Jessica Simpson
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Jessica Simpson
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 Chapter 4: Overjoying with the Stellar Supporting Cast |
 For "Napoleon Dynamite"s Efren Ramirez, who plays Vince's subservient sidekick, Jorge, acting opposite Shepard proved to be a stimulating - and unpredictable - experience. “I never knew what he would come up with next,” laughs Ramirez. “He knows how to play comedy so well, and he's so good at improvising. It made everything much more challenging. I was put on the spot all the time.”Explains Shepard with a smile, “Improvising is really a defense mechanism for not learning your lines.”
Ironically, after seeing Shepard's performance in "Without a Paddle", Coolidge had originally considered Shepard for the role of Zack, with Cook set to play Vince. It wasn't until later casting discussions that Coolidge and the producers agreed that the two stars should swap rolls. Says Abrams, “Dane and Dax have very different rhythms as comedians. Dane's humor involves telling long, complicated stories that expose the absurdities of life, whereas Dax is more about quick one-liners. They spark off each other, which is really what you want in a film where they play adversaries. If we had cast someone in the lead who had the same sort of rhythms as Dax, I don't think it would have worked as well.”
While the talent of "Employee of the Month"s stars surpassed Coolidge's expectations, the director was equally overjoyed with the stellar supporting cast that joined the production. Comedy stalwarts Harland Williams, Andy Dick and Brian George play members of Zack's slacker posse at SuperClub; Tim Bagley appears as Glen Gary, SuperClub's manager; Danny Woodburn plays Glen Ross, his meaner, older brother; and Ramirez as Vince's side-kick Jorge.
Coolidge credits Cook's and Shepard's status in the comedy world as the main draw for the who's who of character actors and comedians. “When you have that caliber of funny people, a lot of other funny people come on board, mainly because they all hang out together,” says the director. “You know, Andy Dick knows Harland Williams, who knows Tim Bagley, who knows Sean Whalen, and so on.”
“This ensemble cast has been incredibly exciting to work with,” says Andrew Panay. “We have a group of very different comedians and personalities and to see how they all meld together is thrilling.”
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