I Am Not Spock: Difference between revisions

See also [[But I Play One on TV]]. Compare [[Adam Westing]] and [[Never Live It Down]]. Contrast [[I Am Not Leonard Nimoy]]. And see [[Contractual Purity]] for those trapped in kids' show wholesomeness. Finally, see [[Role Association]] for the [[Just for Fun]] version.

* ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' parodied the dilemma of the cast of ''[[Star Trek]]'', where the entire cast of the [[Show Within a Show|in-universe sci-fi series]] is known for nothing else -- and one of them laments that [[Classically-Trained Extra|he used to be in Shakespeare plays]] before he started on the series. Not only did several of the original ''[[Star Trek]]'' cast act in [[Shakespeare]] before their ''[[Star Trek]]'' roles (including [[William Shatner]] and [[Patrick Stewart]]), but so did [[Alan Rickman]], the actor who plays the complaining character who [[Lampshade Hanging|says this]].

** Despite his hatred for the role, Rickman's character is never seen without his [[Rubber Forehead Aliens|make up on]]. He even wears it at home by himself.

* In ''[[Soap Dish]]'', everyone in the dinner theater washed up soap actor Jeffrey Anderson is working at calls him "[[Death of a Salesman|Mr. Loman]]", whom he plays. He constantly screams, "MY NAME IS ANDERSON! ''ANDERSON!''"

* The entire cast of the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' suffered from this:

** Most have come to accept it with some degree of dignity; witness [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s later book, ''I Am Spock'' (though it should be noted that was written partly to counter the [[Common Knowledge|mis]][[Fan Dumb|conception]] that he hated the character, rather than just being annoyed by the association). When Nimoy attempted a recording career, his albums tended to feature at least a few songs essentially sung (or spoken) as Spock, such as "Highly Illogical."