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[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 12 points 1 month ago

The weird thing with Jared Leto is that I've never felt he's been very successful, yet he's always had bunch of people hyping him. I can't think of him being a leading actor in anything I've ever seen. He's always been lower down the bill. You look at all his award nominations on IMDb and 90% of them are "supporting actor".

So why is he a name? I always put it down to him being involved with the "right" people in Hollywood. Those people obviously being very wrong.

[-] Colalextrast@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

I mean... he's had plenty of starring roles, and his acting has won him both awards and acclaim. Requiem for a Dream, Mr. Nobody, Dallas Buyers Club, House of Gucci, The Little Things - and that's not including his clunkers. He's still an in-demand actor with 30 years of work behind him. Not everyone makes a career that good in Hollywood.

I think he's an asshole. But he's a talented asshole.

[-] tehWrapper@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Lord of war was great

[-] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Requiem for a Dream, Mr. Nobody, Dallas Buyers Club, House of Gucci, The Little Things

and Bladerunner 2049.

[-] Colalextrast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

He was great in that as well. I didn't include it because he wasn't in the ads for the movie, and so "we" weren't sold a seat based on his participation, but good callout.

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk -1 points 1 month ago

The Ryan Gosling film with Harrison Ford.

Aren't you proving my point?

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 0 points 1 month ago

Dallas Buyers Club

For which he won his oscar for Actor in a supporting role

House of Gucci

Supporting role behind Lady Gaga and Adam Driver

The Little Things

Nominated at Golden Gloves and SAG awards for best supporting role.

I'll give you Requiem and Mr Nobody, however there's no denying he doesn't carry films in general. He's an award winning supporting actor.

[-] Colalextrast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I suppose you're right there - I was conflating Starring with Leading, which is different. He has a lot of starring roles, but only a few leading roles.

But its not like leading roles are the hallmarks of success, either. There are plenty of successful and iconic supporting/character actors out there who are absolutely successes and have raving fans. Its not a mark against his talent.

[-] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

He is the lead singer of "30 Seconds to Mars". That's where his fame came from originally.

His appearance in movies has always been a weird "let's shove this famous guy from one media into this other one for publicity" kinda thing. Then for some reason he just stayed doing movies and here we are.

[-] phar@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

I had no idea he was in a band. Dude was from My So Called Life.

[-] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Never heard of that show. Always knew him from the band growing up and was surprised as hell to learn he did film.

[-] phar@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

How old are you? That might have something to do with it. I'm 42, so Jared Leto was pretty famous for me in 1994

[-] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

32

It's absolutely an age thing. Show was before my time but grew up in the heyday of 30 Seconds to Mars

[-] ramenbelly@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Jordan Catalano

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Hollywood is a network of interlocking blackmail. They all know each other's dirty little secrets and Leto has a sex cult island he's using as a honey pot to get a bit more dirt on other people then they do on him.

[-] non_burglar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It's Morbin time.

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

I think there's a couple reasons. He did make some really good music, and he has a very recognizable face in that he kind of looks like Jesus lol

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