r/Fauxmoi

Edit: I should’ve posted my own thoughts on it. I personally go out of my way to not contribute to a celeb who’s already secured their bag when they’re plenty of smaller businesses who do 10x as much with less than half of their resources.

I found out that Uncle Joey from Full House inspired BOTH You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette and No Scrubs by TLC within a few months of each other — and I am truly do not think the pop culture corner of my brain has ever recovered. If you grew up watching Full House, you know what I mean. The man had a beaver puppet. I just.

Anyway, clearly with this stuff being my cultural touch points I am old(er) and so I want to know: what is the equivalent “you cannot be serious” moment in pop culture for the younger generations? The moment that just seems too surreal to be true.

ETA: Here is the source for the No Scrubs info — . I cannot independently verify. 😂 (It looks like this is not true, see comments below.)

Some that come off my mind:

-Alison Janney. She only started acting when she was 30, got her first big Broadway break at nearly 40 and then she went on to win a Tony and an Emmy in rapid succession before making it to Hollywood A-list status at 52. It's very very rare to have your big break after 30, let alone when you're a woman, let alone when you're not classically hot (don't get me wrong, she is a beautiful woman, but not "Hollywood beautiful").

-On the same line, Viola Davis. Started acting professionally at around 30, received a Tony at 35 and then when she was 42 she managed to get an Oscar nomination for a 7-minute scene where she stood up to freaking Meryl Streep.

-Similarly, Jennifer Coolidge. She only had minor roles until American Pie when she was already pushing 40. And even then, she mostly just played side silly comedy roles until she started being acknowledged and praised as a "serious" actress in the past 3-4 years with The White Lotus.

-Norah Jones. Unknown girl releases a low key jazz album that somehow becomes the best selling album of the year worldwide and one of the best selling albums in music history. She never even did touring or anything, and after the album she basically went back to doing her own thing (even though she remained successful by most standards). I bet in 2003 she must have been like "what the hell is happening?".

I’m compiling a list of some of the funniest or most interesting lesser-known pop culture moments and stories for power point night. What are some of your favorite moments in pop culture? Doesn’t have to be recent— in fact it’s more interesting if it’s earlier!

My pick would be Guy Pearce who was on a high after 'Memento' but was upstaged by Jude Law who was termed the 'It boy'.

And why?

One that particularly touches me is the death of Ruslana Korshunova. Russian model and rising star who died in 2008. She was 20 and had it all really.

Not the most famous model at the time but she was obviously going to be very big. She literally looked like what we think angels looks like.

She was clearly exploited and what’s sad about it is that her death will forever remain a mystery. It also shows that your mental health doesn’t care about how pretty, young or rich you are.

Anyone got any examples of blind items that later turned out to be true/had identities revealed?

For me, it's my guy Timothy Olyphant. He has the smoldering good looks of a movie star and extraordinary range. He's the star of two of the best television shows of all time: Justified and Deadwood. He has dabbled in movies but never really "made" it. I'm surprised he hasn't headlined a Tarantino film at this point (he was, however, great in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood).

I think he'll have a major movie moment soon and get nominated for an Oscar (same with Walton Goggins). But I'm just surprised it hasn't happened already. I use to feel this way about Sterling K. Brown and was thrilled to see all the love for his performance in American Fiction and the accompanying Oscar nom.

Who is yours?

For me I want Maura Tierney to have a late-career renaissance. Where is the Tierney hive?

I don't like James Corden for a myriad of reasons but Gavin and Stacey is such a great sitcom in that is so wholesome and funny and he co created it with Ruth Jones and puts in a great performance as Smithy.

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For example, Ronald Reagan thought his mic was off in 1984 and to test it he said: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." The mic was not off.

I have no idea why he was stupid enough to say that anyway, but it caused a panic.

Any other examples?

Which singers come to mind who could really command a stage?

So, like a lot of people I am high-key obsessed with the choreography and dancers in the music video for Jungle's . Once again I am envious of people who can dance for I, alas, have all the grace and agility of a drunken 3 legged rhinoceros.

Anyway, I thought we could all share our favourite dance routines be it from music videos, commercials, TV or movies.

On season 14 of So You Think You Can Dance Mark Kanemura choreographed a routine to RuPaul's and I think I must have watched it a thousand times already. (This is the best quality video uploaded unfortunately).

In 2019 the UK version of SYTYCD Strictly Come Dancing opened an episode with the judges and pros dancing to , which I also enjoy watching from time to time.

Love the from Fiddler On The Roof. My knees could never.

The market correction theory (introduced by Wesley Morris) states that two seemingly similar actors cannot reach the same level of success. It can explain the rise of certain performers and the quick disappearance or displacement of others.

Examples (star diminishing -> new star rising):

• Michael Keaton -> Tom Hanks

• Lindsay Lohan -> Emma Stone

• Fassbender -> Bradley Cooper

• Gabrielle Union -> Kerry Washington

There's always one lightning in a bottle contender (actor, actress, film, etc) that comes a surprise during awards season. Who will it be in 2025?

My vote is Regina Hall contending for Best Actress for the new PTA film. I can't wait!

Edit: I didn't realize this movie was coming out in late 2025. Well, Regina 2026 here we go!

It’s one thing to be amicable after a divorce, but I’m shamefully fascinated by those who actually work together on a project afterwards. Whether it’s a year after or a decade, I just find it weirdly interesting.

For example, David Arquette and Courtney Cox were separated (though not divorced) a year before the release of Scream 4, and had been divorced for a decade by the time of their short scene in Scream 5.

On a more minor note, Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect, True Blood, The Good Wife) and Michael Mosley (Ozark, The Sinner, Criminal Minds) have been promoting a short film they were in recently after divorcing a decade ago. Far from A-list news, but I’ve always been partial to Mosley for being (in my opinion) the only redeeming part of Scrubs’ 9th season, so he gets a mention here.

Specifically between a director and actor/actress working together and the resulting film leading to a breakup

Like Don’t Worry Darling