In this year’s Emmys race, a handful of actors can show off more than just a clip reel — they can also showcase a language they learned for a role.
One of the most notable examples, though not Emmy-eligible despite fan pleas, is Connor Storrie’s accent work in “Heated Rivalry.”
Storrie underwent extensive Russian dialect training before filming Season 1 and continued mastering it as he dug into the role of hockey player Ilya Rozanov. He seamlessly transitions between accented English and Russian, culminating in a heartbreakingly vulnerable monologue in Episode 5 delivered entirely in Russian.
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Many of us became aware of the L.A. "clown scene" via Heated Rivalry's cheeked-up "It" boy Connor Storrie, who casually mentioned taking clown classes in an interview. Apparently, we have his clown training to thank for the staggering physicality of the series' sex scenes.
Features writer Allison P. Davis made a pilgrimage to the Eastside of Los Angeles, where, almost everywhere she went, she writes, she met a practicing clown, or talked to someone who had been to a clown show, or had tickets to one, or knew someone who was a clown, or their agent had recommended they dabble in clown.
The L.A. clowns are performance artists working with a turducken of comedy forms. There are elements of sketch (but it's not sketch), character work (but not every actor can be a clown), experimental theater (but it's more), stand-up (without the tight fives), and improv (but many clowns say they're the rejects of the improv scene). It includes strains of street performance, drag, weird dance, and, to quote a clown, "funny poetry." But clown can be anything. "There's no regulation. It's like supplements," says Chad Damiani, a popular clown teacher.
Between day jobs as copywriters and graphic designers, screenwriters and actors, teachers and therapists, aspiring clowns take classes and workshops. Social groups have formed around the city's different teachers and styles. "There appear to be a handful of clown gurus people worship out there," says Alex Tatarsky, a Philadelphia clown who recently spent time doing shows in L.A. The city has always loved its cults, they say.
Read about the growing cult of clown: https://t.co/OFtOlEkXE3
Me da risa este video donde Connor cuenta que, cuando fue a elegir joyas en Tiffany, seguía diciendo "me gustaría esto en plateado" y siempre había alguien corrigiéndolo y diciéndole "ORO BLANCO". Su vida realmente cambió de la noche a la mañana
"happy birthday, sweetheart. let me show you how much i love you being born."
"we are meeting my parents in an hour!"
"we'll be quick, солнышко."
"i know our quick, ilya."
"..."
"give me my phone, let's meet them in three hours."
Se nota que este es un momento clave, por primera vez Shane e Ilya solos y sin apuros. Estan aterrorizados pero juntos. Agarrados de las manos. Empiezan a conocerse y gustarse en otro contexto mas íntimo. Y disfrutan de la compañía del otro
#F1 Gran foto, Lionel Messi con Stéfano Domenicali y dos pilotos que se lucieron hoy en Miami, @FranColapinto (7°) y Kimi Antonelli (1° por tercer GP consecutivo) 🏁
Vía @F1