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From: Robin Miller <robin.miller@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reboot Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar
 Nears Hulu Pilot Order With Chloe Zhao Directing By Nellie Andreeva February
 3, 2025 12:30pm
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 15:21:35 -0500
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shawn wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Feb 2025 14:57:26 -0500, Robin Miller
> <robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> shawn wrote:
>>> On Tue, 4 Feb 2025 12:42:15 -0500, Robin Miller
>>> <robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> anim8rfsk wrote:
>>>>> Robin Miller <robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> Ian J. Ball wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2/3/25 6:15 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 2/3/25 5:49 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://deadline.com/2025/02/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-reboot-sarah-michelle-gellar-hulu-pilot-chloe-zhao-1236273767/
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>
>>> snip
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And perhaps more importantly, she played dub dub in THE MIDDLEMAN!
>>>>>
>>>>> (Well? I am waiting?)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Middleman!
>>>>
>>>> But two questions:
>>>>
>>>> You know that Natalie Morales played Dub Dub. So who are you referring to?
>>>>
>>>> And what happened to Matt Keeslar, the Middleman himself? IMDb lists
>>>> only four credits after "The Middleman" in 2008, the last in 2015.
>>>
>>>
>>>   From Wikipedia:
>>>
>>> Keeslar retired from acting in 2010, citing financial difficulties and
>>> a lack of work, and went on to pursue a career in science. He wrote an
>>> essay about his struggles with his acting career and subsequent
>>> decision to enroll at Portland Community College.[3] He graduated Phi
>>> Beta Kappa from Reed College with a biology degree in May 2014. His
>>> biology thesis explored the effects of antimalarials on the brains of
>>> frogs.[4]
>>>
>>> Keeslar became a practicing PA-C (certified physician assistant). He
>>> is an instructor of urology at the Oregon Health & Science
>>> University's School of Medicine.[5]
>>>
>>> https://www.ohsu.edu/providers/matthew-keeslar-pa-c
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Shawn. I think I may remember that now. Maybe I asked the
>> question 10 years ago and forgot the answer.  :-)
>>
>> Too bad, I liked him. He was great in "The Middleman."
> 
> I liked him too but acting is a rough gig. Even if you have the looks
> and some acting ability you still need a good deal of luck. I guess he
> didn't have the luck needed to keep his career going and not enough
> dedication to keep hitting his head against that rejection brick wall.
> 


I remember reading that Terry O'Quinn said he was considering leaving 
acting before he was cast in "Lost."

--Robin