More and more Hollywood types have been venting their frustrations about the biz and the people they work for/with in the form of computer-generated videos on xtranormal.com. First, it was Gavin Polone’s NY assistant’s “exchange” with her boss. Then it was a young female writer’s “job interview” with Mad Men creator Matt Weiner. Now, a clip written by TV actor Richard Ruccolo, who starred on ABC’s Two Guys and a Girl and Lifetime’s Rita Rocks, is getting traction online. It depicts a conversation between an actor and his agent and features everything actors wished they had the guts to say to their reps. I have actor friends and know they will find this painfully amusing:
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This is much better than anything Ryan Reynolds could come up with.
Ryan Reynolds doesn’t have to make internet videos. He’s a movie star with dozens of deals. This guy is just the “Other guy” from Two Guys and a Girl. You couldn’t even remember what he looks like, which is probably the reason why this video has so much contempt in it. Oh, and not as even one percent as funny as the Slinky video.
Agent perhaps?
John P
Your response shows that the joke is on you, shorty.
Hilarious video, at least five of those sentences have bene said to me verbatim. Good for Ruccolo.
This is so true it’s depressing, but REALLY, REALLY well done. Those lines are exactly what an agent says-to all clients. Bloodsuckers.
“I’m familiar with a commercial jet liner but if you put me in the cockpit it will undoubtedly end in a fiery crash…” Genius…
Ha, the lines about the Situation from Jersey Shore reading for parts ring too true to be satire — just look at Michael Bay’s recent casting call for models for “Transformers 3,” and the entire female cast of “Battleship.”
T&A mandatory, some form of name recognition helpful, acting abilities and experience not required in any way.
Was that listed like that on the breakdown? Oh wait, it was ‘offer’ (winkwink) only…
Hot … no … super hot … no … gorgeous hot and super hot, real boobs – no implants (taken directly from latest Pirates breakdown), a Pamela Anderson type …
Genius! I imagine the only reason he’s not as famous as his former castmate is his agent.
He’s handsome as all get out, a fine actor (better than most) and … well obviously has a great sense of humor.
I want to see me some more Ruccolo.
Hilarious. Hopefully Ruccolo’s own rep team is making the most of his writing talent.
No, sadly APA is too busy ripping off Audi commercials.
I love this! Having the actor come in to read on the last day of auditions when they were already passed on to begin with and an offer is out to everyone BUT them is sadly standard. This is how actors are treated by clueless agents and casting directors and producers and writers all the time.
I have no idea who this guy is, but he’s as funny as he is memorable.
Absolutely hilarious and yet sadly true.
Ten times funnier than any of the lines he had to say on TWO GUYS, A GIRL, AND A PIZZA PLACE. Man, that show was lame. And why are people comparing him to Ryan Reynolds? Just because they were co-stars? Seems a bit unfair.
hahahahhahahhahahahahhaha
Richard Ruccolo is a great dude. Very funny and humble.
As an agent, I agree with some of this, but only some. Its the casting folks who do the last minute calling, do our clients want us to say ‘no thanks’? The casting people dont have the balls to tell the producers its not enough time to do a great job. They leave it up to us get the client in the room. How do you think an actor would feel if they found out an agent turned down an audition? The agent is always stuck in the middle between insane producers/casting and egofilled actors.Nothing worse than a bitter actor. Oh and the last time I was away from the office was two days in May.
Amen!
Here here.
And there’s the oft repeated ‘Casting wouldn’t be bringing you in if they didn’t think you were right for the role.’
Its the casting folks who do the last minute calling…
Yeah, either that or you just FORGOT about the audition until near the day before it was scheduled, because you were more concerned about getting Dianna Agron into “I Am Number Four”.
…now who is bitchin?… STUCK in the middle.. love that! You chose your job so do it well and have some balls not to blame others for not being able to stand up to those scary CDs
Richard Ruccolo is my new hero. There are actually 3 videos in this series. This one, about people who ask you “how do I get my kid into showbiz” is priceless and is making the rounds of the kid actor community. http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7351653/
Somebody get this guy a job as a writer!
Are we supposed to have sympathy for actors complaining about how “difficult” it is to memorize lines in a short period of time and the lack of attention they get from their agents? Reality check here folks — try asking people who are unemployed around the country right now, or folks paving streets and building houses, or public school teachers, how much they’d be willing to sit at home and memorize lines written by someone else for a living, as opposed to genuine hard labor? Acting is difficult to pursue given the tiny probability of success, but it’s hardly worth whining about.
nice.. why don’t you go ahead and compare EVERYTHING to the starving children in Africa and see where that lands. Everything is relative and if you have never been an actor or had to memorize 7 scenes in 10 hours then shut up. Go try it and see how you do… but for the record, it’s an audition, why memorize in the first place, it’s not like they even care what you are saying… they just want to see your face, ass, tits and if you can give a good BJ.
I found this hillarious. No, you don’t have to have sympathy for actors if you don’t want to, since you obviously think an actors work is not “difficult,” but try not to downplay the day in, day out struggle and hard work an actor goes through; showing their insides to strangers only to get rejected all week long, struggling to keep his dignity and pride alive to last another year, to meet a casting director for the first time within 12 hrs of the notice, only to never see that CD again, because he was not prepared to the CD’s liking. The guy who created this video wasn’t comparing himself to the other occupations you mentioned, he was poking fun at the way an agent behaves when talking to a client and how the agent tries to be overly optimistic and even lies to brighten a difficult situation. YOU NEED TO RELAX. You should talk to a couple of serious actors before making a condescending statement like that.
I’m sorry your job is so hard. My boyfriend, who is a writer, showed me this. I work in an ER, doing triage. Last night, I intubated a kid who was in a car accident, and that’s the least of the suffering I’ve seen and tried to fix. But a whining actor who no one has ever heard of complains that his job of pretending for a living is too hard? Like most people I’ve never heard of you Mr. Ruccolo but your girly little video complaint makes me sicker than anything I see at work.
I’m glad I’m not in your business. Get a grip.
Moira,
You are the one who needs to get a grip. Or perhaps your writer boyfriend, who should have known you have no sense of humor. This is an industry site, for those of us who work in this industry. Among that group of people these videos are very very funny. The actor is not trying to compare our jobs to people saving dying kids. Lord. He’s trying to get a laugh from actors and those that work with them. Stop reading the site. Lighten up. You do important work and no one here was comparing the professions.
wow. im surprised with your level of maturity and contempt your even allowed in an emergency room. do you always attack strangers with low blows while tooting your own horn about how important you are?? grow up.
From an actor’s perspective, a lot of what he says is true. But someone should do one from an Agent’s perspective. A lot of actors, especially those like Ruccolo approaching 40 with little to no “worthy” credits, expect everyone to work around their schedules – their hair appointments, dates with their kids from their 2nd divorce, their yoga classes. A lot of these C-rate TV actors think they’re A-list.
How about some humility and thankfulness to those busting their arses everyday to get you work. If I was APA or Brillstein, I’d take this personally and fire your arce.
So funny! So true. It makes me want to write a movie just so I can put Richard Ruccolo in it. Well done.
You go ahead and write a movie for Richard Ruccolo. People will come flocking to your movie just like they did to the last two series he was in.
Really? So, the title of the show, the writers, the OTHER ACTORS, etc. have nothing to do with ratings and viewership? So it’s all Ruccolo’s fault? Personally, I never watched Rita Rocks because the plot just sounded weird, not to mention Nicole Sullivan – she is way better off doing short comedy skits as that is where he talent is, not leading roles on sitcoms. It’s all about chemistry. If you pair Ruccolo with the right people he truly does shine.
This is really cute, sad, and frustrating, but overall hysterical – and I am not an actor (thank God!)
I totally agree with you Actors?. These actor wannabes should put life in prespective. People have lost their jobs, homes, maybe even a marriage and we worry about actors?
Give me a break!
Who is Richard Ruccolo? I have never heard of him. Is this the only way he can get people to notice that he’s even there? Maybe if he’s up for a movie about a desperate attention seeker, he’ll get that role. Good luck to you, Sir, whoever the hell you were.
What I want to know, since they’re doing three movies in a row together, is whether or not Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon are dating?
All of you who are offended and upset are MISSING THE POINT. The fact that you are taking offense shows you are insecure about this in one way or another. Laugh, and go back to work.
I laughed my ass off and i’m unemployed…I think a few of the people commenting in here might want to think about taking there doctors Advice and start taking the antidepressants. Its a joke…Meant to be funny…Its ok to laugh a little… I know I am.
Sad but true. Richard really needs to find a new agent. Richard Ruccolo is very talented, energetic, witty, and handsome. It really is a shame producers haven’t put him in more movies. He does great on television, but I was really hoping to see him have more opportunity to flex his talent in more challenging movie characters. Keep at it, Rich. You’ll get your big break some day.