Sunday, February 1, 2009

Actors from past and present

Hey everybody I'm going this week with some of the actors that have been a part of the comedy world. From past to present I'm gonna talk about some of the most important comedic actors and some of my favorites.
I'm starting in the past with the Marx Brothers. The five brothers, Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, Zeppo, from oldest to youngest, respectively, headlined the beginning of comedy movement. The Marx Brothers crazy style was made up of an imporvised and insulting any thing the Marx Brothers thought of. There bigger movies included The Cocoanuts, Monkey Business, and Go West.
One of the next comedic actors to make a splash was Bing Cosby. Cosby was a very relaxed actor compared to the energized Marx Brothers. Cosby mainly played a "happy go-lucky fella" in his movies. He won an Oscar for the movie Going my Way and also starred in the movies The Country Girl and The bells of St. Marys.
The 1950's was highlighted by the female actress Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn performed in many types of movies and was a very successful actress. She earned many awards in the numerous movies she starred in, and one of those included the adult comedy movie Some Like It Hot, where she won a Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy.
If we fast forward to the 80's it include a jam packed decade of great comedic actors such as Steve Martin, Chevy chase and my favorite from this decade Bill Murray. He starred in many movies in the 80's including Meatballs, Stripes, and my favorite of his movies Caddyshack, where he played a golf course greenskeeper trying to kill a gopher.
The 2000's is the decade where i would know most about comedy and i would have to say that thee top actor has to be Will Ferrell. He has made some of the most successful comedy movies in the past 10 years. There could be a long list i could make of his movies but i will narrow it down to my favorite three which would be Old School, Step Brothers, and Talledaga Nights. He has won several awards and has set the bar for many comedy actos to come in this new comedy World.

Jake Olsen

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