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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gmab. He is doing far better than the vast majority of actors. Would love to see where he lives, what kind of car he drives etc.[/quote]

But he's also heralded as a great actor. Most actors don't have multiple golden globe nominations nor have they had lead roles in films that have made as much money has his movies, or worked with the same caliber of costars or directors.

The point is not that he's struggling as much or more than the average actor. The point is that you would think his success this far would be netting him more roles and opportunities and it's not because the number of roles available for someone with his skin color is very small. Other black actors have talked about this exact issue after getting very high-visibility, prestigious roles in movies and being nominated and getting good reviews. Normally that is a turning point in an actor's career but for black actors it's often not because the opportunities are not there. Women also talk about this after a certain age -- if you are nominated as a 25 year old actress, a Golden Globe can open a lot of doors. For a 40 or 50 year old actress, you will not have the same opportunities.

Whereas for white men in Hollywood, it's a huge door opener. Watch Sebastian Stan, for instance. He's done less that Hounsou but his career is about to skyrocket because now he has one big-budget popcorn movie role under his belt, plus a GG win for a prestigious indy movie role. But there are so many roles out there for middle aged white men. Many multitudes more than there are for middle-age women or black people at any age. Even with the focus on diversity and inclusion the last few years. Minority actors and women have to share a much smaller pie and there is not enough to go around even for just the people at the very top of their field.[/quote]

Being great or terrible is irrelvant. Actors who producers think will bring in more money at the box office get cast regardless of skill. If you think it's about racism, blame the audience [/quote]

Hollywood has a ton of leeway to sell audiences on an actor they like for whatever reason. Look at someone like Adam Driver, who is weird looking and has a kind of odd style. He's not some classic leading man but he gets work a lot even in big budget films because he's talented and interesting looking. Audiences didn't know they wanted Adam Driver until they got a lot of him, and even now there are people who are like "he's so weird, why is he in so much stuff."

It is not purely driven by audience demand. Directors and producers have enormous power to guide audiences preferences. Hollywood is a manipulative industry by design.[/quote]

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