C'mon, not even Ari Gold could sell this dog of a screenplay. But to play along. . .I like Dreyfuss also because he has that nasally whine down to a science.
wordslinger
· 3 months ago
Flip Wilson.
Beowulf
· 3 months ago
Soupy Sales if he is still alive. Otherwise, another slap-stick comedian like Chevy Chase might do. Someone who can turn around his position around immediately as if "turning on a dime" while standing still and looking like they deserve to get hit in the face with a pie.
Bill
· 3 months ago
Pee Wee Herman
Leroy
· 3 months ago
"The Pat Quinn Story" starring Rod Blagojevich as Pat Quinn.
Anon
· 3 months ago
Robin Williams is the only one who can switch subjects fast enough.
shore
· 3 months ago
I'm with ozzie, dreyfuss was the first name in my head.
Obamarama
· 3 months ago
Larry David. Similar hair, quirky as can be.
Michelle Flaherty
· 3 months ago
Jon Lovitz After all, it would be a comedy
A Naughty Moose
· 3 months ago
Bob Bell, RIP
VanillaMan
· 3 months ago
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Physically, they are similar. Hoffman's Academy Award for playing Truman Capote demonstrates this actor's ability to portrait Quinn as decision maker.
Chubs Mahoney
· 3 months ago
John Lithgow
phocion
· 3 months ago
Steve Buscemi. They've got similar eyes.
soccermom
· 3 months ago
Alexander Skarsgaard
Ghost
· 3 months ago
Matt Frewer!
Responsa
· 3 months ago
He's dead, but Peter Lorre comes to mind. He had that same kinda quirky sideways shify eye thing that the governor has going on when he speaks.
Dooley Dudright
· 3 months ago
Base it on a "Happy Days" script. Ron Howard as PQ.
And why Howard? Because of the same progression through life: both starting out just like Richie Cunningham, dontcha know.
(Then again -- Howard became a successful director, and Quinn......well.........)
Oh, and with Henry Winkler as "Fonz" Madigan. AAAAAAAY!
Shore
· 3 months ago
lithgow is a better call, richard schiff would have to be Rich Miller.
Michelle Flaherty
· 3 months ago
Ron Jeremy would be a better Rich Miller
Anon
· 3 months ago
If he were alive, Peter Boyle.
Anonymous
· 3 months ago
Andy Kaufman.
zeke
· 3 months ago
If it's an animated film, they should just draw him as Shrek. They've got the same head, absent the horns. And Blago could be the jackass Shrek pals around with.
Or do you think some talented artist could draw a talking waffle?
Wumpus
· 3 months ago
Billy Baldwin or Will Smith. I don't know why
ahoy
· 3 months ago
Christopher Lloyd and I would make it into a Mocumentary.
Leslie Nielsen if you want to go over the top.
Anonymous45
· 3 months ago
William Duvall...bald, bright, similar voices...
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
· 3 months ago
Christopher Lloyd. Definitely.
anon
· 3 months ago
Nicholas Cage...
Just sayin
· 3 months ago
Someone said Gene Hackman. Good choice.
Robert Duvall came first to my mind.
And no Pat, sorry, George Clooney just wouldn't be right. Get over yourself.
Mike Ward
· 3 months ago
I'm not sure. How about that tall, balding guy who has trouble making up his mind?
Captain Flume
· 3 months ago
Bill Murray: The Life Quixotic
Highland, IL
· 3 months ago
George Costanza
North of I-80
· 3 months ago
Rodney Dangerfield - Pat could learn from him
Ghost
· 3 months ago
=== richard schiff would have to be Rich Miller ===
Nah, have Mike Murray play Rich.
Louis G. Atsaves
· 3 months ago
The actor who plays Sheriff Andy Belfour of Bon Temps, LA in the HBO Show "True Blood."
Means well, tries to do the right thing, but always manages somehow to mess up!
Cheswick
· 3 months ago
Fred Thompson for his looks.
wordslinger
· 3 months ago
==And why Howard? Because of the same progression through life: both starting out just like Richie Cunningham, dontcha know.--
Sacrilege.
Ron Howard started out as Opie Taylor. As Dep. Fife would say, these kinds of untruths, you have to nip 'em in the bud. Nip it, nip it, nip it!
Michelle Flaherty
· 3 months ago
Ghost, have you seen Murray lately. Rich wishes. Looks like an Amish bodybuilder.
Okay then...
· 3 months ago
Whoever the guy is on the Royal Pawn Shop & Loan (on south clark street in the loop) commercials sounds just like Pat Quinn. That nassaled Chicago accent---yuk! While the Royal Pawn Shop guy doesn't quite look Quinn, as he is younger and bulkier, with makeup etc. he could be a dead ringer.
"Why send your old gold away? Why not just come here and get cash?"
Coach Lou Holtz
· 3 months ago
Option 1: Christopher Lloyd (as in Back to the Future)
Carrot Top? That's a good one. I was kinda thinking Krusty the Clown (animated TV character and not a real actor, I know). But, I like the Carrot Top suggestion.
Louis Howe
· 3 months ago
Perhaps Steve Martin....I especailly liked his role is "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"...
Laura
· 3 months ago
Christopher Guest... he's versatile, comedic and not too far off in looks.
dupage progressive
· 3 months ago
my first thought was also Richard Dreyfuss, but maybe he is missing the height needed to play Quinn. I also like the gene hackman (maybe not goofy enough?), christopher lloyd, fred thompson, steve martin suggestions too.
What about Jim Belushi (with some hair fixes)? He would have an easier time with the chicago dialect...
JoJo
· 3 months ago
Vic Tayback from that old television show "Alice".
Suburban Republican
· 3 months ago
Christopher Lloyd as Patrick Quinn
Co starring: Steve Carrell as Rod Blagojevich Talia Shire as Patti Blagojevich Sherman Hemsley as Roland Burris
Cameo appearances by:
Horatio Sanz as New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Steven R. Schirripa as future New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
let's go hometown and it's J Piven. because from his portrayal of Ari Gold we know he can do seething rage below a surface and clowning around.
You Go Boy
· 3 months ago
Due to height problem, R. Dreyfuss on the shoulders of Piven.
ahem
· 3 months ago
David Ogden Stiers from M*A*S*H.
Grace's Mom
· 3 months ago
Randy Quaid or Daniel Stern, I think they could pull off the similiar looks.
Jack - Athens
· 3 months ago
Homer Simpson... they have the same hair style and rather dumb look on their face. Homer would give his famous "Doah..." everytime the legislature didn't go along with his plans. The only problem is that Homer actually lives in Springfield while the Governor just pretends to live there.
Bill Clinton
· 3 months ago
Dustin Hoffman of course, he can play over the top better than anybody else....
All Comments
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0231283/
Character actor John Doman. Perfect for the role.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4t6zNZ-b0A
But to play along. . .I like Dreyfuss also because he has that nasally whine down to a science.
After all, it would be a comedy
Physically, they are similar. Hoffman's Academy Award for playing Truman Capote demonstrates this actor's ability to portrait Quinn as decision maker.
And why Howard? Because of the same progression through life: both starting out just like Richie Cunningham, dontcha know.
(Then again -- Howard became a successful director, and Quinn......well.........)
Oh, and with Henry Winkler as "Fonz" Madigan. AAAAAAAY!
Or do you think some talented artist could draw a talking waffle?
Leslie Nielsen if you want to go over the top.
Robert Duvall came first to my mind.
And no Pat, sorry, George Clooney just wouldn't be right. Get over yourself.
Nah, have Mike Murray play Rich.
Means well, tries to do the right thing, but always manages somehow to mess up!
Sacrilege.
Ron Howard started out as Opie Taylor. As Dep. Fife would say, these kinds of untruths, you have to nip 'em in the bud. Nip it, nip it, nip it!
"Why send your old gold away? Why not just come here and get cash?"
Christopher Lloyd (as in Back to the Future)
Option 2:
Rodney Dangerfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZCofcCbc0
What about Jim Belushi (with some hair fixes)? He would have an easier time with the chicago dialect...
Co starring:
Steve Carrell as Rod Blagojevich
Talia Shire as Patti Blagojevich
Sherman Hemsley as Roland Burris
Cameo appearances by:
Horatio Sanz as New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
Steven R. Schirripa as future New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o85Uhm3jAPY
Ari Gold we know he can do seething rage below a surface and clowning around.