I suppose that means he won't be playing Jack's red-headed stepchild.
On Mar 17, 11:16 am, "Pollak, Melissa F." <[email protected]> wrote:
> Casting HWCBN as Kenneth's brother would be a no-brainer. However,
> because two other singers are also making appearances on the show, I'm
> guessing that he'll probably be playing himself.
>
>
>
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> Behalf Of Kevin M.
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> Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: What do we call it here? "Unnecessary" guest
> star patrol?
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> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 8:37 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 8:10 AM, Pollak, Melissa F. <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> Confirmation from "a source" that Elvis Costello, Mary J. Blige, and
> >> he-who-cannot-be-named will be making appearances on the season
> >> finale of 30 Rock.
>
> > HWCBN must be playing Kenneth's brother
>
> Sounds probable to me. As a redhead myself, it seems to me that if a
> series has more than one redhead on a show, the characters are related.
> Further, it is more common to see a blonde actor and a brunette actor
> playing related characters than two redheads playing unrelated
> characters. I also can't help but notice that if a redhaired actor or
> actress wants to do a serious role, they are quick to change the color
> of their hair. Some may make a subtle change (Nikki Cox), while others
> go for something much more drastic (Lindsey Lohan). Only a few (such as
> David Caruso and Tim Busfield) have the courage to stay red. I salute
> them (though I'm still holding a grudge against Caruso for leaving "NYPD
> Blue," a choice which indirectly led to the casting of Ricky Schroder).
>
> A comedian pointed out a similar, though not identical, phenomena on
> "The Love Boat," that whenever an African American woman walked onto the
> cruise ship, the episode was entitled "Love for Isaac."
>
> Yep... redhaired stereotyping rears its ugly head in prime time.
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