2007-05-17 18:13:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
Somebody who constantly plays a certain type of role in a movie. Example: William Zabka ( http://www.fast-rewind.com/kkid/zabka_s.jpg ) always played a jerk in the 80's movies he was in.
2007-05-17 18:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
type·cast /ËtaɪpËkæst, -ËkÉst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tahyp-kast, -kahst] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object), -cast, -cast·ing. Theater.
1. to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
2. to cast (a performer) repeatedly in a kind of role closely patterned after that of the actor's previous successes.
3. to stereotype: He realizes now he's been typecast as an executive errand boy.
2007-05-18 01:19:06 · answer #2 · answered by Avalon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Typecast is like beign stuck in a particular role/thing. It usually refers to an actor's roles
2007-05-18 01:17:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
When an actor plays one role so brilliantly that that becomes the only type of role he gets offered--like Vincent Price playing villains or Jack Nicholson playing crazies.
2007-05-18 01:17:09 · answer #4 · answered by Phartzalot 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When society picture an actor for a certain role. i.e. Leslie Nielsen as a bumbling character in a movie.
2007-05-18 01:17:00 · answer #5 · answered by Craig G 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋