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All time best cameo playing self in a movie
« on: April 29, 2011, 11:42:51 PM »

Offline guava_wrench

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What is the all time best movie cameo where the actor or actress played their self?

I vote for Neil Patrick Harris in the first Harold and Kumar movie. Completely unexpected considering his career up to that point.

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Neil Patrick Harris is a great call.  I also liked Kareem in Airplane.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj5F0vT_dWo

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Well John Malkovich in being John Malkovich comes to mind, but while its not a movie, Carl Weathers in Arrested Development has to be up there.

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Mike Tyson in the hangover was pretty awesome
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Bill Murray in Zombieland!

Best all time.


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I can tell you the worst of all time without a doubt in my mind.

Julia Roberts in that crappy Ocean's 11 sequel.

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Bill Murray in Zombieland!

Best all time.
Oh yeah, that was insanely good. Genius.

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Bill Murray in Zombieland!
I liked that.

Also, if we can chose from TV, I love Matt Leblanc in 'Episodes'.
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I can tell you the worst of all time without a doubt in my mind.

Julia Roberts in that crappy Ocean's 11 sequel.
she wasn't playing herself.

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Bob Barker in Happy Gilmore was pretty funny.


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Bob Barker in Happy Gilmore was pretty funny.

That was definitely the best moment of that movie.  Brilliant casting.

Ethel Merman in Airplane immediately came to mind when I saw the title.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmZdqsCW8vM
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Billy Idol in The Wedding Singer.

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This is easy. Alice Cooper in Wayne's World.

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I can tell you the worst of all time without a doubt in my mind.

Julia Roberts in that crappy Ocean's 11 sequel.
she wasn't playing herself.

No, there's scene where she plays herself. 

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Although not a cameo, when anyone mentions an actor playing himself, Jack Nicholson always immediately comes to mind.  He is one of my favorite actors, but in all his parts he seems to play himself.  I can't decided if he is one dimensional, or brilliant!  (I suspect brilliant.)
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