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[[File:brando.jpg|frame|Truly the epitome of manliness.]]

 

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Brando eventually became regarded as something of a joke for his exorbitant demands and primadonna behavior on film sets, which put many directors at odds with him. He eventually went into a self-imposed seclusion, from which he emerged only to appear in films far below his demonstrated talent.

 

He was voted in the UK's Empire Magazine in 1997 as one of the five greatest living actors. He passed away in 2004.

* [[Badass Gay|Badass Bisexual]]

* [[Bi the Way]]

* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: Al Pacino said that he would work his ass off in acting only to come short of what Brando could do in his sleep. The man was also famous for refusing to memorize lines and often had cue cards on set or just improvised.

* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Unarguably one of the most recognisable voices in film history. You'd know it even if You have never seen his work.

* [[Jerkass]]

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Older Than They Look]]: For much of his life. Much makeup had to be applied to him in ''The Godfather'' though he was only six years younger than Vito Corleone. In ''Superman'', he certainly doesn't look like He's nearly thirty years older than Christopher Reeve.

* [[One-Book Author]]: His directorial debut ''One-Eyed Jacks''.

* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: In ''Apocalypse Now'' and ''Superman''.

* [[Sue Donym]]: Became a ham radio enthusiast after settling in Tahiti. He's listed as "Martin Brandeaux" in the FCC records.

* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Many of his early roles.

** Brando's behaviour on the set of ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' is infamous because of his interactions with Francis Ford Coppola. Brando had assured Coppola that he had read "Heart of Darkness" (the film's source material) and was prepared for the role. Unfortunately, when Brando arrived on set, it became clear that Brando had not only not read the book in question, but didn't know his lines. When Coppola tried to get Brando off the film, he threatened to quit (and keep his $1 million advance) if he wasn't allowed to ad-lib his own lines and have all his scenes filmed in silhouettes/shadows.

*** And I'll be damned if those shadows and ad-libs didn't ''make the movie''.

*** Of course, half the reason for the silhouettes was also because he turned up midway through the filming having gained a ton of weight. Many of his character's standing shots after that had to be filmed with a body double.

 

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