Barry
BEHIND THE
ACTOR’S STUDIO
"Surrender! Surrender to the soup, Barry!"
-- Gene Cousineau
Why did I sleep on this show? I’d heard about Barry. But I never watched. Until now. And I’m in love!
(No seriously, when did Bill Hader become so good looking?)
This hidden gem is dark comedy that follows Barry (Hader), an assassin from the Midwest who goes to LA to take out an actor but finds that he absolutely loves acting classes under the tutelage of esteemed acting coach, Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) while Monroe Funches (Stephen Root) tries to pull him back to his life of crime. Witty and fast-paced, these half hour episodes fly like bullets and the cast absolutely kills it.
LET’S PLAY THE NAME GAME
As a depressed Marine veteran turned hitman turned actor, Barry Berkman really blossomed when he became Barry Block. Now, you can too…
Get a supercool actor name. In the first three columns, find the number of the month you were born under the Male, Female or Gender Neutral headings. This is your new actor first name. In the last column, find the number of the day you were born. This is your new actor last name. Mine is Quinn Dixon. Yes, that tracks.
Now, you too have a secret actor/assassin alias, but remember… with great power comes great responsibility!
MALE FIRST NAMES
Rock
Hudson
Apollo
Maverick
Rip
Brick
Miles
Finn
Jack
Gus
Jonah
Wyatt
FEMALE FIRST NAMES
Hope
Stella
Everly
Harlow
Mila
Poppy
Raven
Jennifer (I know, I knoooow, but it really is a cool celeb name!)
Addison
Willow
Love
Sienna
GENDER NEUTRAL First Names
Blake
Drew
River
Beau
Parker
Presley
Kai
Quinn
Kyle
Bowie
Charlie
Marley
LAST NAMES FOR EVERYBODY
Madison
Crawford
Dixon
Brooks
Smythe
Fox
Zane
Stone
Kingston
Rockwell
Spade
West
St. John
Penn
Lazar
Foley
Knox
Scott
Bixby
Hart
Abernathy
Riggs
Bixby
Sparrow
Hendrix
Nash
Merchant
York
Blaze
Montana
Ford