How come Greg Kinnear didn't become a bigger actor?

He's bigger than 99% of actors out there.

That fetish movie he did about actor Bob Crane did him in.

He was cute, but not very charismatic. Did he ever carry a movie?

He's done a few Christian movies and that sort of pegs you in a B list career narrative.

I think it’s because some people still remember him as the host of Talk Soup on the E! network. I’ve heard many jokes about it on other TV shows, many people never took him seriously because of that. I do like him as an actor, but he could be a bit more charismatic though.

R1 That’s true. And he also received an Oscar nomination. Many A- list stars don’t have that.

Oh, and also that film he did about the guy who invented intermittent windshield wipers. Who cares?? So two bombs destroyed what he had built.

He didn't age well either. But I think he has come as far as he possibly could, from his E! Network stint.

Maybe Disney can cast him in a dark and gritty reboot of [italic]Superdad[/italic].

He was good in a few things. I liked him in the Gift with Cate Blanchett. Is he a Trumpster?

For every average white guy there is a DLer out there, somewhere, who thinks he's beautiful.

I always liked him, both on Talk Soup and in films. That said, he's probably had a bigger career than might have been predicted--I doubt anyone imagined saying "Oscar-nominee Greg Kenner" (and I think he deserved the nomination and maybe the actual award--whatever drawbacks the film itself may have).

He's in one episode of "The Stand." He's also 56 years old now, so there's that.

He's a handsome guy and a pretty good actor, though I do think he can be a bit boring onscreen at times. I had a huge crush on him after seeing "The Gift" when I was a teenager. He was so fucking hot in that movie.

Sam Jackson doesn't know why either. There was this article a few years back where the asshole journalist was trying to get Sam to be gard. Basically song and dance how bad of a motherfucker he was. This journalist said something snarky like "and well you're no where near a pansy actor like Greg Kinnear, right? You're a badass Sam!" and Sam just took it in stride and asked what Greg was up to. Said he was a fan of his Greg's work and heard he was going to do some Australian remake show he liked called the Rake or something.

^*hard not gard

[quote]That fetish movie he did about actor Bob Crane did him in.

He should have done full frontal in that one, it would have helped.

Always had a crush on him. Stlll do.

I would let him do things to me I can't even bring myself to type.

Does anyone know what he's like in real life? Don't know why, but I always got a big douchebro vibe from him.

I think the movie Sabrina somehow destroy his and Julia Ormond's careers.

^^ destroyed ^^

He was great in "Little Miss Sunshine" too

Seemed to have that "poor man's Bradley Cooper" space all to himself too-- good-looking 40ish suburban dad with a degree from a good but not great school, the kind of guy everyone likes immediately. Could easily see him married to Aniston (in a film) or similar.

No idea why his career sank.

At least he didn't let himself go as much as some guys who were hot in the 1990s (this means you, Brendan Fraser).

He's going to be 57 this year.

I had thought he was about ten years younger.

(No DLEG joke intended)

I like him

There’s a certain je nai se quoi. He’s attractive but seems asexual too.

Didn’t suck the right cocks

He was good in "Nurse Betty" - a film I loved, though it is now completely forgotten.

I am "big"!

It's the pictures that got small...

I used to lust after his feet

He'll be playing the sizeable but ultimately uninteresting part of Glenn Bateman in the miniseries of "The Stand." In the novel (and original miniseries), Bateman is old--a retired professor of sociology (a very senior Ray Walston played him then). So i assume they'll be changing his character: very few professors retire at 56.

My friend plays tennis with Greg's mom. I'll have her ask.

greg came to a UA/tucson renaming of Arts/Film Dept at the Univ. circa '12. He spoke at a fundraiser about his years as a student in film/tv/ and was impressive....warm, genuine....i came away with a very positive impression. he's one of those who made an awful lot from relatively little.

He lacks “oomph”.

Those movie studio bitches never give you a chance to switch arts and become a film star!

Like many good actors it's a matter of being in enough successful or critically acclaimed films to go big and remain there.

He's beautiful.

He played JFK a few years back in some TV movie made in Canada (where else). From certain angles, he was the best JFK lookalike I've ever seen.

Film was predictable but it did cover the tawdry shit like Kennedy's multiple affairs, etc. which most film bios of him didn't want to touch. Of course, the Kennedy family was not pleased ....

Maybe he’s lazy and didn’t try hard.

I have always liked him. Attractive and talented.

You guys, where did he go now that you mention it?? I loved Greg Kinnear! I always thought he was incredibly handsome AND even charismatic. From Talk Soup onward. Great supporting actor! Little Miss Sunshine was wonderful. He's awesome.

He was older when he finally hit. Now he's pretty fucking old. If he was a woman we wouldn't wonder. And the process wouldve started a lot earlier.

He proved he could sing quite well in “Stuck On You”. Surprised he hasn’t been cast in a musical.

I think he's aged beautifully. The man is 56 years old and he looks far better than most at that age. By the way, he's hot as fuck with facial hair.

r45 I agree. He and I are exactly the same age and he's hot. I however, have to collect pieces of myself off the floor every time I get up in the morning.

R42 Thank you! I forgot about Talk Soup. That's where I first saw him and fell in love. Did you see him in Ghost Town? Great performance. I think he's been underestimated.

He obviously didn’t suck the right dicks

I actually think just the opposite of what someone above said — very charismatic and charming (especially when he was playing characters that weren’t much of a stretch — usually smug types) but much beyond that wasn’t in his wheelhouse. But I think the fact is he just had too many movies that outright bombed and you’re given only so many chances.

Still, as someone who remembers him as one of the original E! Hosts (actually it was originally called Movietime — anyone else here know that?) he got quite far in the game and good for him. I’ve always liked him (though not in As Good As it Gets).

Ask Matt Damon

I squeeeeed when he popped up on Kimmy Schmidt, but inside because I'm jaded now.

R45 He looks good Bec cause he hasn't has any PS he's kept all the wrinkles. Perhaps some botox on his forehead.

He can only play a smarmy character that smirks constantly.

[quote]He can only play a smarmy character that smirks constantly.

I despise those types

God he is so damn cute. He doesn’t really turn me on but I would absolutely smother him in kisses. He’s an angel

Greg singing

He's competent, but a tad bland.

Gorgeous, absolutely physically beautiful. I think he's one of the few "men of Hollywood" who didn't play the gay game to get ahead and that was the end of a very promising huge career. Because of that, he had a mediocre but lucrative career and that was OK with him. True to himself; God bless him!

Love him and wish her were in more things. I feel like I see the same actors in almost everything these days and it gets boring.

Meryl Streep was in Stuck On You?

From all outward appearances he seems like a good egg.

Those bags under his eyes didn't help his career.

The problem is the wife. I know they have been married for over 20 years. But he should be with me.

Compared to 99% of Hollywood movie/tv people he's had a stellar career. The man has been steadily working since the late 80's.

R62 Bags under his eyes?? WTF. He's gorgeous!

I saw [italic]As Good as it Gets[/italic] when it came out and walked out of that theater with a teenage gay boy crush on him, but I haven't been able to watch the movie since the murder of Matthew Shepard: his character's attack hits too close to home. Luckily I saw the movie before that happened. I'm not blaming the movie, but the timing was just too coincidental for me to ignore.

Who’s Matthew Shepard?

I always thought he was very talented and had the looks and charm. He could do comedy and drama. He was hilarious in Stuck On You, perfect in Nurse Betty and incredibly charismatic in The Matador. Yes, I have a crush on him, but I think he became religious because of his wife. So, there's that.

[quote] Yes, I have a crush on him, but I think he became religious because of his wife. So, there's that.

I hate those holier-than-thou fundie breeder bitches. As if it isn't bad enough what they did to Ricky Schroder, I would hate to see them destroy him similarly.

[quote]He's done a few Christian movies and that sort of pegs you in a B list career narrative.

About a year ago, I was browsing through Netflix and saw one of those movies which also featured Renee Zellweger as Kinnear's wife lol.

[quote]He's done a few Christian movies and that sort of pegs you in a B list career narrative.

About a year ago, I was browsing through Netflix and saw one of those movies which also featured Renee Zellweger as Kinnear's wife lol.

They all find Jesus when they sign on to do those movies.

[quote]They all find Je$u$ when they sign the checks to do those movies.

Fixed.

On Talk Soup , his hotness distracted me from the actual "gags"!

Some open shirt hairy chest action from Greg.

[quote]Who’s Matthew Shepard?

R67 You're making me cry. If you don't know Matthew Shepard, please learn about him.

I always wanted him to jump my bones. Now it’s Armie.

Greg Kinnear is going to make his Broadway debut in April, replacing Ed Harris as Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Greg allegedly has a net worth of $20 million if sources online are to be believed.

So, he’s fine. He sends his love.

Because he was a smoker when he was younger?

Sure, R80. That's totally the reason.

He was good as JFK opposite Katie Holmes as Jackie. But a tad too grim.

[quote]He was good as JFK opposite Katie Holmes as Jackie. But a tad too grim.

Good in a cheap, tacky TV-movie sort of way.

NatGeo did the Killing Kennedy movie several years back with Rob Lowe and Ginnifer Goodwin as JFK and Jackie and I thought they were worse than Greg and Katie in The Kennedys.