Larry Hagman Complains About His 'Dallas' Reboot Paycheck - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 10-08-2011, 10:13 AM

LARRY HAGMAN (J.R. Ewing)
The man behind the conniving oil tycoon has a theory about why his love-to-hate-him character J.R. is eternally relevant, even 20 years after the show’s original incarnation went off the air. “Everybody in the world’s got an a–hole like J.R. in the family,” quips the 80-year-old Hagman. “So everyone can relate to him, you know?” For the actor, who did an a short arc on Desperate Housewives as Felicity Huffman’s stepfather earlier this year, returning to play the villain after so long was mostly about wanting to work with his old Dallas pals, even if — in a moment of channeling J.R., perhaps? — he does lodge a complaint about his paycheck. “The money’s not as good as it used to be, of course,” Hagman says, “but how many times do you get a chance to work in a long-term thing? I like working, and I like working with my buddies.”

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catlover79 · 10-08-2011, 06:53 PM

Now THERE'S a shock.

10-08-2011, 10:13 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Larry Hagman Complains About His 'Dallas' Reboot Paycheck LARRY HAGMAN (J.R. Ewing) The man behind the conniving oil tycoon has a theory about why his love-to-hate-him character J.R. is eternally relevant, even 20 years after the show’s original incarnation went off the air. “Everybody in the world’s got an a–hole like J.R. in the family,” quips the 80-year-old Hagman. “So everyone can relate to him, you know?” For the actor, who did an a short arc on Desperate Housewives as Felicity Huffman’s stepfather earlier this year, returning to play the villain after so long was mostly about wanting to work with his old Dallas pals, even if — in a moment of channeling J.R., perhaps? — he does lodge a complaint about his paycheck. “The money’s not as good as it used to be, of course,” Hagman says, “but how many times do you get a chance to work in a long-term thing? I like working, and I like working with my buddies.” http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/08/da...ay/#more-59968
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10-08-2011, 06:53 PM	#2
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