Hey, isn't that guy famous?

So Rocco's opened their doors again on Saturday. Everything looks beautiful and is back to running smoothly. So that's good. 

Yesterday, I saw another famous actor there. Yayyyy! This time, I could not figure out how he was familiar to me. I asked three of my coworkers who were all convinced he was not an actor. But I stuck to my guns, though I had no evidence to back it up. Then it hit me. 

Remember that gem of a movie from back in 2001 with the always entertaining Keanu Reeves as a gambler in trouble who ends up coaching an inner city baseball team for some cash? Still don't remember? How about this: "I love it when you call me Big Papaaaaaaa." Yup. Hard Ball. This man was in Hard Ball. I knew he had been in plenty of other films before too, but Hard Ball is the only one that stuck out. This turned out to be particularly embarrassing because after a bit of IMDBing, I learned his other roles have been in popular television series like Breaking Bad, Law & Order, and Oz. Not to mention his film roles in such movies as Gone Baby Gone, Hannibal, and literally every single Darren Aronofsky feature length film, from Pi to Black Swan.

Anybody know who? 

Okay, I'll tell. 

Mark Margolis is the man of the hour. 

One of these days, I will have built up enough courage to actually approach these actors and ask them personally why I recognize them.

Maybe.