Before his on-screen career took off, Thomas Middleditch made his name on the comedy stage. A seasoned improv vet who cut his teeth in groups like The Improvised Shakespeare Company and most recently as half of the world-traveling troupe of “Middleditch and Schwartz,” the actor is now amassing a resume of roles for which he’s heard but not necessarily seen.
In lending his voice to one of the main characters on the new Hulu animated series “Solar Opposites,” Middleditch is tapping into that anything-can-happen improv energy. It’s just that, in these spurts, that happens in a recording booth instead of in front of a live audience.
“Animation is the closest to that because, essentially, you’re in the booth and if you’ve got something that you want to riff on or go somewhere with, you have total freedom to do it,” Middleditch told IndieWire. “With film and television,...
In lending his voice to one of the main characters on the new Hulu animated series “Solar Opposites,” Middleditch is tapping into that anything-can-happen improv energy. It’s just that, in these spurts, that happens in a recording booth instead of in front of a live audience.
“Animation is the closest to that because, essentially, you’re in the booth and if you’ve got something that you want to riff on or go somewhere with, you have total freedom to do it,” Middleditch told IndieWire. “With film and television,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Steve Greene
- Thompson on Hollywood
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