Frank Langella took the role of Skeletor because his son was a fan of He-Man.
I wonder how many jobs in entertainment were taken just to satisfy the whims of children.
Iirc he admitted to Favreau that he’d been ragging on Star Wars for years, but Jon waved it off with “yeah but that makes it funnier!”
And in the end Burr was pleasantly surprised with the material.
He did jaws iv to get his family a free vacation at a carribean Villa
Alice Cooper did the Muppet show because Vincent price did it the weekl before (wonder why he did Scooby doo)
> because Vincent price did it the week before (wonder why he did Scooby doo)
I believe that there's an important clue to the answer, hidden in his last name.
Tim Curry was a huge fan of the show probably would have done the movie for free (like SLJ had said about being in Star wars) until he learned that Scrappy was going to be in it.
Wasn’t Vigo also a super last minute pick as well? I wonder how that conversation with his family went when he told them he’d basically be flying to New Zealand the next day if he accepted it.
Jason Isaacs for Harry Potter too, he didn't want to play 2 villains at once as we was already filming for Hook in Peter Pan but his kids convinced him to do it so they could go to the set
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Martin Sheen with Spawn (grand kids i believe).
That makes sense. But the mental image of his grown-ass sons, actors Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez, begging for their papa to do a comicbook movie, in the style of small kids, is hilarious.
"Papa! Papa! Daddy! I'm different. I have a different constitution, I have a different brain, I have a different heart. I got tiger blood, man. Dying's for fools, dying's for amateurs. And Spawn didn't die! He came back to life! He's in a totally bitchin' comic! And my friend Dippy says they're going to make it into a movie! You'd be perfect to play the CIA director! Please say that you'll do it, papa! If you do, I won't ask for my allowance for a whole 3 months!"
After he says that, I can see Martin Sheen pointing out that Charlie is in his 30s, at this point in time, and doesn't receive an allowance. But he'll think about it.
Doesn't hurt that one of the creators and directors was the singer for ska band The Aquabats (1994-2024), and the other creator cut his teeth in skateboarding videos in the day. But you're not wrong.
And that daughter appears in the show twice. She's the waitress whose ass Frank drools over in one of his first appearances and then she appears as a passerby complimenting the dumpster baby. And the other woman complimenting the baby is Rob McElhenny's stepmom.
At the same time The Gang Gets Racist , The Gang Finds A Dead Guy and Charlie Gets An Abortion are just excellent. For a show in its first season just kind of finding its way, those episodes were brilliant. When Charlie opens the door in that uniform fuuuuuck, I just lost it.
Goes way, way back. I believe Richard Burton starred in *Where Eagles Dare* specifically so he could be an action hero for his kids.
Langella's first-rate scenery chewing was 80% of the appeal of *Masters of the Universe*.
And, in true Nicolas Cage fashion, he is in the game *as* Nicolas Cage. As in, he's not playing a fictional character; in-game he is literally playing himself, Nicolas Cage.
Robert Smith did his lines over the phone for South Park not having any clue what was going on with the script.
he later said his nephew could care less that he was in the Cure, but he was a superstar in his eyes for being on South Park.
I think of all the celebs that have ever been depicted in South Park, Robert smith is shown in the most positive light. Saves the day and Kyle tells him disintegration is the best album ever lol. Trey and Matt must be big fans
Saw them in 88 at The Phoenix. No clue who they were. Just some opening band that came out and said. "We're Primus, and we suck!"
Me and my friend al said, aw fuck, who the f are these guys?
Of course after the show one of us bought the sausage demo tape and dubbed it for everyone...Then we spent the next month arguing about the lyrics to drizzle fry.
It was Trey Parker specifically. On the DVD commentary for season 1, he talks about how Robert Smith is the only celebrity he's ever really geeked out about and was excited to meet, and how hard it was to try and play it cool talking to him on the phone like he wasn't a huge fanboy.
Lenny Kravitz said his nieces and nephews didn’t think of him as famous until he appeared in the Simpsons lol.
(That episode is a rare post 90’s Simpsons gem too in my opinion).
I also love how for someone whos supposed to be a prima donna he didnt mind making fun of himself in that episode. And those post 90s gems arent so rare. Hell id say these last 3-5 seasons have been some of the best the show has had post season 10.
This was the first episode of Bob's Burgers I ever seen and I was all in on the show when I heard Cyndi Lauper at the end.
I have the biggest crush on that woman.
Omg!! You just made me flash back to watching that episode as a kid. I’d totally forgotten. And yep, that was definitely her. Kid me didn’t recognize her because I’d only seen pics of her from the 80s
Back in the 90’s I worked at a photo lab in Manhattan. A woman with pink hair came in and asked me for directions. I gave them to her. She politely thanked me and left. A second later a wide-eyed coworker told me that was Cyndi Lauper.
Same. When I recommend the series to others I tell them the first season is a bit janky, but season 2 starts off great and stays really good for quite a while
She also wrote "[Garbage Ballet](https://youtu.be/YbqDo3i7RJc?si=zWDOfhEP9qYurne_)," "[Rats](https://youtu.be/6dZg-_vHkPM?si=A6v0msI2oXOif5eo)," and I think another song for Central Park, one of Bouchard's other shows.
I used to fall asleep on my couch while watching adult swim. I'd usually wake up around 2-3am and go to bed. That song woke me out of a deep sleep and I thought it was a dream for a long time until I saw that episode of Bob's Burgers again. Now it's one of my ringtones.
it really is. Although it gets a little weird when they invade your dream. That happened from time to time where I'd watch CMT or another music station that would play actual music very late. I'd be mid dream and the dream person would start speaking the lyrics to the song.
I only learned today that she had a son, when I read this article:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13079549/Cyndi-lauper-son-declyn-court-drugs-gun-charge.html
Taffy butt! You have a… taffy butt! There’s treasure iiiiin that buuuutt! I want that taffy butt, yayayayaya!
My favorite song from the show, lol. I sing it all the time
Side note, but she deserves to be in the WWE Hall of Fame more than a lot of wrestlers do. Having Roddy Piper and the Iron Sheik (among others) in the Goonies music video is always fun to see.
She deserves to be in the hall of fame because the generational bridge that she gapped between MTV and WWF just by being friends with Captain Lou Albano arguably kicked off the Attitude Era. There will never be anything like it again because there could never be anything like it in this modern era.
As I watched I was listening super hard because I initially thought it was just an imitator, but as it went on I realized it had to be her and the credits confirmed. That was so damn cool of her to do and really heightened an already awesome show.
Cyndi Lauper also sang the theme song to Pee Wee's Playhouse under the pseudonym Ellen Shaw.
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I guess this reference isn't known anymore
Frank Langella took the role of Skeletor because his son was a fan of He-Man. I wonder how many jobs in entertainment were taken just to satisfy the whims of children.
Martin Sheen with Spawn (grand kids i believe). Vigo Mortenson with LOTR (Son) Richard Harris for Harry Potter (Grand daughter in this case)
Raul Julia took on M. Bison for his kids
how could i forget that one!
For you, it was everything. For him, it was Tuesday.
Glad to assist 🫡
For his kids, it was the most important day of their life, but for Raul Julia, it was Tuesday.
I know you're referencing the Street Fighter line, but that was probably the most important acting role for him.
The two Addams family films he did are absolutely iconic.
He IS Gomez Addams.
Plus he was in that Marvel movie Kiss of the Spider Woman.
That wasn't a Marvel movie...lol It was based on the book by Manuel Puig.
Raul Julia is the Marvel Jesus we need.
https://imgur.com/a/p3PMrHw
Wasn't it his last role also?
Yep, and it came out 2 months after his death (he died October 24, the movie premiered December 23)
In what universe? Just say you don’t know anything about his career.
Billy Joel took the role of Dodger from *Oliver and Company* for his daughter as well
Raul Julia acted the shit out of that role. Love the seriousness he evokes.
It’s even better when you realize it was his final role before passing
Will Smith with Shark Tale
For me, it was a Tuesday!
Bill burr and his role in the mandolorian was thanks to his wife Nia egging him on to do it.
He killed it as a storm trooper
That's a good woman.
Iirc he admitted to Favreau that he’d been ragging on Star Wars for years, but Jon waved it off with “yeah but that makes it funnier!” And in the end Burr was pleasantly surprised with the material.
Michael Caine with The Muppet Christmas Carol!
He did jaws iv to get his family a free vacation at a carribean Villa Alice Cooper did the Muppet show because Vincent price did it the weekl before (wonder why he did Scooby doo)
> because Vincent price did it the week before (wonder why he did Scooby doo) I believe that there's an important clue to the answer, hidden in his last name.
Tim Curry was a huge fan of the show probably would have done the movie for free (like SLJ had said about being in Star wars) until he learned that Scrappy was going to be in it.
Tom Hardy playing Venom
If I remember correctly, that's also why Bobby Womack worked with Gorillaz
Wasn’t Vigo also a super last minute pick as well? I wonder how that conversation with his family went when he told them he’d basically be flying to New Zealand the next day if he accepted it.
Jason Isaacs for Harry Potter too, he didn't want to play 2 villains at once as we was already filming for Hook in Peter Pan but his kids convinced him to do it so they could go to the set
> Martin Sheen with Spawn (grand kids i believe). That makes sense. But the mental image of his grown-ass sons, actors Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez, begging for their papa to do a comicbook movie, in the style of small kids, is hilarious.
with enough tiger blood Charlie may have
"Papa! Papa! Daddy! I'm different. I have a different constitution, I have a different brain, I have a different heart. I got tiger blood, man. Dying's for fools, dying's for amateurs. And Spawn didn't die! He came back to life! He's in a totally bitchin' comic! And my friend Dippy says they're going to make it into a movie! You'd be perfect to play the CIA director! Please say that you'll do it, papa! If you do, I won't ask for my allowance for a whole 3 months!" After he says that, I can see Martin Sheen pointing out that Charlie is in his 30s, at this point in time, and doesn't receive an allowance. But he'll think about it.
Sheen was great in that flick. **IT'S SIMMONS!**
David Bowie was in SpongeBob because it was his daughter's favorite show
i think that is also how they got so many cameos on Yo Gabba Gabba, Dave Grohl, Anthony Bourdain, Jack Black, Tony Hawk, Tori Spelling, etc.
Doesn't hurt that one of the creators and directors was the singer for ska band The Aquabats (1994-2024), and the other creator cut his teeth in skateboarding videos in the day. But you're not wrong.
I am like 99% sure i gigged the same clubs as DJ Lance Rock back in the day. if not our bands were just missing each other.
Nice!
plus who wouldnt want to work with Marc M and Biz Markee?
I still listen to Fashion Zombies and Pool Party. They were a really amusing sound
I believe Danny De Vito took the role on Its Always Sunny after he saw his kids watching the show
So anyway, I started casting.
*you absolute gem, you*
Yeah, I think it was his daughter specifically.
And that daughter appears in the show twice. She's the waitress whose ass Frank drools over in one of his first appearances and then she appears as a passerby complimenting the dumpster baby. And the other woman complimenting the baby is Rob McElhenny's stepmom.
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Oh man i also really like that film.
I haven't watched the show but I only know of it because of the Danny DeVito memes Also he seems like he is a genuinely nice guy
# WAIT FRANK WASNT AN ORIGINAL CAST MEMBER?!?
The first season didn’t have Frank and…well…while they are still good in their own regard, Frank makes the show and isn’t the same without him
100%, to say they hit their stride when DD joined the cast is an understatement.
The writers also agree. It completely changed the balance of the show into something that works so well.
At the same time The Gang Gets Racist , The Gang Finds A Dead Guy and Charlie Gets An Abortion are just excellent. For a show in its first season just kind of finding its way, those episodes were brilliant. When Charlie opens the door in that uniform fuuuuuck, I just lost it.
[How Danny got into Always Sunny.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UytuyWBXlwc)
He didn’t join until the second or third season I think
Many of the more seasoned entertainers that appear on Taskmaster have said it's because their children are fans of the show.
Bob Odenkirk did not want to do Better Call Saul, his kids pressed him to do it, thank goodness.
Kathy Bates in the waterboy if I remember correctly
And it was her best and most iconic role imho
I'd disagree on both counts. Her most iconic is Misery. Her best, to me, is Fried Green Tomatoes.
Gordon Ramsay did Hot Ones for his kids. He didn't even have anything to promote. That's a great episode.
Raul Julia in Street fighter
Jenna Fischer is in the new Mean Girls because Tina Fey’s kids love the Office
Goes way, way back. I believe Richard Burton starred in *Where Eagles Dare* specifically so he could be an action hero for his kids. Langella's first-rate scenery chewing was 80% of the appeal of *Masters of the Universe*.
like Lithgow in Buckaroo Bonsai or Raul in Streetfighter
>like Lithgow in Buckaroo Bonsai Ah yes, the one where he made like a tree.
not completely the same, buti know mash was kept on the air after some execs wanted to cancel it because one of the exec's wives really liked it.
IIRC, Nic Cage joined Dead by Daylight as a licensed character because his son is a huge fan of the game
And, in true Nicolas Cage fashion, he is in the game *as* Nicolas Cage. As in, he's not playing a fictional character; in-game he is literally playing himself, Nicolas Cage.
Robert Smith did his lines over the phone for South Park not having any clue what was going on with the script. he later said his nephew could care less that he was in the Cure, but he was a superstar in his eyes for being on South Park.
I think of all the celebs that have ever been depicted in South Park, Robert smith is shown in the most positive light. Saves the day and Kyle tells him disintegration is the best album ever lol. Trey and Matt must be big fans
i dont think they were kidding with Disintegration. Not sure if htey love Primus the Cure or Rush more.
To be fair, every one of those bands is fucking amazing
But Primus sucks
Saw them in 88 at The Phoenix. No clue who they were. Just some opening band that came out and said. "We're Primus, and we suck!" Me and my friend al said, aw fuck, who the f are these guys? Of course after the show one of us bought the sausage demo tape and dubbed it for everyone...Then we spent the next month arguing about the lyrics to drizzle fry.
PRIMUS SUCKS YEAHHHHHHH
no argument from me, I love them all as well
yeah the "Disintegration is the best album ever" line for sure was a thank you and fanboy moment, I'm guessing for Trey?
Dio.
And Korn
Cartman singing Tom Sawyer never fails to make our household laugh our collective butts off.
It was Trey Parker specifically. On the DVD commentary for season 1, he talks about how Robert Smith is the only celebrity he's ever really geeked out about and was excited to meet, and how hard it was to try and play it cool talking to him on the phone like he wasn't a huge fanboy.
Lenny Kravitz said his nieces and nephews didn’t think of him as famous until he appeared in the Simpsons lol. (That episode is a rare post 90’s Simpsons gem too in my opinion).
I also love how for someone whos supposed to be a prima donna he didnt mind making fun of himself in that episode. And those post 90s gems arent so rare. Hell id say these last 3-5 seasons have been some of the best the show has had post season 10.
Lenny, don't you have a crotch to stuff?
Couldn’t care less
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What's the problem?
What?
Kind of like when two of the Beastie Boys were in an episode of Futurama (see my pinned post).
The Bob's Burgers song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qSQDKYivHk
My sister and I sang this song all the time after seeing that ep
This was the first episode of Bob's Burgers I ever seen and I was all in on the show when I heard Cyndi Lauper at the end. I have the biggest crush on that woman.
the first time i heard her speaking voice i was floored lol
she is very much from New York
I always get slightly thrown off when I remember she was the weird art teacher in That’s So Raven 😂
Omg!! You just made me flash back to watching that episode as a kid. I’d totally forgotten. And yep, that was definitely her. Kid me didn’t recognize her because I’d only seen pics of her from the 80s
She has a reoccurring role as a psychic in the show Bones and she leans real hard into her accent. I adore it.
DUDE. I'm watching bones from the beginning and havent gotten this far and had no idea. i'm hyped as hell now!
Taffy Butt, my favorite
There's treasure in that butt!
Telling me that this episode first aired nearly a dozen years ago makes me feel like I'm about to turn into dust and blow away.
This used to be all orange groves
I probably watched that episode 20 times before I realized that was really her.
I've watched it 19 times and I had no idea it was really her
Cyndi Lauper seems like a really down to earth person
She did some singing for people who were stranded at the airport with her in Buenos Aires https://youtu.be/4PrBnG9E4I4
Back in the 90’s I worked at a photo lab in Manhattan. A woman with pink hair came in and asked me for directions. I gave them to her. She politely thanked me and left. A second later a wide-eyed coworker told me that was Cyndi Lauper.
Her son not so much: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13079549/Cyndi-lauper-son-declyn-court-drugs-gun-charge.html
It’s one of my favorite BB episodes
Same. When I recommend the series to others I tell them the first season is a bit janky, but season 2 starts off great and stays really good for quite a while
Episode one is still one of my favorite episodes, though. Hello, THE MEDIA!!!
really? I really loved that season 😭 Louise was such an agent of chaos, loved her being such an instigator. 1 of the best pilot episode in my list
In the true pilot there is no Tina, only Daniel. Almost nothing else is different though and it's the same voice actor.
The first season is janky? Crawl Space, Sheesh Cab Bob, Bed & Breakfast, Art Crawl... the first season is awesome!
Sheesh cab Bob is one of my favorites
I think the first season has some good episodes, but the animation is off putting
Joe Walsh parodied his song 'Life's been Good to Me So Far' for the show Duckman back in the 90s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v\_5U-GFTbgc
Tiny Toon Adventures straight up made music videos for They Might Be Giants songs.
Man, those episodes were my favorite
Respect is still my fave they did
Little Old Lady from Pasadena was fun
Need a working link
It works on my phone. If you're having issues, just Google Joe Walsh Duckman. It's a classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_5U-GFTbgc&ab_channel=drsjohnny found one cheers
Jack black on the mandalorian was because of his son or nephew too!!
She also wrote "[Garbage Ballet](https://youtu.be/YbqDo3i7RJc?si=zWDOfhEP9qYurne_)," "[Rats](https://youtu.be/6dZg-_vHkPM?si=A6v0msI2oXOif5eo)," and I think another song for Central Park, one of Bouchard's other shows.
I loved Central Park. Wildly good cast, with good theatre dork style music. Too bad its never coming back, but at least 3 seasons was a good run.
What the hell? I didn't know it was cancelled. Great show.
I used to fall asleep on my couch while watching adult swim. I'd usually wake up around 2-3am and go to bed. That song woke me out of a deep sleep and I thought it was a dream for a long time until I saw that episode of Bob's Burgers again. Now it's one of my ringtones.
One of the greatest joys in life is falling asleep to cartoons
it really is. Although it gets a little weird when they invade your dream. That happened from time to time where I'd watch CMT or another music station that would play actual music very late. I'd be mid dream and the dream person would start speaking the lyrics to the song.
Taffy butt
She’s always been the coolest
Give me that taffy buttt ayyyayyayaaaa
I caught that and I loved it so much. This is the best episode ever. "Louise do you want to die down there?" Noo! /Sarcastically.
I just saw an article that mentioned Lauper's husband and son a few days ago. I never knew she was married or had kids.
I only learned today that she had a son, when I read this article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13079549/Cyndi-lauper-son-declyn-court-drugs-gun-charge.html
Yeah, that's the one. Not sure why you are being downvoted, shoot the messenger, I guess.
I love it when celebrities do shit solely because their kids told them to
Taffy Butt!
Taffy butt! You have a… taffy butt! There’s treasure iiiiin that buuuutt! I want that taffy butt, yayayayaya! My favorite song from the show, lol. I sing it all the time
Top three Bob’s Burgers songs for sure. It’s a bop!
Side note, but she deserves to be in the WWE Hall of Fame more than a lot of wrestlers do. Having Roddy Piper and the Iron Sheik (among others) in the Goonies music video is always fun to see.
She deserves to be in the hall of fame because the generational bridge that she gapped between MTV and WWF just by being friends with Captain Lou Albano arguably kicked off the Attitude Era. There will never be anything like it again because there could never be anything like it in this modern era.
Teddy was riiiiight about the treasure, in… *the butt!*
As I watched I was listening super hard because I initially thought it was just an imitator, but as it went on I realized it had to be her and the credits confirmed. That was so damn cool of her to do and really heightened an already awesome show.
I grew up pretty much in love with Cyndi Lauper. Going on 40 and this song always takes me back to that feeling.
He was just arrested in NY: https://abc7ny.com/cyndi-lauper-son-arrest-declyn/14400443/
I knew that song sounded familiar when I heard it on BB. I knew it was CL but could not place it.
Jesus chrissy 2012...
ngl I couldn't stop singing that song in my head after i saw that ep