"The Worst Acting I Remember," Fans Are Sharing Which Famous Non-Actors Bombed Their Onscreen Roles
Recently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community which non-actor's acting debut they were super excited for, only to end up disappointed in their performance. In the comments, they gave a lot of interesting replies, including roles that weren't debuts, but were pretty prominent.
Here are 15 of their top replies:
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1."Space Jam might be a beloved classic, but Michael Jordan's performance is BAD."
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2."David Beckham and the world's worst prosthetic nose in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
"Terrible movie, and although he wasn't awful, that bloody conk was so distracting, it's hard to be sure."
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3."Kim and Khloé Kardashian on 90210. Awful. Truly awful."
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4."Kim Kardashian in the current season of American Horror Story. I don't think her acting was particularly bad. She was probably just playing herself, but it was the worst season of AHS ever, and that can't be a coincidence."
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5."Taylor Swift in Valentine's Day. The biggest mistake of her career!"
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6."OH! Who could forget Addison Rae in He's All That? Just truly awful acting."
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7."Lizzo in The Mandalorian — I think the showrunners tried to roll with the fact that the character fit her persona somewhat naturally, but the end result just wasn't seamless."
"It always felt like someone just dropped Lizzo into a Star Wars scene."
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8."Harry Styles, because what the fuck was he doing in Eternals???? That was a godawful movie to begin with, but having him there was the weirdest thing ever (no hate to Harry)."
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9."Rihanna in Battleship."
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10."Cara Delevingne…she should really stick to modeling."
"OMG, I forgot about her acting skills (or lack thereof). I love John Green's books so much, and I was so excited for Paper Towns, but Cara absolutely ruined it. Like, she was so bad."
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11."Donald Trump in Home Alone 2."
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12."Maddie Ziegler in Music by Sia has got to be THE WORST acting I have seen. Maddie is a fantastic dancer (even though it was clearly not as present in this film), but she cannot act to save her life."
"I'm autistic and an actor myself, and I have seen plenty of terrible depictions of fictional autistic characters from established talented actors, but Maddie [seemingly] has never taken an acting class in her life. Her acting in Music was painful, offensive, and more reminiscent of an unironic Simple Jack than of an actual high support needs autistic teenager...
As an added note, Maddie's performances in other films, like The Book of Henry, weren't that good either, but Music is clearly the worst."
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13."Tom Brady [who made his acting debut in 2003's Stuck On You and most recently appeared in 80 For Brady]."
"Sorry man, love you as a QB, but, no, you do not have acting qualities..."
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14."Ted Nugent in Miami Vice."
—Matt
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15."The worst acting I remember was by Glen Campbell in the original True Grit opposite John Wayne."
"He was absolutely horrible but was chosen to be in it because he sang the theme song, which become a big hit for him."
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Which other famous non-actors' onscreen roles severely disappointed you? Why? Share your answers in the comments!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length/clarity.