Blind Item #5
This comic actor is probably B- and usually only does movies. His attempts at television have been awful. He will do anything for a paycheck at this point and has gone through all of his A and B list friends asking for money. He has also worked himself outside the circle of trust which means getting a role and a paycheck is going to be tough. As much money as he has earned in his life, it is likely he is going to have to move in with his family to support himself or decide to sell that tell-all book he promises to write if he can't get back inside the circle of trust.
Um, Ben Stiller? Is that too obvious?
ReplyDeleteLol u got It @staple .... That whole circle of trust thing is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteI loved it when the BIs had hidden clues, but if that's what that was, I wouldn't call it "hidden," by any stretch of the imagination.
ReplyDeleteSomeone from snl? Schneider?
ReplyDeletei like this guess
DeleteDavid Spade?
ReplyDeleteWhat is circle of trust?
ReplyDeleteBen Stiller
ReplyDelete@Jane, it's a reference to the Fockers trilogy - Robert DeNiro's character had a family "circle of trust" that Stiller's character was alternatively in and out of.
ReplyDeleteOh! I have only seen the first one. thanks :)
ReplyDeleteCan't imagine it's Stiller...but who ?
ReplyDelete"Circle of trust" is from the movie MEET THE PARENTS. Deniro mentioned it to Stiller in the movie.
ReplyDeleteAnd it was a while ago.
ReplyDeleteJohn Abrahams was in Meet the Parents and has nothing going on, but Ben Stiller has 2 movies in post-production and Zoolander 2 was just announced.
ReplyDeleteI don't know which list each belongs to, though.
@Jane the circle of trust is introduced in the first one so you've definitely seen it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Ben Stiller had his own show. I loved it (but others could have considered it awful).
ReplyDeleteI was thinking Owen Wilson, but not sure if he's tried television .
ReplyDeleteI second this
DeleteYes!!
DeleteBen Stiller is still producing movies and has two starring roles in post production, plus Zoolander 2.
ReplyDeleteSpade has had two successful TV shows.
I thought maybe Owen Wilson but he has a ton of movies in pre and post production. Is there anyone else in the Focker movies that this could be?
Ben Stiller still works regularly, and technically doesn't have to work anymore if he chose not to and he and his family would not be wanting for anything.
ReplyDeleteOwen Wilson is pretty busy working as well.
ReplyDeleteStiller makes sense. He has a rep of being a jerk and (obviously) moving in with his parents wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Love his dad:D
ReplyDeleteThing is, when someone is such a dick who in the world would let him in their lives enough to merit a 'tell-all'? What's he going to do, write about Cruise in Tropic Thunder?
Yes! He should.
DeleteBen Stiller is also not B- list. Come on, he's not even close to that. Jon Abrahams makes a little bit more sense, but B- is probably high for him.
ReplyDeleteHow could Ben Stiller have a B- rating? Name recognition wise he'd still have to be an A.
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ReplyDeleteThe "clue" points to Ben Stiller, who probably is in nobody's circle of trust, but I think it may be Rob Schnieder.
ReplyDeleteIf it isn't Ben it's someone who was at one point pretty popular based on...
ReplyDelete"As much money as he has earned in his life."
Kevin hart was in Little Fockers but he seems to be doing well.
ReplyDeleteStiller's not B- in any stretch of the imagination. Owen Wilson too. Who has burned bridges? who hasn't been working in a while? It's hard to figure out who could be b- when they've been out of the public eye. I know that circle of trust is a clue... but that's only Deniro, Stiller or Wilson who would apply with that one. Darn. Or Dustin Hoffman, and he doesn't fit either.
ReplyDeleteI think that it's someone trying to get back into Ben Stiller's circle of trust.
ReplyDeleteThen owen wilson. Boy has demons.
DeleteMaybe the circle of friends clue was TOO obvious. Robert De Niro was formerly good friends with Billy Crystal, who now only has the sequel to Monsters, Inc coming up, which is just a voice project.
ReplyDeleteSo maybe since he and De Niro aren't so close he has fallen from HIS circle of trust etc.
Anyone? Billy Crystal?
Ooh rob schneider does not have Grown Ups 2 on his imdb. And it looks like he is doing random shitty projects including a canceled tv show. I am sticking with him.
ReplyDeleteBen Stiller is exactly B-, based on the scale I apply: "Celebs Staple611 Can Stand to Hear About."
ReplyDeleteBilly Crystal is always and forever an A list. He's never be B-.
ReplyDeleteJust by deducing the cast, I can't think it fits anyone but Jon Abrahams. OW and BS are definitely not B-, and both are working. Abrahams went from decent supporting comedy roles 10 years ago to now being "reporter #1" and "Tyler's agent" on his recent IMDB page. Just not sure what he would have done that would have pushed him out of the decent roles?
ReplyDeleteThe Ben Stiller Show was groundbreaking Television. Critics adored it. The Ratings sucked but it sure wasn't awful. Neither was his stint On Undeclared. I have no guesses right now but I doubt this is him.
ReplyDeleteTo continue my schnieder vote. He is being sued for close to 2 million along with his brother. He is in every sandler film but grown ups 2? His tv shows include Men Behaving Badly which sucked ass.
ReplyDelete@Jane - wow I'm surprised he isn't in Grown Ups 2. I was just going to say how as long as Adam Sandler makes movies, Schnieder has nothing to worry about. I guess that shop has sailed!
DeleteRob Schnieder
ReplyDeletethis is a great guess. He's awful.
Dane Cook? His brother stole a lot from him, he gets horrible write ups in publications for being mysoginistic, just lost that tv show on NBC as a talk radio host, and starred Jon that HBO special in the round, "Vicious Circle."
ReplyDeleteStiller was on Arrested Development, a show that Enty loves. And he's definitely A list.
ReplyDeleteHis friend Andy Dick?
Andy Dick was living in his ex-wife's shed for almost a year since he couldn't afford rent.
ReplyDeleteHe has been in Hollywood a long time I can imagine the tales he could tell he came up with Ben Stiller and burned that bridge awhile ago.
Timebob, I thought the trailer was on the grounds of the house he bought but had to give the exwife in the divorce?
DeleteOT but I recently found out that Jerry Stillers brother lived on my street and one of his children dated my neighbor!
ReplyDeleteRob Schneider is considered by a lot of people to be a complete prick who would throw anyone under the bus if it benefited him.
ReplyDeleteAndy Dick would be a great guess, but haven't his TV shows been hits? I like the Rob Schneider guess the best. He seems like a sad little man/boy.
ReplyDeleteDana Carvey
ReplyDeleteAndy Dick had a wife? LMAO! Don't believe it.lol
ReplyDeleteDoesn't Andy Dick own his own building? And Newsradio wasn't awful. That was one of the best shows of the 90's. Until Jon Lovitz ruined it.
ReplyDeleteHeeeeeyyy...there you go -
Jon Lovitz?
Chris Kattan?
ReplyDeleteit is NOT ben stiller. he has a net worth of $120 million. and he won an emmy for the ben stiller show.
ReplyDeleteSomeone from SNL that is/was buddy buddy with Stiller or De Niro
ReplyDeleteI think it's Schneider too. He's from my home town. Sandler used to put him in his movies, has he been in any Sandler movies since 50 First Dates? ( a guilty pleasure)
ReplyDeleteMine as well.
DeleteAndy Dick was on Ben Stiller 's TV show
ReplyDeleteAndy Dick hasn't been B- in a long time. Schneider is more likely for this.
ReplyDeleteDidn't Ent reveal a kindness blind about Rob Schneider recently?
ReplyDeleteI thought Ben Stiller too but when I got to the end it sounded like a single man. I def think its someone tied to Meet the parents and I can't remember Rob Schneider in it but he sounds perfect.
ReplyDeleteI thought Dane Cook when reading this.
ReplyDeleteI'm leaning towards Dane Cook. He's an asshat and said during a show that he took his anger out on a stranger's vag while he was shtupping her. The hell? And yep he did have that special titled "Vicious Circle".
ReplyDeletemoves in with family..circle of trust.. this ones easy peasy...HIS MOVIES ARE AWFUL!
ReplyDeleteSounds like Schneider fits this one best.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking Chevy Chase, barring SNL, of course.
ReplyDeleteWld serve him right, hes such an obnoxious prick. But prob not. He came from money to start with.
DeleteI would say Stiller is higher than B-, even though I'm not a big fan. I doubt this is him. He works quite a lot.
ReplyDeleteseriously, I don't get the ben stiller and dane cook guesses. how can either of those two possibly be B-???? and neither fits the clues in other ways.
ReplyDeleteBen stiller works NON STOP. and he has for years. as someone pointed out above, he's worth 120 million. at least. does that seem like someone who is going to move back in w/the family?
and dane cook, love him or hate him, is super successful, has been for years and continues to be.
andy dick was great on news radio, so his attempts at tv haven't been awful. rob schneider sounds more like it.
The only person to pop into my head while reading this was Rob Schneider. So, my guess is him.
ReplyDeleteDane Cook was my first guess. Many comedians have accused him of plagiarism. He recently filmed four episodes of a TV show that was cancelled without ever airing. His half-brother went to prison for embezzling millions of Dane's earnings. Yep, I think this is him.
ReplyDeleteDid Ben Stiller get divorced and I missed it? Seriously. Would you have to move into your parents/family for support, married? Especially to a working actress.. I don't think this is Ben.
ReplyDeleteIt's not stiller. Dane Cook is the right answer.
ReplyDeleteAndy Dick is not B list - he's Puke list. ... literally...
ReplyDeleteI am thinking Corey Feldman.
ReplyDeleteThinking this may be Corey Feldman just makes me sad. The Two Corey's will always be cemented into my 12 year old brain as the perfect guys. Plural. Because they were each perfect and separately would have been just too much for my 12 year old self. At my age now, however, it makes me sad to think one is dead and the other so misguided he has to move back in with his parents because he's broke. Please don't let it be him (I realize he hasn't had the greatest reputation, but again, he was perfect in a 12 year olds mind!).
ReplyDeleteShelley Berman. OMG, that means if he's moving in with his parents.. OMG... Forest Lawn?
ReplyDeleteMike Myers. He was on SNL, and so was Stiller. "Fockers" and "Austin Powers" were both directed by Jay Roach.
ReplyDeleteYou know, Rob Schneider did play Edmonton, AB, Canada, a little while ago, even posing for photos at 2 am and that can NOT be a sign of doing well financially...
ReplyDeleteNo!!!! It's Vince Vaughn!
ReplyDeleteMatthew Perry
ReplyDeleteI immediately thought of Ron Schneider for this one. If it is him it's sad because he and his wife/SO are about to have a baby
ReplyDeleteRob*
ReplyDeleteNot Rob Schneider btw Schneider introduced Sandler to his wife Jackie.
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