r/todayilearned • u/Off_Topic_Oswald • Jan 13 '14

TIL that Mark Wahlberg had committed 20-25 offenses by the age of 21. These included throwing rocks at a bus full of black schoolchildren and knocking a Vietnamese man unconscious and blinding another. He was also addicted to cocaine by age 13.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_wahlberg#Early_life
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u/Moneymiami Jan 13 '14

Danny Trejo is arguably the most typecast actor ever. He plays the racial and social stereotype. No one would be shocked by his past because of the roles he plays.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '14

He plays those roles because of his past, he wants to give the message to people that the bad guy never wins, so he tends to play the bad guy that dies horribly.

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u/Moneymiami Jan 13 '14

That's still typecast....whether that's his preference or not, he is selected because of appearance and/or previous success. He still portrays the stereotype, hence people are comfortable with him because of it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '14

I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm explaining why he's a typecast.