GRAMMER'S HAIRY DILEMMA.Byline: - Glenn Whipp When Kelsey Grammer Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is a six-time Emmy and a two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. was asked to play the Beast in ``X3'' (May 26), the third ``X-Men'' movie, his first question was, ``Is he a good guy or bad guy?'' Grammer was hoping to play a villain VILLAIN., An epithet used to cast contempt and contumely on the person to whom it is applied. 2. To call a man a villain in a letter written to a third person, will entitle him to an action without proof of special damages. 1 Bos. & Pull. 331. . But when he was told that the character was not only honest and loyal and true, but probably the most beloved mutant in the original comic series, Grammer had a change of heart. ``I liked the additional pressure that playing such a well-loved character brought,'' Grammer says. ``Every actor loves a challenge.'' Grammer's casting as the loquacious lo·qua·cious adj. Very talkative; garrulous. [From Latin loqu  x, loqu Dr. Hank McCoy/blue-fur
Beast character raised some eyebrows among contentious fanboys, as did
bringing in Brett Ratner to replace Bryan Singer, who left the project
to make the ``Superman'' movie.
``I heard there had been some consternation,'' Grammer says, wryly. ``The people I've met have all been very warm and receptive, though. Again, it goes back to the challenge.'' Speaking of challenges, Grammer says he was OK with the long makeup sessions needed to painstakingly pains·tak·ing adj. Marked by or requiring great pains; very careful and diligent. See Synonyms at meticulous. n. Extremely careful and diligent work or effort. transform him into the hairy 1. hairy - Annoyingly complicated. "DWIM is incredibly hairy." 2. hairy - Incomprehensible. "DWIM is incredibly hairy." 3. hairy - Of people, high-powered, authoritative, rare, expert, and/or incomprehensible. Beast. The tough part was waiting around after the makeup was applied. ``Once you get that makeup on, you're ready to go - and that's not how a movie set works,'' Grammer says. ``The worst thing was when you'd spend 12 hours in makeup and they'd tell you to go home. That's really bad news, and it only happened to me once. I wasn't afraid to be the squeaky wheel The squeaky wheel is the central concept in the bon mot "It is the squeaky wheel that gets the oil." or "...gets the grease."[1] The "squeaky wheel" may be any problem, irritant, or other attention-getter. on the subject. You might even say I was a perfect beast.'' Anything to get in character. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) `X3' May 26 |
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