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Nick Offerman Discusses Researching for His Role as a Wrestler, Reading Mick Foley & Bret Hart’s Books
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Emmy Award-winning actor Nick Offerman recently joined Talk Is Jericho, where he discussed his role as former professional wrestler, Jinx Millet, in the new Apple TV series, Margo’s Got Money Troubles. In the series, Offerman’s Jinx Millet is the father of Elle Fanning’s Margo. He moves in with his daughter to assist her with childcare and offer her wrestling-inspired advice.
Offerman also discussed training under Chavo Guerrero for the role and also reading Bret Hart and Mick Foley’s books in preparation for the role. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):
Nick Offerman on How He Researched the Role
“I was in the gym for a few months leading up to the shooting. I went to see some wrestling downtown with the director and read Bret Hart’s memoir and Mick Foley’s memoir, and got really into looking at all the different looks and gimmicks and characters that wrestlers have had over the years. It was a wonderful permission that Jinx’s heyday was 30 years ago, because that allowed us to be a lot more campy. All of that combined gave me a good starting place. They gave me three weeks of training with Chavo, and he brought a handful of other wrestlers. Everybody was so generous.”
On Training Under Chavo Guerrero
“I spent three weeks with them. It was really intense. They did a great job of letting me take baby steps. It wasn’t until the last week that I was climbing up to the top rope. If I was younger, I would have been more stupid and hurt myself, somehow. I’m old enough that I listened to them, and I didn’t try to do anything past what the teacher said. That allowed them to trust me and eventually fly off the top rope. It was so fun. Never again will I watch any wrestling without remembering how brutal it is. People make a big deal over the showmanship, or that it’s not based in reality. It’s certainly a combination of showbiz and sport, but the sport part is pretty damn real. I ended up with ribs out of place. It’s a hats off to what you guys do. It’s incredible.”
Margo’s Got Money Troubles, featuring Nick Offerman as Jinx Millet, is streaming now on Apple TV. The first season finale debuts on May 20.
