The actor Kevin Corrigan (“Grounded For Life”, “The King of Staten Island”) makes his 4th appearance on Filmwax. This is his first time flying solo with me. He has championed many filmmakers and projects in the past, but this time we are just hanging out and chatting about things we love. Don’t miss this fun albeit long-winded conversation.
During the independent film boom of the 1990s, Corrigan built a career playing quirky, unconventional characters in films such as “True Romance”, “Living in Oblivion”, “Walking and Talking” and “Rhythm Thief”. He made his television series debut as a cast member of the short-lived Rhea Perlman sitcom “Pearl.” He also appeared in the video for “Get Me” by the indie band Dinosaur Jr. in 1993.
Corrigan became well known for his role as the slacker Eddie Finnerty on the sitcom “Grounded for Life,” which ran for five seasons. After the show’s cancellation, he returned to appearing in smaller film projects, with the exception of a role in Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed” as the drug-dealing cousin of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character. Since that film’s success, he has appeared more regularly in high-profile films. He had roles in two Judd Apatow-produced films: “Superbad”, as the violent owner of the house where Jonah Hill’s and Michael Cera’s characters attempt to steal alcohol, and “Pineapple Express”, as one of the main villain’s henchmen. He also appeared in Ridley Scott’s “American Gangster” as an informant for Russell Crowe’s character.
Corrigan was also in the movie “The Last Winter”, as Motor, a mechanic. In 2009 he was in the Oscar-winning short film “The New Tenants”, and also guested on the science fiction drama “Fringe” as the mysterious character Sam Weiss. He played the role of Sal against Patton Oswalt in the critically praised independent film “Big Fan”, written and directed by Robert D. Siegel. He also starred in the 2010 John Landis-produced thriller “Some Guy Who Kills People”, which was directed by Jack Perez. In 2015, he co-starred with Guy Pearce in “Results”, the fifth feature film by writer-director Andrew Bujalski.
