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RT @summerskiss: Donal Logue responds to @rainnwilson 's Jimmy the Cab Driver "appropriation": http://bit.ly/16a6gV 3 days ago |
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RT @swatymyers: Yeah I'm unfollowing @RainnWilson. What a tool: http://bit.ly/1ctmAk 26 days ago |
Lights Go Out on Nobu Boss [Gossip]
Gawker —
... dresses up like Donal Logue and pretends to drive cabs on some ad and says he got the idea from HBO's Taxicab Confessions. Donal Logue has called him out for violating the Fuglies' Code of Honor. [CDAN] ...
Did Rainn Wilson's NBA Character Rip Off MTV's Jimmie the Cab Driver?
All articles at Technorati —
... of his character from 1990s MTV promos. Logue responded angrily to the Wilson's use of the character :"So many blogs were coming out and radio shows and the like saying that he blatantly ripped me off. ... Instead, he made it seem like there was a vague army of similar characters that came before him, all fairly indistinguishable but since he wanted a mustache (I had one too), a mullet (over the course of some spots Jimmy had one) and for his character to be from Wisconsin, he was TOTALLY different." Here's a clip of Logue's character: Logue's character is certainly ...
Does Rainn Wilson's latest character look familiar?
Pop Candy: Top Stories & Community Feed —
... character played by comedian Donal Logue . Jimmy also sported a thick accent, a mustache, big glasses and a big mouth. He was a mainstay on the network and chatted about stuff like The Breeders and Green Day (but in a warped, hilarious way). He was great. When Logue heard about Wilson's character, he wasn't happy. "I heard from a friend while I was working that Rainn Wilson explained where he got the character from on Leno , and I expected him to refer to Jimmy," he writes in this very long response . "So many blogs were coming out and radio shows and the like saying ...
