Rightwing nut Kevin Sorbo whines cuz no one will hire him

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Former actor/COVID-denying MAGA lunatic Kevin Sorbo has been trending all morning on Twitter X after going on Fox News to whine about how he can’t find anyone to hire him.

“It was sad to me.You know, my manager and agent for so many years said that we can’t get you jobs anymore, work with you because of you being a Christian, being a conservative,” the Bitch Slap actor said.

“And I almost had to laugh at that because it’s an industry that screams for tolerance, and yet it’s a one-way street. It screams for freedom of speech. But Hollywood’s a one-way street as well. And that’s just too bad, you know.”

Then, in typical Christian love-the-sinner-but-also-hate-the-sinner fashion, the Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos star added, “But I love the industry. I love the movies and TV.”


We’re gonna go out on a limb and say the reason the Bernie the Dolphin actor hasn’t been able to find a job has a lot to do with the fact that he hasn’t had a hit since Hercules: The Legendary Journeys was canceled in 1999.

Then, of course, there’s incessant tweeting about stuff like COVID, mask mandates, vaccines, ANTIFA, leftist agitators, LGBTQ+ people, and other patently false right-wing conspiracy theories.

https://www.queerty.com/former-actor-right-wingnut-kevin-sorbo-has-some-pretty-wild-theories-about-why-nobody-will-hire-him-20230821

Link to tweet

Earlier this month, when it was announced that Sarah Huckabee Sanders would be stepping down as White House press secretary, the 60-year-old shared a hot take on feminism. “Not one feminist has defended Sarah Sanders,” he tweeted. “It seems women’s rights only matter if those women are liberal.” It’s unclear which of Sanders’ rights Sorbo thinks need defending, or for that matter, what he thinks feminism is.

One of Sorbo’s most infuriating tweets to date reads, “If women are upset at Trump’s naughty words, who in the hell bought 80 million copies of 50 Shades of Gray?” Apparently, Hercules did not get the memo on consent.

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He was even cast in the disturbing far-right, anti-abortion film Roe v. Wade, alongside Milo Yiannopoulos and Tomi Lahren, before backing out at the last minute. In 2016, he voiced his support for then-candidate Trump because he believed Jesus would vote for Trump, once again demonstrating foolproof logic.

When Sorbo isn’t too busy taking down socialists, quoting Candace Owens, or retweeting other right-wing C-list celebrities (looking at you, Stacey Dash), he watches a livestream of a bald eagle sitting in a tree. That is actually something he does and has been doing “off and on for five months.” This guy really loves America. Except for the Democrats, feminists, professional basketball players, and female readers of erotica, of course.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-hercules-kevin-sorbo-became-a-bizarre-lib-bashing-trump-troll

[Marcuse]

1. Not much call for a Space Hercules type.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. nope. particularly a bigoted Hercules

[jimfields33]

5. He's had 165 jobs and 25 upcoming. What's he complaining about?

Most would love that steady of work.

[Cosmocat]

12. right

He is doing just fine in a line of work that 99.9% of people have to scrap around to make a decent living in, same as him.

[brooklynite]

13. His current movie oeuvre is "pro-Christian".....

Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
I Can't Breathe (God Forgive Them)
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
The Penitent Thief
Faith Under Fire
One Nation Under God

Doesn't pay as much as satanic Hollywood.

[Caliman73]

21. He wants to be a "star", like Brad Pitt or Ben Affleck

He wants to be considered an "A List" celebrity and be renowned for his skill.

Problem is that he isn't a very skilled actor. There are plenty of conservative actors who are talented enough to make it big in Hollywood. Gary Sinise and Clint Eastwood are just a couple of them, Vince Vaughn has done exceedingly well. Sorbo just has never been a very good actor.

Also, the reality is that yes, the film industry, because of its association with "artistic expression" will tend to be liberal. Because films tend to tackle subjects that are not typically straight propaganda like right wing or "Christian" films like what Sorbo has been focusing on. To do mainstream Hollywood films, you need to have a more liberal worldview, or at least, be more open to stretching your character. People who wear their politics on their sleeve, especially those who are particularly right wing and spout stupid shit like Sorbo, Schneider, Victoria Jackson, etc... who also are not exceedingly talented and I hate to say it, aren't exactly in their prime, will see their opportunities diminish.

Part of right wing culture, especially those who also have a fundamentalist Christian bent, fully embrace the idea of "being hated by the world" which is a very prominent theme in fundamentalist Christianity. Being aggrieved and "put upon" is just another sign that you are a true and good Christian.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. And Jon Voight and Robert Duvall

[Caliman73]

30. Yep. There are a good number of conservatives who are stars...

The big difference between those stars and Kevin Sorbo, is talent. Even Voight, who is batshit crazy, has the talent to continue landing big roles.

[Mike Nelson]

3. Well...

... my hopes were raised when I read, "Earlier this month, when it was announced that Sarah Huckabee Sanders would be stepping down," but dashed when it continued, "as White House press secretary..." She's now a Governor. Kevin would be hired if his work was good, made money, and if he was pleasant to work with.

[hlthe2b]

4. What a PIA... How would anyone be able to put up with him on set?

If you hold these views, that isn't why you aren't hired. It is more likely 1). your lack of talent; 2). your inability to keep your mouth shut and not cause disruption on set.

[Old Crank]

6. Washed up no name

can't find a job.
I hadn't heard of him before this post.

[Demovictory9]

8. Xena warrior princess and Hercules were popular on tv in late 90s

Two different shows with crossover episodes

[Old Crank]

10. I did see some Xenia

But my problem is that I don't really care who is playing what. I don't follow the credits. And before I moved to Germany I watched very little TV for entertainment other than soccer since I was a referee. (My excuse and I'm sticking to it.)

[Fullduplexxx]

7. It's also a business and you have sht all over your brand . Nobody in Hollywood owes you an

Acting job

[eShirl]

9. it's ageism, Peanut

not much call for geriatric himbos these days

[GoCubsGo]

11. Well, nobody is getting acting jobs right now.

Because there's a goddamn strike going on. But, I'm sure this talentless hack is more than happy to cross the picket lines, should the opportunity arise.

Psssttt, Kevin... Nobody wants to work with a shit-stirring whiner.

[tanyev]

14. Reminds me of a great book: The Myth of Persecution

In The Myth of Persecution, Candida Moss, a leading expert on early Christianity, reveals how the early church exaggerated, invented, and forged stories of Christian martyrs and how the dangerous legacy of a martyrdom complex is employed today to silence dissent and galvanize a new generation of culture warriors.

According to cherished church tradition and popular belief, before the Emperor Constantine made Christianity legal in the fourth century, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire intent on their destruction. As the story goes, vast numbers of believers were thrown to the lions, tortured, or burned alive because they refused to renounce Christ. These saints, Christianity's inspirational heroes, are still venerated today.

Moss, however, exposes that the "Age of Martyrs" is a fiction--there was no sustained 300-year-long effort by the Romans to persecute Christians. Instead, these stories were pious exaggerations; highly stylized rewritings of Jewish, Greek, and Roman noble death traditions; and even forgeries designed to marginalize heretics, inspire the faithful, and fund churches.

https://www.amazon.com/MYTH-PERSECUTION-Candida-Moss/dp/0062104551#:~:text=In%20The%20Myth%20of%20Persecution,new%20generation%20of%20culture%20warriors.

[haele]

15. Plenty of Christians get work in Hollywood. Along with Scientologists, Vegans, Buddists,, etc.

The difference is, they understand their talent range and don't delude themselves into believing they're always going to be A-list Celebrities who can demand special treatment or considerations on set - or in public.

When one can't get work in Hollywood, its usually because they either aren't marketable or difficult to work with on set.

Unless they got on the wrong side of one of the real money people in Hollywood, and those cases are significantly different (like Brenden Frasier's situation).

Kevin Sorbo's problem is that he thinks he's the Christian Warrior version of Dwayne Johnson, without Johnson's likability factor or understanding of his acting range. Nor has Sorbo been willing to take on any role offered since "he found God". Since he didn't try to capitalize off his fairly successful TV show and wasn't willing to spread out and grow his roles, he got stuck

And once he got too old to play a hunk hero type, his options have become pretty limited, and he's suffering the fate of aging action and model types in Hollywood - the older one gets, you start sliding down into the B-list or C list roles unless the camera really likes you, and you have actual charisma and talent.

Haele

[marble falls]

16. Guess he never heard of Scott Baio, John Voight, Chuck Norris, Tim Allen, Tom Selick, Clint Eastwood

... Gary Sinese, Ben Stein, Dennis Miller, Kelsey Grammer, Stephen Baldwin, Billy Baldwin, Kirk Cameron, Mel Gibson, James Woods ...

The list goes on.

[Brainfodder]

17. I say let him think that?

I have tweeted at that sense challenged guy numerous times.

He got too much sun damage over time IMHO.

[LiberalFighter]

18. What movie has a character that he could play?

Maybe in a few years he could play Trump getting convicted?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. Boo Hoo

[Hotler]

20. Kevin, call me. I'm in the structural steel business and I know three steel fabrication shops

on the West coast. If you're willing to show up everyday and on time, can read a tape measure and or read a drawing I can get you in. You may have to be a helper for a little bit unless you can pass a weld test.
Bootstraps and personal responsibility Kevin, no whining

[JHB]

22. It ain't yer poltics or religion that's the problem Kev. You just don't bring in the bucks.

Hollywood will (and has) overlooked just about anything if someone makes enough cash roll in.

You don't, and there's plenty of other actors with your level of quality acting (putting it overly politely), so now you have to work in a conservative's paradise: the people in charge are completely free in their hiring decisions. They're under no obligation to consider you, and likely they can get someone as good or better.

Not fair, you say? What do you want, a quota?

[Marius25]

23. I still love him getting chewed out by Lucy Lawless on Twitter

She worked with him and hates him.

An no Kevin, Jesus would never vote for Trump.

[Xavier Breath]

24. Are they casting yet for Left Behind 6: Mount Megiddo Strikes Back?

No acting skills required! Maybe Kirk Cameron can throw him a bone.

[area51]

25. Why doesn't he & all the other rightwing actors who claim discrimination

get together & form their own company to produce plays, movies, etc. Y'know, bootstraps & all that.

[Midnight Writer]

26. I feel for him. No one in Hollywood will cast me, either. Discrimination much?

[Behind the Aegis]

28. Has Xena put him in his place yet?

:giggle:

Lucy Lawless ROCKS!

[sakabatou]

29. Xena was ALWAYS better than Hercules.