10 Insane And Bizarre Theories About Stephen King
6. He Wanted To Be An Actor And Play Every Part He Had Written
More of Stephen Kings books have been adapted into films then any other living author, so there are always opportunities for him to get in front of the camera as well as working from behind it. He has had several blink-and-youll-miss-it roles in many of his own films, included the bandleader in The Shining, but it would have been landing the leading role that would have pleased him more.
He has had his own fair share of screen time, as he's appeared in nearly all the movies adapted from his books. He has had cameos in Thinner, Rose Red, The Storm of the Century, The Stand, The Shining, The Langoliers and Sleepwalker and also in Pet Cemetery where we plays the part of a minister
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