Line #23 Creator/BillyZane


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3	-> ''"Listen to your friend Billy Zane. He's a cool dude. He's trying to help you out."''
4	-->-- '''Hansel''', ''Film/{{Zoolander}}''
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6	[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI Billy Zane has been wicked. Troped by the wiki, soon to be completely]] [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere described.]] William George "Billy" Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, producer and voice actor best known for his roles as Caledon Hockley in ''Film/{{Titanic\|1997}}'', The Phantom in ''Film/{{The Phantom\|1996}}'', and Ansem the Seeker of Darkness (Xehanort's Heartless) in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''.
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9	!!Notable Roles:
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11	* ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' and ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'' (1985 and 1989) -- Match [[note]]One of Biff Tannen's nameless goons, whose nickname refers to the matchstick that Zane constantly held in his mouth as a pretend cigarette.[[/note]]
12	* ''Film/{{Critters}}'' (1986) -- Steve Elliot
13	* ''Film/DeadCalm'' (1989) -- Hughie Warriner
14	* ''Film/GoingOverboard'' (1989) -- King Neptune
15	* ''Film/MemphisBelle'' (1990) -- Lt. Val Kozlowski
16	* ''Series/TwinPeaks'' (1991) -- John Justice Wheeler
17	* ''Film/{{Orlando}}'' (1992) -- Shelmerdine
18	* ''Film/{{Sniper}}'' (1993) -- Richard Miller
19	* ''Film/{{Posse}}'' (1993) -- Colonel Graham
20	* ''Film/{{Tombstone}}'' (1993) -- Mr. Fabian
21	* ''Film/DemonKnight'' (1995) -- the Collector
22	* ''Film/{{The Phantom\|1996}}'' (1996) -- the Phantom
23	* ''Head Above Water'' (1996) -- Kent
24	* ''Film/{{Titanic\|1997}}'' (1997) -- Caledon Hockley
25	* ''WesternAnimation/PocahontasIIJourneyToANewWorld'' (1998) -- John Rolfe
26	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' (1998) -- Jason Blood [=/=]ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} (voice)
27	* ''Series/{{Cleopatra\|1999}}'' (1999) -- Mark Antony
28	* ''Film/TheBeliever'' (2001) -- Curtis Zampf
29	* ''[[VideoGame/{{SSX}} SSX Tricky]]'' (2001) -- Broderick "Brodi" Ford (voice)
30	* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' (2002) -- Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness (Xehanort's Heartless) (voice, replaced by Creator/RichardEpcar)
31	* ''Film/{{Vlad}}'' (2003) -- Adrian
32	* ''Film/BetYourLife'' (2004) -- Joseph
33	* ''[[Series/Charmed1998 Charmed]]'' (2005) -- Drake dè Mon.
34	* ''Film/TheLastDrop'' (2006) -- King
35	* ''Film/{{Bloodrayne}}'' (2006) -- Elrich
36	* ''Film/TheManWhoCameBack'' (2008) -- Ezra
37	* ''Film/HolmesAndWatson'' (2018) -- Himself
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40	!!Tropes associated with Billy Zane:
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42	* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Zane's stock in Hollywood took a sharp nosedive after his starring role in the 2006 Turkish film ''Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak'' (known overseas as "Valley of the Wolves: Iraq"), which was released during the peak of the patriotic fervor surrounding the (then) recent start of the UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror. Other American actors took part in the film, such as Creator/GaryBusey, but as Zane was the biggest star involved, he received the biggest backlash. He was immediately dropped from several high profile roles, and as of 2021, his career is yet to recover, taking mostly bit parts in low-budget films.

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