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Interview By: Rocco Passafuime Most people will tell you in the world of the entertainment business, it’s much easier getting famous than it is staying famous. Seann William Scott is one of the many who has weathered such a path of uncertainty. Almost overnight, he became a bonafide favorite with the teen and college crowd as loveable jerk hooligan Steve Stifler in the American Pie movies. However, almost instantaneously, Scott found himself typecast by the role that made him a star with roles in a string of mostly youth-oriented comedies like the successful Dude, Where’s My Car? and Road Trip and unfortunate bombs like Evolution, Mr. Woodcock, and the film version of The Dukes Of Hazzard. However, to his great credit, Scott has managed to work through the potentially dreadful “Stifler curse” with unique supporting roles that flex his considerable potential. These include films like Jay And Silent Bob Strikes Back, Old School, Ice Age: The Meltdown, The Rundown, and even playing twins in Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly’s Southland Tales. Now 31, Seann continues to flex his comedic muscle with the new comedy The Promotion which he stars alongside Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story lead John C. Reilly. He first discusses his role in the film as grocery store manager Doug Stauber, who competes with a rival for a shot at a promotion, a role quite more down-to-earth than the frat boy hooligans he’s known for playing. “I would describe him as a down-to-earth guy or really relatable good guy, kind of an average joe,” Scott says, “He’s 31 years old, married, and I don’t think he ever anticipated working in a grocery store at 31 or 33, however, how old he is in the movie. But he’s at a place in his life where he’s trying to give himself the good life and his wife a real chance at happiness and it’s a difference between making $45,000 a year and $60,000 a year.” “It’s a big jump when you’re in that part of your world and financial economical structuring, so he’s just a good guy, really, just trying to figure things out,” he continues, “This guy, John C. Reilly’s character, comes down and he’s pushed to test his morality and the choices he makes. I think a great character in the sense that a lot of people can relate to him.” Scott says that this more “average joe” role was actually a welcome break from his more outlandish characters of the past. “It was a good opportunity for me, because it wasn’t just a one-dimensional character,” he says, “I prefer that style of comedy, the kind in the The Promotion, which more quiet and situational and awkward, as much as I like to play the other stuff that’s more physical, it was nice to be able to, in a subtle way, be able to react to things that are going on, but try to tell a story and try to be funny.” “It’s easier for me, because I’m such ... |
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