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With his ready grin, jug ears and baritone belly laugh, Smith's image is that of the happy-go-lucky Everyguy. But you don't accrue $4.4 billion in worldwide box-office receipts and two Oscar nominations without machine-like drive. Smith's four most recent movies--The Pursuit of Happyness, Hitch, Shark Tale and I, Robot--have each grossed more than $300 million worldwide, vaulting him into a category usually reserved for white guys named Tom. Because Smith has mastered the delicate art of appearing artless, few moviegoers realize that his is one of Hollywood's most meticulously planned...
...song.' That was the worst time in my life as far as our family goes." LaBeouf drew on the memory again for scenes in Disturbia, in which he plays an aggrieved high schooler who attacks a teacher and ends up under house arrest. For all his Hanksian Everyguy appeal, LaBeouf's performances in these two films reveal flickers of Sean Penn--style pent-up fury. "A lot of actors in their 20s don't have that much range," says LaBeouf's Transformers co-star John Turturro. "The world is different now, less rugged in some ways. Everything is facile...
...Ralphs Club discount card peeking from his wallet, I express deep skepticism that he actually uses it. DiCaprio insists he's saved more than $40 with the card but shies away from my challenge to go shopping. "It seems a little forced, like I'm saying, 'Hey, I'm everyguy. I go to Ralphs too.'" He pictures himself in print trying to explain it: "I go to Ralphs often. Do I get recognized? Once in a while. But the groceries still need to be in my home, so I persevere." I offer to pay for all his groceries...
With his bartender good looks, the NYPD Blue star became TV's reigning Everyguy sex symbol. But his dreams were grander. Caruso shocked fans when he left the show after just one season to pursue movie stardom...
...realizing it. He was the soul of the showman in every CPA who's just had that third Scotch on the rocks. He was the spirit of unfazed, unfounded self-assurance. He was Karaoke before Karaoke was cool. He was conviviality masking contempt masking -- who knows what? He was . . . Everyguy...
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