Stephen Root has had an incredibly prolific career. He may not be a headliner, but you always remember him as something that has influenced pop culture (usually NewsRadio or the movie Office Space). Now he will be adding to his long acting resumé by appearing on the Fox series 24 as a parole officer.The wonderful thing about Root is how he can play a multitude of characters. To use the previous examples, his character on Office Space, Milton Waddams, is nothing like his character on NewsRadio, Jimmy James. Neither of them are like his character from True Blood, Eddie. Well, you get the idea.
I'm also impressed with his ability to go from comedy to drama and back while mastering both types of performance. Yes, I'm a Stephen Root fan.
This is an incredible gain for 24. I may tune in just to see what sort of character he'll be playing in this one.
Clips and full episodes for 24 can be seen here.
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9-24-2009 @ 3:13PM
Ben said...
Not to mention he did the voice of Bill Dauterive on King of the Hill, probably one of the saddest characters on TV, animated or not. Sure, it was a comedy -- but Bill had some great dramatic moments, too. I'm also a big Stephen Root fan... I just wish I liked 24!
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9-24-2009 @ 6:22PM
Bubbameister33 said...
And Mr. Strickland.
9-25-2009 @ 3:34AM
RobynM said...
Me too - big on Stephen Root, not so much on 24.
9-27-2009 @ 1:19PM
ed3206 said...
I too, am a Stephen Root fan and will check out "24" to witness his acting prowess.
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9-24-2009 @ 9:27PM
aytunc said...
I hope he plays a bad guy, he can have such a bad personna without looking one dimensional
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9-25-2009 @ 10:11AM
Willmore2000 said...
Is guest star really an appropriate term here?
Is Stephen Root really a big enough star to draw weekly ratings, which is, I believe what the term usually refers to. Otherwise, he's just an actor who is going to be in one of the episodes.
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