S03:E11 Know Your Role

[AgentRXS]

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Miami, 1999: Dwayne lands his first part on a TV show but is dismayed when he keeps getting typecast as a wrestler. While searching for his breakout role, Dwayne's acting career takes a surprising turn.

Original Air Date: Feb. 10, 2023

[DanaK]

Interesting that Dwayne got into acting because Vince wanted to use it to promote wrestling

[rmontro]

Yikes, looks like the coffee subplot isn't over yet.  Apparently something about hosting SNL gave Dwayne an idea, but I don't know what it would be.

Regarding that part where Dwayne played his father on That 70s Show.  Not sure what the real Soul Man looked like at the time, but the actor playing him on this show certainly could have played himself at that point.

[thuganomics85]

Did not realize The Net Show was a thing and that Dwayne guest in it, but I definitely remember him on Stark Trek: Voyager!  Where he both Rock Bottem-ed Seven of Nine and did the People's Eyebrow in alien make-up.  But why talk about it when I can just relive it through the internet:

 

Other than that, chin up, Randall!  I'm sure you will host SNL someday!  Maybe...

Edited February 12, 2023 by thuganomics85

[SoMuchTV]

Well, not sure if this was their primary goal, but good cross promotion? I just pulled up the SNL episode on peacock. Season 25, march 2000, I think?  Pretty classic cast, if you’re of a certain age. I’m sure I didn’t get the inside wrestling references at the time or now, but it’s more of a touchstone for me than the wrestling stuff in the show itself. 

[rmontro]

19 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:

I definitely remember him on Stark Trek: Voyager!  Where he both Rock Bottem-ed Seven of Nine and did the People's Eyebrow in alien make-up. 

He was full on Rock in that, wasn't he?  Too bad he didn't do the People's Elbow, but that probably would have been too ridiculous.  The People's Eyebrow always reminded me of Spock's eyebrow raise when he thought "Fascinating".  I don't know if that was any influence on Dwayne or not.  

[Raja]

2 hours ago, rmontro said:

The People's Eyebrow always reminded me of Spock's eyebrow raise when he thought "Fascinating".  I don't know if that was any influence on Dwayne or not.

With Dwayne being of the TNG generation and reading up on Star Trek for the role I am guessing that he came to the eyebrow independently from Nimoy's Mr. Spock

[rmontro]

19 hours ago, Raja said:

With Dwayne being of the TNG generation and reading up on Star Trek for the role I am guessing that he came to the eyebrow independently from Nimoy's Mr. Spock

I don't know, Spock's eyebrow raise is pretty iconic.  He may well have been aware of it, even if he wasn't a fan of the series.