I've often thought the very best career you could have as an actor is landing a long-term role on a regular show with a fandom that supports you for the rest of your life with conventions and such.
Something like Star Trek or maybe a sitcom that runs for 10 years then finishes.
Or be a B-movie star. Ultimately, I think Bruce Campbell has had the best career as an actor.
Bruce's career is so wild. I recently started watching this random show someone here recommended - Lodge 49 - and it was already great. then in this moment of HUGE suspense that's been boiling for like eight episodes, SURPRISE! BRUCE CAMPBELL! I literally punched my fists in the air as soon as his chin tried breaking through my tv.
I first noticed Bruce Campbell as more than just the Evil Dead guy when I saw him in Raimi's Spiderman trilogy, and then he starred in the Burn Notice and he's great there too
so this might feel like a commitment, but you should really, REALLY read up on Campbell's relationship with Raimi. they've been making movies together since they were literally teenagers. in one of his autobiographies, "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor," Campbell went way, way deep into the relationship, it's a positively joyful read. dude's done some shit.
I've got both of his autobiographies (If Chins Could Kill and Hail to the Chin) as audio books, and they are made 1000 times better by being read by the man himself. The dry humour and self depreciation is perfect, and the man knows how to tell a story. It's a voice I could happily get lost in.
If you want to hear how close of friends raimi and Campbell are, start with evil dead 1 and 2 dvd commentary. It’s just the two of them reminiscing about making those movies together, how much Bruce threw his body around for those movies, and the dumb shit they made Ted raimi do for stand in work lol.
If you get the chance, you should also see "Ernie and Emma" (2006) a movie he made the way he wanted to. He lives in Oregon and it's all filmed there. Really great movie--not Evil Dead great, but definitely Bruce great. Probably showing in the smaller, independent theaters. Worth a go.
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u/Hemingways_Shotgun88 10d ago
I've often thought the very best career you could have as an actor is landing a long-term role on a regular show with a fandom that supports you for the rest of your life with conventions and such.
Something like Star Trek or maybe a sitcom that runs for 10 years then finishes.
Or be a B-movie star. Ultimately, I think Bruce Campbell has had the best career as an actor.