Stars and Typecasting in Romantic Comedies

Typecasting is the process which by an actor or actress gets strongly idnetified for a specific character or type of roles they pursue. Actors and Actresses are usually better with doing a range of genre's throughout their career's however their are those some unfortunate stars who end up doing the same genre repetitively inevitably to end up being typecasted. In this case these stars of opted to only do the romantic comedy genre.

Jennifer Aniston- Starting out with one of the most famous sitcom's ever to come out on TV at the end of the 20th Century Friends. She became a household name immediatly, however it inevitably typecated her as a Rom-Com queen which till this date she has never been able to really forge and show a wider vareity of roles. Here are some her Rom-Com's:-

 

Picture Perfect (1997)

Rumour Has It (2005)

The Break Up (2006)

Marley and Me (2008)

He's Just Not That into You (2009)

Meg Ryan- One the best Rom-Com actresses to ever grace the silver screen. She may not have done a whole load of romantic comedies but she is best remebered for them. Here are the films that lead to that:-

When Harry Met Sally....(1989)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
You've Got Mail (1998)




Matthew Mcconaughey- As an actor Matthew Mcconaughey as tried to do many different types of films but the films again he is best remebered for are his cheesy Rom-Com's. Here are those films:-

The Wedding Planner (2001)
How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days (2003)
Failure to Launch (2005)
Ghosts of Gilfriends Past (2009)




Julia Roberts- As an actor she is probably one of the best in Hollywood however most of her films that have given her that recognition are all romantic comedies. And it doesn't do her justice that she stared in one of the most famous romantic comedies of all time:-

Pretty Woman (1990)
My Best Friends Wedding (1997)
Runaway Bride (1999)
Notting Hill (1999)
Valentine's Day (2010)


Posted by Bansari Raval