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Neutronman67 · 12-10-2013, 09:34 AM

Alot of people seem to think that the characters Actors and Actresses play on shows is what they are really like in real life, name TV celebrities who are nothing like the characters on TV ???

andress_jade · 12-10-2013, 10:28 PM

David Hyde Pierce is nothing and I mean NOTHING like Niles on Frasier! He is almost the polar opposite. DHP was asked in an interview once if he would be friends with Niles and he said no. He said that Niles would get on his nerves and he would probably want to kill him. LOL. That shows you just how good of an actor he is.

Kelsey Grammer is also nothing like Frasier.

Betty White is nothing like her character of Rose on The Golden Girls. She was originally going to play Blanche but the role went to Rue McClanahan instead. But Betty definitely made the role her own.

Bob Saget is notihing like Danny Tanner on Full House. He hates that he still gets stereotyped as Danny Tanner. But hey, that's what happens when you play one role for so long!

Jaleel White was nothing like Steve Urkel. As you know Steve was nerdy and clumsy and not that good looking. But Jaleel was good looking, coordinated and not a nerd!

treky · 12-11-2013, 12:44 AM

Ted Knight was nothing like Ted Baxter on TMTS. In fact, he wanted to leave the show in the 2nd season because he thought that people would think he really was that way.

Carroll O'Conner was nothing like Archie Bunker.

Raymond Bailey was nothing like Mr. Drysdale on THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES.
In real life he was quiet, kept to himself a lot, didn't really talk to people, was temperamental and didn't have many friends.

Zoneboy · 12-11-2013, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Neutronman67

Alot of people seem to think that the characters Actors and Actresses play on shows is what they are really like in real life.

And those people have no business owning a TV set.

70s show watcher · 12-11-2013, 05:31 AM

kurtwood smith who played red forman on that 70s show is nothing at all like red red is loud and grouchy kurtwood smith has the rep of being an easygoing laid back type of man

Chocolate Moose · 12-11-2013, 11:12 AM

Henry Winkler and The Fonz. he's actually very shy in real life.

treky · 12-11-2013, 06:28 PM

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Henry Winkler and The Fonz. he's actually very shy in real life.

and he's terrified of motorcycles.

Neutronman67 · 12-13-2013, 09:02 AM

Jaleel White was nothing like Steve Urkel and Stefan in real life he was more of a nice guy that could not date girls until he was 18, he also played basketball alot back in the 1990's.

MacLeaper · 12-13-2013, 01:40 PM

Steve Urkel played basketball too- he was pretty good at it. He even teamed with Larry Johnson on one episode.

(Though Larry was portraying Steve's grandma- lol.)

DJM77 · 12-13-2013, 07:38 PM

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Larry was portraying Steve's grandma- lol.

Sure about that? I thought Larry was portraying "Grandmama" AKA the character from all of those Converse commercials that were around at the time.

EDIT: Maybe Grandmama was supposed to be Steve's Grandma. I don't remember.

megamanj2004 · 12-13-2013, 08:04 PM

I heard that Alan Alda wasn't anything like his womanizing character on M*A*S*H

MacLeaper · 12-16-2013, 11:21 AM

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Sure about that? I thought Larry was portraying "Grandmama" AKA the character from all of those Converse commercials that were around at the time.

EDIT: Maybe Grandmama was supposed to be Steve's Grandma. I don't remember.

Ah- you may be right on that. Wow- I'd forgotten those commercials. The character was definitely called Grandmama and I think it was supposed to be Steve's grandmother- but I may be misremembering it too- it's been a long time since I've seen that episode.

Yong Fang · 12-20-2013, 03:53 AM

Alda has been married to the same woman for over 50 years. Maybe the only woman Alda has ever slept with.

MacLeaper · 12-20-2013, 10:52 AM

Well, hopefully Alan Alda didn't sleep with any women except for his wife after they got married.
Good to see a marriage that has lasted for so long, particularly in Hollywood where they seem to be so few and far between.

Yong Fang · 12-21-2013, 05:32 AM

While on a MASH these, Larry Linville.

Everyone on the cast stated that Larry was a good guy, a very nice, professional person that everyone liked and got along with. He was a good friend with. Gary Burghoff (who supposedly is somewhat of a jerk.....or not).

Someone did report that when Larry did get frustrated or annoyed, the Burns character sort of reared its head, especially in his mannerisms. Larry himself stated he based the character on a collection of all the jerks he met in life. Larry was also a very intelligent man who was actually an engineer and a builder. This probably would have been his vocation if he failed at acting.

Jamie Farr has stated that he had somewhat of a low opinion of Alan Alda. Thought he hijacked the program and he seemed to be jealous of his post show success versus the other actors including himself.

12-10-2013, 09:34 AM	#1
Neutronman67 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 23, 2013 Location: Sarasota Posts: 2,538	Name celebrities who are the complete opposite from their TV characters Alot of people seem to think that the characters Actors and Actresses play on shows is what they are really like in real life, name TV celebrities who are nothing like the characters on TV ???

12-10-2013, 10:28 PM	#2
andress_jade Life Goes On... Moderator Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2004 Location: Iola, KS or Glenbrook Posts: 1,220	David Hyde Pierce is nothing and I mean NOTHING like Niles on Frasier! He is almost the polar opposite. DHP was asked in an interview once if he would be friends with Niles and he said no. He said that Niles would get on his nerves and he would probably want to kill him. LOL. That shows you just how good of an actor he is. Kelsey Grammer is also nothing like Frasier. Betty White is nothing like her character of Rose on The Golden Girls. She was originally going to play Blanche but the role went to Rue McClanahan instead. But Betty definitely made the role her own. Bob Saget is notihing like Danny Tanner on Full House. He hates that he still gets stereotyped as Danny Tanner. But hey, that's what happens when you play one role for so long! Jaleel White was nothing like Steve Urkel. As you know Steve was nerdy and clumsy and not that good looking. But Jaleel was good looking, coordinated and not a nerd!
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12-11-2013, 12:44 AM	#3
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12-13-2013, 01:40 PM	#9
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,359	Steve Urkel played basketball too- he was pretty good at it. He even teamed with Larry Johnson on one episode. (Though Larry was portraying Steve's grandma- lol.)
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12-11-2013, 05:31 AM	#5
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,548	kurtwood smith who played red forman on that 70s show is nothing at all like red red is loud and grouchy kurtwood smith has the rep of being an easygoing laid back type of man

12-13-2013, 09:02 AM	#8
Neutronman67 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 23, 2013 Location: Sarasota Posts: 2,538	Jaleel White was nothing like Steve Urkel and Stefan in real life he was more of a nice guy that could not date girls until he was 18, he also played basketball alot back in the 1990's.

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12-20-2013, 03:53 AM	#13
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	Alda has been married to the same woman for over 50 years. Maybe the only woman Alda has ever slept with.

12-20-2013, 10:52 AM	#14
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,359	Well, hopefully Alan Alda didn't sleep with any women except for his wife after they got married. Good to see a marriage that has lasted for so long, particularly in Hollywood where they seem to be so few and far between.

12-21-2013, 05:32 AM	#15
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	While on a MASH these, Larry Linville. Everyone on the cast stated that Larry was a good guy, a very nice, professional person that everyone liked and got along with. He was a good friend with. Gary Burghoff (who supposedly is somewhat of a jerk.....or not). Someone did report that when Larry did get frustrated or annoyed, the Burns character sort of reared its head, especially in his mannerisms. Larry himself stated he based the character on a collection of all the jerks he met in life. Larry was also a very intelligent man who was actually an engineer and a builder. This probably would have been his vocation if he failed at acting. Jamie Farr has stated that he had somewhat of a low opinion of Alan Alda. Thought he hijacked the program and he seemed to be jealous of his post show success versus the other actors including himself.