Line #58 Creator/MarkRuffalo


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8	->''"Actors, like it or not, their voices carry deeply into the culture: people look towards them for attitudes, for right or wrong, and today, the mainstream media doesn't really balance the unheard."''
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10	Mark Alan Ruffalo (born November 22, 1967) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
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12	!He appeared in:
13	* ''Film/TheDentist''
14	* ''Film/FiftyFour''
15	* ''Film/YouCanCountOnMe''
16	* ''Film/InTheCut''
17	* ''Film/ViewFromTheTop''
18	* ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind''
19	* ''Film/{{Collateral}}''
20	* ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty''
21	* ''Film/RumorHasIt''
22	* ''Film/{{Zodiac\|2007}}''
23	* ''Film/{{The Brothers Bloom}}''
24	* ''Film/TheKidsAreAllRight''
25	* ''Film/ShutterIsland''
26	* ''Film/DateNight''
27	* ''Margaret''
28	* ''Thanks for Sharing''
29	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (2012 -- present) as [[Characters/MCUTheHulk Bruce Banner / The Hulk]]:
30	** ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' (2012)
31	** ''Film/IronMan3'' (2013)[[note]]cameo in TheStinger[[/note]]
32	** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' (2015)
33	** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' (2017)
34	** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018)
35	** ''Film/{{Captain Marvel\|2019}}'' (2019)[[note]]cameo in TheStinger[[/note]]
36	** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019)
37	** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (2021)
38	** ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'' (2021) [[note]]cameo in TheStinger[[/note]]
39	** ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'' (2022)
40	* ''Film/NowYouSeeMe''
41	* ''Film/BeginAgain''
42	* ''Film/TheNormalHeart''
43	* ''Film/{{Foxcatcher}}''
44	* ''Film/{{Spotlight}}''
45	* ''Film/DarkWaters''
46	* ''Series/IKnowThisMuchIsTrue''
47	* ''Film/TheAdamProject''
48	* ''Film/PoorThings''
49	* ''Series/AllTheLightWeCannotSee''
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51	!Tropes
52	* CannotKeepASecret: Out of all MCU actors, he's easily the second-worst offender after Creator/TomHolland, most notably when he [[https://twitter.com/i/moments/918274530182815744 accidentally bootlegged]] ''Film/ThorRagnarok''. It got to the point where he received multiple, completely different scripts during the filming of ''Endgame'' as a precaution by Marvel Studios just in case he accidentally spoiled something.
53	* CarpetOfVirility: His chest hair is well-known.
54	* DeadpanSnarker: His characters are often this and it only adds to how endearing they are.
55	* DyeingForYourArt: His dual role as twins in ''Series/IKnowThisMuchIsTrue'' where after filming all the bits as one character, he took a break then put on 13 pounds to play the other.
56	* EarAche: As a result of having his acoustic neuroma (a type of brain tumor) removed, he's currently deaf in his left ear.
57	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: [[http://markruffalo.tumblr.com/post/108275814510/get-a-load-of-paul-rudd-as-ant-man-im-looking His fanboying]] over Creator/PaulRudd is now well-known.
58	* PromotedFanboy: Like his predecessor and friend Creator/EdwardNorton, he is a fan of ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' before playing said character in ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}''. By the following year, Ruffalo became the first actor to play Banner in more than one theatrical movie.
59	* RealitySubtext:
60	** In ''Film/TheKidsAreAllRight'', he incorporated many of his younger brother's personality traits into his performance. His brother had been shot to death in an unsolved homicide a few years prior, and he has stated he regarded the character as a way to [[DueToTheDead pay tribute]] to his brother.
61	** For ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'', he has stated he was extremely hesitant about taking the role of Bruce Banner. He called Creator/RobertDowneyJr for advice, who convinced him to take the part. He ended up kicking ass as Banner/Hulk. This is amusingly similar to their characters' relationship in the movie.
62	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech : His Tumblr dressing-down of the "I Am Not A Feminist" [[http://markruffalo.tumblr.com/post/114661084940/my-response-to-the-i-am-not-a-feminist-internet Internet trend]].
63	* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Supposedly this was one of the reasons he took on the role of Bruce Banner in ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}''. Unfortunately, it [[SubvertedTrope backfired,]] with his daughters terrified to see their father turn into an [[BuffySpeak enormous green rage-monster]] and try to kill people.
64	* UnkemptBeauty: As many a [[http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/infinitely-polar-bear-2015 film]] [[http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/begin-again-2014 review]] has pointed out, ''nobody'' pulls off the rumpled-curls-and-bedroom-eyes aesthetic quite like this man.
65	* VSign: Frequently does it in his photos.
66	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
67	** Was originally the CoolUncle in ''Film/{{Signs}}'' but backed out due to surgery. The surgery was successful and he fully recovered since then.
68	** Also turned down the role of [[PlayingAgainstType David]] [[IdenticalStranger Koresh]].
69	** [[invoked]] He auditioned to play the role of ComicBook/DoctorDoom in the 90s version of Film/TheFantasticFour, but was rejected. Had he gotten the part, he would've joined the ranks of Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/LaurenceFishburne, Creator/MichaelBJordan, Creator/AlexHydeWhite, and Creator/JulianMcMahon[[note]]Johnny Storm in the [[Film/FantasticFour2005 2005-2007 movies]], the voice of the Silver Surfer in the 2007 movie, Johnny Storm in [[Film/FantasticFour2015 the 2015 movie]], Reed Richards in the 1994 movie, and Doctor Doom in the 2005-2007 movies, respectively[[/note]] as Fantastic Four Alumni who later joined the MCU[[note]]Evans went on to play [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Steve]] [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier Ro]][[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar gers]], Fishburne went on to play [[Film/AntManAndTheWasp Bill Foster/Goliath]], Jordan went on to play [[Film/BlackPanther2018 Killmonger]], Hyde-White was in an episode of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', and [=McMahon=] went onto play [[Series/Runaways2017 Jonah]][[/note]].
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