See actor Stephen Root talk about the 'Perry Mason' reboot, working with the Coen Brothers and his beloved roles on Barry and 'NewsRadio' in our latest 'The First Time'
“I had always known the original show Perry Mason from the Sixties, because as I said, I’m ancient,” Root said. “
And Raymond Burr, always loved him as an actor. One of our producers said, ‘We’re gonna do this Perry Mason show, but we’re gonna set in the Thirties before Perry Mason is a lawyer, when he’s an investigator, and it’s going to be a period piece.’ And I said, ‘That’s really interesting. Sign me up for that.’”
Root has long portrayed offbeat characters, a trend that began at the onset of his career: After a bit part on the soap opera, Root scored his first big screen role as a crazed doctor in George C. Romero’s 1988 horror film“I had never done, obviously, a movie. I had just done a little TV. So my manager made it very clear: You don’t tell them that you’ve never done a movie,” Root said. “So I went in, got the job… And I was so green.
In the First Time, Root also talks about auditioning for Joel and Ethan Coen. Following his iconic role as Milton in the cult comedyO Brother, Where Art Though? , the first film in a now-two-decade collaboration with Root; the actor would join the directors’ go-to ensemble, appearing in their
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