2002 TV News Archives

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June 27, 2002: Michael Rosenbaum in TV Zone Magazine

Issue #152 (July 2002) of the UK "TV Zone" magazine features Michael Rosenbaum on the cover, and an article on his role as Lex Luthor in "Smallville" within. Here's an excerpt from the article...

Evil Genius in the Making

Offered the role of comic book legend Lex Luthor in "Smallville", Michael Rosenbaum jumped at the chance to give the character a new dimension. Even though it meant shaving his head especiallyŠ

The first thing actors usually do when they show up at the studio is change into their working garb and then go to make-up. That's not the case with Michael Rosenbaum, who plays the enigmatic Lex Luthor on Smallville. "Every day I come in an hour-and-a-half before everyone else to have my head shaved," says the actor. "At times, my head actually hurts," he jokes. "To top it off, it has to be covered with make-up because my hair grows fast, which is a good thing. You know what, though, I really don't mind not having hair. If that's the worst thing I ever have to put up with as an actor then I'm one heck of a lucky guy."

Rosenbaum's bald alter ego has certainly been a hit with the show's fans. The actor's portrayal of Lex Luthor is unlike any audiences have seen before. In the Superman comic books, and later in the movies and on TV, Lex was a villain and The Man of Steel's arch enemy. Smallville takes place long before that...

Read the complete article at the TV Zone magazine website.



2002 Television News

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