A Slow-Moving Career
Believe it or not, Mykelti Williamson’s role as Bubba ended up hurting his career. The problem was that Williamson was so convincing in his part that most people just figured that director Zemeckis “ had discovered some weird-looking guy and put him in front of the camera .”
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Regrettably, for Williamson, that’s what casting directors thought, too. The actor later claimed that performing in the movie made it very difficult for him to find work afterward. And his appearance on “The Late Show With David Letterman” helped him clear the air. He did, however, get roles in ‘Con Air,” ‘Boomtown,’ and ’24’ among others.
Random fact about him: It wasn’t until Williamson’s mother put him in a church play that he knew that what the people on the screen were doing was performing.