For those who missed Glenn's superb acting/star turn in the recent commercial for Masters swimming, you can view it here.
One of the things that I admire so much about Glenn's style, and has really made him an "actor's actor" to those of us who take our thesbianism seriously, is how understated his role here--and how powerful it becomes as a consequence.
Glenn understands what all the greats have understood: a whisper attracts more attention than a shout, or, in Brando's case, a mumble.
As Glenn himself describes his work in this commercial:
It is very easy to miss me. I am shown right after the swimmer in the bathroom gets zipped up and gives a high five. I am out of focus on the left hand side of the screen. Luckily there is a freeze and frame by frame mode on the QT version of the video.
Thanks,
Glenn Gruber
Very easy to miss you? I say, Ha! You, Mr. Gruber, have redefined the power of understatement. From this day forward, when I search for a verb to describe a way of acting that smashes the viewer with subtlety, I shall simply say, "The actor Grubered me!"
Good show.
And now...the good show:
YouTube - SwimTV MASTER comp
PS if you recognize yourself and/or any of the other actors in this commercial, please identify yourself. I was particularly smitten by the actress who did the land flip turn and would like to join your fan club. Ditto for the breaststroker in the shopping cart.
