Before wooing America with his impressive Dancing with the Stars performance, Alfonso Ribeiro made an interesting point regarding his acting career.
He revealed that his run as the Fresh Prince’s Carlton had seriously stunted his progression in Hollywood.
The revelation definitely made us go “hmm” so here’s a fun list of typecast actors who forever be trapped in their standout role.
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Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker didn’t let the Force pigeonhole his talents. He adjusted his situation and took to voice acting and became damn good at it.
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Jaleel White
The talent behind the Steve Urkel caricature has several movies and television shows underneath his belt. Unfortunately they still couldn’t beat the geek.
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Dustin Diamond
Another nerd, “Screech” of Saved by the Bell fame, tried to shake his childish persona by shooting an adult movie–to no avail.
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Robert Englund
This picture pretty much sums up all you need to know.
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Christopher Reeve
Long before his tragic horseback riding accident in 1995, Reeve famously rejected roles for box-office smashes like Lethal Weapon, Pretty Woman and American Gigolo. Post-Superman, finding a niche in the acting world became his Kryptonite.
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Macaulay Culkin
Culkin is currently a grown ass, 34-year-old man but audiences still see the little boy who was left “home alone.” Why is that?
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Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Potter has ditched his glasses, acted in the buff and grown facial hair but still can’t find a way around those screaming (and crying) teenage girls. Wizard problems.
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Henry Winkler
When your breakout role as “The Fonz” defines cool, there isn’t anywhere else to go.
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Richard Roundtree
When you’re talking ’bout Shaft, you always talking Richard Roundtree as well.
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Jason Alexander
The legend of George Costanza will always live on with that face.
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Michael Richards
No, this isn’t turning into a Seinfeld thread, especially since Jerry and Julia Louis-Dreyfus have successfully moved on after the storied TV show. But Kramer will always be Kramer. Racist or not.
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Leonard Nimroy
Through incessant buffoonery, William Shatner managed to shake off some of the Captain Kirk from his byline. Mr. Nimroy might as well got his Spock ears surgically attached, however.
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Charlie Chaplin
Millions of fans fell in love with The Tramp without ever seeing his real life persona devoid of his costume or even say a word. He is legend.
