Marvel Star Jeffrey Wright’s First Meeting With Co-star Mark Ruffalo Happened Under Awkward Circumstances
The massive platform of Marvel Cinematic Universe can easily brag about having one of the biggest stars on board. Jeffrey Wright has been a significant part of Marvel’s What If. The Asteroid City actor was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2004 for Angels In America.
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Recently, the 58-year-old actor appeared for The Hollywood Reporter’s Actor’s Roundtable along with Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Andrew Scott, Paul Giamatti, and Colman Domingo. The celebrated actors spoke about their important roles in their respective projects over the years. Jeffrey Wright revealed about his awkward meeting with Mark Ruffalo during the filming of the movie Ride With The Devil.
Marvel Actor Jeffrey Wright’s First Meeting With Mark Ruffalo Happened In An Awkward Circumstance
Prominent actors from Hollywood recently came together for The Hollywood Reporter’s actor’s roundtable. Hosted by Yvonne Orji, the actors were asked to look back on their acting journey, and how they came across each other for the first time in their acting career. While talking about Mark Ruffalo and Jeffrey Wright’s first meeting, the Hulk of Hollywood was left embarrassed.
When Yvonne Orji said,
“Now Mark Ruffalo and Jeffrey Wright almost 25 years ago, Ang Lee’s Ride With The Devil, any memories?”
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Mark Ruffalo instantly said-
“I lied about being able to ride a horse.”
Jeffrey Wright chipped in,
“I remember, remember very vividly walking past you, and you were tied to a fence post, if I’m not mistaken.”
Mark Ruffalo laughed loudly at being remembered that way. Yvonne Orji said-
“Beautiful Beginning!”
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Ang Lee directed Ride With The Devil is based on Daniel Woodrell’s novel Woe to Live On. The movie revolves around war, violence, and politics.
Jeffrey Wright Reveals He Has A Crush On His Onscreen Mom Leslie Uggams
Jeffrey Wright recently confessed to having a huge crush on his American Fiction co-star Leslie Uggams. The 80-year-old actor played the character of his mother in the reputed drama. According to People, while accepting the Palm Spring International Film Festival’s Career Achievement Award from his onscreen mother Leslie Uggams, Jeffrey Wright said-
“I’ve had a crush on you since the first day I saw you, Mother. Who did not?”
To which the veteran actor replied-
“I may be old, but I ain’t dead.”
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During an interview with the W Magazine in December 2023, the Emmy Award-winning actor spoke about having a crush on Leslie Uggams. He said-
“I told her about it on her last day of filming [American Fiction],”
Legendary actor Leslie Uggams has been a significant part of multiple projects like Name That Tune, The Lawrence Welk Show, and the Ed Sullivan Show.
