In Hollywood, you’ve got show-stopping performances and eye-popping beauties. But what about those Hollywood beauties whose eyes just pop? Some celebrities are recognized by their plunger lips, or by their adorable pair of dimples, while others are distinguished by their bulging peepers. The bug-eye feature is very hit or miss, however. On one hand, bug-eyes have the ability to create unconventional gorgeosity in a person, but on the other hand, they are also capable of making good faces go Muppet.
Christina Ricci falls into the former category of bug-eyed celebrities. Her sizeable peepers are reminiscent of the large, doe-eyes of Disney Princesses like Snow White and Ariel, and they only enhance her level of attractiveness. Fittingly, Christina made her acting debut in the film “Mermaids” starring opposite Cher and Winona Ryder. Since then, Christina and her Bratz doll eyes have been featured in over 30 films, including “Speed Racer,” “The Opposite of Sex,” and of course, “The Addams Family,” in which her giant peepers traded in their doe-eyed sparkle for dreary stoicism as the all together ooky Wednesday Addams.
While you’ve got the unconventional eye-candy variety of bug-eyed celebs, whose breed also incorporates actors like Mena Suvari, Jonathan Rhys Myers, and Bette Davis (the original bug-eyed belle), you’ve also got the eye-spam strain of super-sized peepers. These bug-eyed chaps are often typecast as creepy, or crazed characters - think Steve Buscemi, one of the most talented American independent film actors, who nearly always plays either a neurotic, snarky loser or a sleazy, weasel-like scumbag as in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Fargo.” Then you’ve got Christopher Walken, a versatile actor who continuously creeps out audiences with his googly eyes and off-kilter deliveries in films such as “Sleepy Hollow,” “The Deer Hunter,” and “Batman Returns.” While it’s true that Steve Buscemi and Christopher Walken may look a bit like deranged Muppets, and you may not see them in leading roles all too often, but over the course of their prolific careers, these two actors have brought to life a slew of unforgettable supporting characters, who frequently steal the show.
And then, last but certainly not least, there is Marty Feldman, who puts all of the aforementioned eye-popping celebrities to shame with his epic set of protruding peepers. Marty is a London born comedian who began his career as a comedy writer for British television shows, including several Monty Python sketches. Marty made his American television debut in the late 60’s appearing on “The Dean Martin Show” and “Dean Martin Presents the Gold Diggers.” His popularity with American audiences soared, and in 1970 he was given the chance to star in his own television series called “The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine.” In 1974, Marty and his bug-eyes, which were the result of a thyroid condition known as Graves’ disease, landed the role that they were born to play, that of Igor (Eye-gore) in Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein.” In the film, many of Marty’s lines were improvised, so when Gene Wilder’s character exclaims “Damn your eyes!” it was only natural for Marty to look into the camera and say with a puckish grin, “Too late!”
Christina Ricci falls into the former category of bug-eyed celebrities. Her sizeable peepers are reminiscent of the large, doe-eyes of Disney Princesses like Snow White and Ariel, and they only enhance her level of attractiveness. Fittingly, Christina made her acting debut in the film “Mermaids” starring opposite Cher and Winona Ryder. Since then, Christina and her Bratz doll eyes have been featured in over 30 films, including “Speed Racer,” “The Opposite of Sex,” and of course, “The Addams Family,” in which her giant peepers traded in their doe-eyed sparkle for dreary stoicism as the all together ooky Wednesday Addams.
While you’ve got the unconventional eye-candy variety of bug-eyed celebs, whose breed also incorporates actors like Mena Suvari, Jonathan Rhys Myers, and Bette Davis (the original bug-eyed belle), you’ve also got the eye-spam strain of super-sized peepers. These bug-eyed chaps are often typecast as creepy, or crazed characters - think Steve Buscemi, one of the most talented American independent film actors, who nearly always plays either a neurotic, snarky loser or a sleazy, weasel-like scumbag as in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Fargo.” Then you’ve got Christopher Walken, a versatile actor who continuously creeps out audiences with his googly eyes and off-kilter deliveries in films such as “Sleepy Hollow,” “The Deer Hunter,” and “Batman Returns.” While it’s true that Steve Buscemi and Christopher Walken may look a bit like deranged Muppets, and you may not see them in leading roles all too often, but over the course of their prolific careers, these two actors have brought to life a slew of unforgettable supporting characters, who frequently steal the show.
And then, last but certainly not least, there is Marty Feldman, who puts all of the aforementioned eye-popping celebrities to shame with his epic set of protruding peepers. Marty is a London born comedian who began his career as a comedy writer for British television shows, including several Monty Python sketches. Marty made his American television debut in the late 60’s appearing on “The Dean Martin Show” and “Dean Martin Presents the Gold Diggers.” His popularity with American audiences soared, and in 1970 he was given the chance to star in his own television series called “The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine.” In 1974, Marty and his bug-eyes, which were the result of a thyroid condition known as Graves’ disease, landed the role that they were born to play, that of Igor (Eye-gore) in Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein.” In the film, many of Marty’s lines were improvised, so when Gene Wilder’s character exclaims “Damn your eyes!” it was only natural for Marty to look into the camera and say with a puckish grin, “Too late!”
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