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...Tim Meadows...
...favorite SNL regular Tim Meadows brings Leon Phelps to the big screen in all of his pimping glory, complete with afro, disco threads, and that ridiculous lisp. With a much longer time slot to play with, the filmmakers really got a chance to flesh out the details of Leon's womanizing world, from the love candles, Kama Sutra posters, and bottle of Courvoisier that grace his radio booth when he's on the air, to his bachelor pad-a boat house that he fittingly calls his "Skank-tuary." And of course, we get to hear all the best Leon-isms...
...Tim Meadows flashes the comedic brilliance that has endered him to the hearts of SNL fans everywhere. In his first lead role in a feature film, he successfully broadens the scope of a fundamentally shallow character, adding extra layers of innocence and generosity-a swinger with a heart of gold. At the same time, he recognizes the limitations of the character and doesn't try to do too much. After all, Leon Phelps was meant to be a guy we can all laugh...
...Tim Meadows is not a womanizer. He just plays one in the movies...
...fact, the actor behind the free-loving Leon Phelps is light-years different from his onscreen persona. While fans of Saturday Night Live have come to love his wacky characters and his comedic versatility, people around him describe Tim as a very cool dude - a normal guy who's just plain fun to hang around with. Crimson Arts recently got a chance to sit in on a conference call with the Ladies Man star and witness his normality first-hand...