When a long-running TV show comes to an end, performers often have mixed emotions. Shooting a TV series can mean lots of long, long days but it’s also a steady paycheck. There are numerous TV stars who have found themselves typecast and unable to find new work.
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt recently shared that he was “scared and depressed” when 3rd Rock from the Sun ended in 2001. He tells Details, “I was scared and depressed for a while, not that I had any reason to f*****g be depressed — I mean, I was going to college and it was not like I was hungry.”
Gordon-Levitt continued, “But absolutely. I was like, ‘S**t, I don’t know if anybody’s gonna let me act. They’ll let me be in another sitcom, but I don’t want to do that. This is terrible’.”
Of course, Gordon-Levitt had little to worry about. He’d been working for years prior to the series and has established himself as a well-respected movie actor. He’s starred in films like (500) Days of Summer, Brick, and currently, Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio — another sitcom veteran turned film star.
What do you think? When you were watching Gordon-Levitt as “Tommy” on 3rd Rock, did you have any idea that he’d go on to star in movies?
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He’s an excellent actor. Just saw him in Brick.
Knew he was going to be a good actor after watching “Killshot”!
I always thought he looked a little like a younger Heath Ledger (RIP)
…and starred in 10 Things I hate About You while he was on 3rd Rock from the Sun.
He already starred in Angels in the Outfield before he was in 3rd Rock from the Sun.
oh he was such a doll
i always liked him cause he was the sane one on the series
it’s nice to know he got into movies
what a sweet kid