J.K. Simmons, 71, Oscar winner for ‘Whiplash,’ dropped a line no one saw coming on CBS Sunday Morning: for him, being called a ‘character actor’ is just a classy way of saying he’s ‘not that handsome.’ 🎬
And he didn’t stop there. He put Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, and George Clooney in that category, as if talent and beauty couldn’t coexist under the same label. Some say he’s absolutely right, that Hollywood uses that word to hide aesthetic biases. Others think Simmons is playing the victim for no reason.
What do you think: does ‘character actor’ speak to talent or looks? 👀