The Next Jim Carrey is Hampered By Geography, Not anymore
November 25, 2008 by Milo Riano
Filed under Computers
Fred Figglehorn is YouTube’s newest star and is being played by 15 year old Lucas Cruikshank. He is a highschool freshman from Nebraska who plays the web comedy series and has earned the distinction as YouTube’s most subscribed channel of all time.
He says that he always liked Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller and Will Farrell and he wanted to be an actor. He feels that his geographic location hinders him from becoming an actor, but YouTube allows him to continue his dream.
In an excerpt:
“I’ve always liked Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller and Will Farrell. My favorite movies ever are Zoolander and Blades of Glory,” says Cruikshank. “I’ve always wanted to be an actor or a movie star, but I figured that’s probably not going to work out because I live in Nebraska.”
But thanks to his huge online audience, Cruikshank is overcoming geography. He’s already taped a guest-starring spot in Nickelodeon’s iCarly that will air next spring, has a Fred T-shirt line in the works, and flies to L.A. for network meetings about future projects.
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