Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Bryan Cranston's Beard?
#1Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 11:18am
Any insight why his Sardi's caricature would have a beard when his character in All The Way doesn't, and no role I can remember him from did either? Was there some early stage performance where he was famously bearded?
If not, seems an odd artistic license...
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-ALL-THE-WAY-Cast-Celebrates-Bryan-Cranstons-Sardis-Caricature-Unveiling-20140530
Updated On: 5/30/14 at 11:18 AM
#2Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 11:39amOh, this thread isn't about Bryan Cranston being gay?
#2Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 11:46am
I did include that when I was originally writing the post, but figured I'd let someone else have that fun. 
#3Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 11:47amThe bigger question is why does it not even remotely resemble him. It looks like generic white guy. Of course most of their newer ones look like generic white guy, even when they're of women, or people of color.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#4Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 11:50amThe Sardi's pictures have become pathetic in recent years, but you are right. I does not look even remotely like him! Can't the star get a chance to decline a particular picture, or request a re-do? The man deserves better.
#6Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 12:07pmWhy is Norm Lewis holding a picture of Elliot Gould?
trpguyy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
#7Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 12:28pm
It looks like Cranston at the 2012 Golden Globes.
Updated On: 5/30/14 at 12:28 PM
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#8Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 12:35pmIt's gotta suck for the actor to stand there and pretend that these awful "portraits" look anything like them, or for that matter, good.
#9Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 12:35pmCranston looks more like Marty Stouffer in the illustration.
#10Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 12:39pmtrpguyy's pic does seem to be the source, but why use a source that isn't how he looked in any of his major roles or, more importantly, the one in which he is performing on Broadway? Despite that he may have let his beard grow out between filming Breaking Bad seasons before they hacked it down to a goatee...
#11Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 12:39pm
"Why is Norm Lewis holding a picture of Elliot Gould?"
LOL
#12Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 1:02pmThis artist has been getting work there for years. WHY. None of the drawings are caricatures, beyond just being poor drawings. None of them highlight or exaggerate what makes a face unique. I'd never know who a one of them was supposed to be if there weren't a picture of a celebrity with a kill-me grin standing there.
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#13Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 1:08pmI would have thought Bryan's was of Ricky Gervais.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#14Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 3:44pm
Dear Sardi's,
I'm available, just sayin.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#15Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 3:51pmjonart - nice work. Hint, though - look at the angle he holds his head, and the fact that his smile is not symmetrical. Those factors make me distinguish Cranston from other similar handsome guys his age!
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#16Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 3:56pmthanks wonkit- he is a tough fellow to draw.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#17Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 5:36pmGood actors can be impossible to "capture". Keep up the good work!
#18Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 5:46pm
If Sardi's had used jonart's, I wouldn't have started this thread.
Is there a reason/time when Sardi's stopped purposefully commissioning caricatures? Seems more fun.
#19Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 6:12pm
Oh man. I always thought these drawings were sacred to everyone and was so scared to say that recently they have been really REALLY lacking. But I can't say anything because I probably couldn't do any better.
Jonart- love yours!
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#20Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 6:19pmI first noticed it with Raul Esparza's picture in 2007. There is a tendency to eliminate the very characteristics that make faces interesting - almost like a PC version of the human face. I loved the old versions - lots of character and lots of humor.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#21Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 9:35pm
inspired by the compliments, and the other photo on this thread i decided to give Norm Lewis a shot. It seems the "caricature" part of Sardi's Caricature has been gone for a long time.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#22Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 10:44pmI'm impressed! Are you using pastels or watercolor? Or something else?
Depaultheatrekid
Stand-by Joined: 1/6/05
#23Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 10:52pmjonart I think you should apply for the job and bring your latest two drawings as reference material! GREAT JOB!
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#24Bryan Cranston's Beard?
Posted: 5/30/14 at 11:04pmit's digital pastels for the sake of time. And yes, I would love to do this for Sardi's. Thank you all for the complements
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