

9. Wow, No Thank You
In this collection of humorous essays by Samantha Irby, she recounts her experience of moving from the bustling Chicago streets to a quaint little town in Michigan.

10. The Glass Hotel
This mystery novel is penned by none other than Emily St. John Mandel. When a container ship goes missing off the coast of Mauritania, a Ponzi scheme in New York is set to rattle the lives of everyone involved.

Mark Hamill Isn’t Always Luke Skywalker

Mark Hamill

Most people look at Mark Hamill and can’t see past Luke Skywalker. Though his iconic role in the “Star Wars” franchise is one to remember, he’s been in many other movies. Here’s a look at the six best Mark Hamill movies.

1. Joker – Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

It may come as a surprise, but Hamill has been playing Joker for about 30 years. Hamill plays Batman’s adversary in “Batman: The Animated Series.” His voiceover work is stunning as he shows his wide voice range of acting between mayhem and evil.

2. Ted Mitchum – Brigsby Bear

Hamill jumped into show off his dramatic side in the indie drama/comedy “Brisby Bear.” He played an obsessive father raising his adult son as if he were still a child. The movie reveals Ted abducted the son as a baby. He and his wife raised the boy by watching the fictional series, “Brigsby Bear.” The adult son finds out the truth, and decides to make the series into a movie. The movie shows off Hamill’s sweet side so much that you forget he kidnapped the boy.

3. Professor James Arnold – Kingsman: The Secret Service

“Kingsman: The Secret Service” is a goofty, raunchy movie. Hamill played Professor James Arnold, a fun, edgy dude. The movie is wild and crazy, but provides a way for Hamill to show off his diverse acting skills.

4. Firelord Ozai – Avatar: The Last Airbender

Hamill gets to play the antagonist voiceover card again with Firelord Ozai in “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” As the main bad guy, Firelord Ozai tries to destroy nations and destroy anyone in his way. Hamill has a way to make people fall in love with, yet hate the villian. No one knows why, but Hamill is one of the best voiceover villainous characters out there.

5. Private Griff – The Big Red One

Hamill stepped away from the galaxy into a very serious 1980 war drama in “The Big Red One.” As Private Griff, a member in a squad of soldiers in Africa during World War II. He showed off his serious, dramatic side in this supporting role. Though it’s a smaller role, Hamill stands apart in this film. He was trying so hard to step away from his Skywalker role into something else. He succeeded.

6. Colonel Muska – Castle in the Sky

Enter another amazing showcase of Hamill’s voiceover acting. Hamill played Colonel Muska in Disney’s “Castle In The Sky” in 1986. Muska was an evil man who tried to take control over a castle in the sky. Though usually known for his “good guy” roles, Hamill turned the tables to play an animated antagonist. People say he’s so good at voicing Colonel Muska they often don’t even recogize him.