Nick Offerman
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And I imagine, too, you think a lot about physicality, like how would this character carry himself?
What does he look like physically?
Can you talk about what you thought about in terms of your look when you were playing Jinx, who was, you know, had been a wrestler a little past his prime?
One thing I love about my job is sinking into the material deeply enough that sometimes the audience will say, oh, I didn't realize that's the guy from the other thing.
And that's sort of my favorite compliment to get if I get one.
And so because I'm blessed with a healthy crop of facial hair and hair on my head, that's kind of just my jumping-off point.
Like, okay, which version of Lon Chaney will I bring to bat in this game?
And then also I worked with a great trainer named Grant Roberts to make my body look more like a former pro wrestler.
And then had the incredible β
opportunity to train with Chavo Guerrero, who's a real pro wrestler from the Guerrero family.
And he's just this incredible teacher.
And so he's become kind of the Hollywood go-to guy.
And he was just a wonderful teacher.
I mean, the fact that I was able to do all my own wrestling in the show and never once go to the hospital is a great credit to him and our stunt coordinator, John Epstein.
Yeah, you're shown wrestling in flashbacks.
You're sort of on videotapes.
And then you wrestle at an expo for wrestlers.