Do ugly people get acting gigs in America? I only see actors that meets the “look” coming out of American shows. Musicians too. Whats the deal?

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I enjoy watching British TV, they cast normal everyday looking people, where every American show on Netflix seems to only hire actors that meets a certain beauty standard. That is the same for musicians on the pop charts.

What happens to those that aspire to be great musicians or actors that dont meet the standard? Do they even have a chance?

Comments

  1. StarSpangleBRangel Avatar

    Sure! Just look at that dude from The Bear. Or the little caveman that could, Ron Pearlman. 

  2. azjza Avatar

    It’s frequently not really about being attractive/unattractive per se, it’s more about being interesting to look at.