Former Barstool Idol Contestant Luke Manley (aka Lukey Lunchbox) Landed a Role & Is In The Trailer for Timothee Chalamet's Upcoming Film, 'Marty Supreme'
This morning somebody tagged me in the replies to Jeff D. Lowe's tweet about the Safdie brother's new film 'Marty Supreme'. Specifically, he pointed out that the man at the end of the trailer... the guy sitting across the table from, and speaking directly to Timothee Chalamet... looked a whole lot like former Barstool Idol contestant Luke Manley.
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But I honestly didn't think anything of it. Yeah the guy looked like Luke, but a lot of people look like other people. I certainly didn't think Luke was out there acting like that. No way would he have a speaking role in the trailer of a movie that has legitimate Oscar Best Picture buzz.
Well fuck me for underestimating Luke. Because a few hours later, after I'd finished writing some stupid fucking blog about a dog hotel, I see that Luke Manley, the same guy I was competing against on Barstool Idol just three years, is in fact speaking to Timothee Chalamet in the trailer for Marty Supreme.
Guess you hired the wrong guy, Dave. Sorry about that.
Oddly enough, Luke had locked this role down long before Barstool Idol even happened. Director Josh Safdie discovered Luke in this SideTalkNYC video and said to himself, "Get me the Trae Young looks like my dad's dick guy."
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It makes sense. Luke delivered the hell out of that Trae Young line. From there, the Safdie brothers tracked him down, called him in for an audition, and he got the role.
Unfortunately, I don't think the Oscars are quite like the Emmy's, where every actor, producer, editor, production assistant, and pizza delivery man who stepped foot on set is given a physical award. The Academy is a little stingier about who they hand out Oscars to.
Sorry Jeff, that was rude. But if Marty Supreme does win an Oscar (any Oscar at all) I'm going credit Luke with winning one too. Congratulations on the role, Luke. And congratulations on dunking all over the rest of us Barstool Idol contestants by being in something bigger than the rest of us have combined. That's pretty fucking awesome.