15 Greatest HBO Characters Of All Time

5. Kenny Powers

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More often than not, you'd associate deeply detailed and observed characters with hard hitting dram as. Not so with Eastbound And Down's Kenny Powers, the most vividly drawn creation you'll ever see getting dragged onto a baseball field by a donkey.

In the role of a lifetime, show co-creator Danny McBride brings his trademark crass humour to faded baseball sensation Kenny Powers, but the broad strokes are coloured by subtle, elegant touches. Kenny may be an oafish loudmouth, but his inner sadness and life's regrets are explored in full, and the show is more than willing to gaze into the abyss.

Over four seasons, Kenny Powers takes the viewer on an extraordinary, ludicrous journey, and it's a credit to the creators that they are able to make such a brash, mean spirited character so pitiable, and even loveable.

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