He has chosen challenging movies and almost overnight - rather like the character he portrayed in
Edtv - the laid-back Texan was being regarded as the next big thing.
EDtv * Written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel * Directed by Ron Howard * Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, and Ellen DeGeneres * Universal
In
EDtv, aided by writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, he tells the story of television's effect on another funny kid with a Southern drawl.
He has worked with director Ron Howard on five of his films, including The Paper, Apollo 13,
Edtv and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
While the concept is hardly original (and probably hews closest to the movie
EdTV), the series still feels fresh and timely.
EDTV, Film4, 6.40pm (1999) (12) A lowly video shop clerk agrees to have his entire life televised in true Big Brother fashion.
He has since had varying degrees of success in films such as Contact, Amistad,
EdTV, The Wedding Planner, Reign Of Fire and How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days.
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The underrated comedy
EdTV, about a video store clerk who becomes a reality TV phenomenon, puts its finger on the problem.