The good folks at Television Without Pity (by way of MSNBC) have given us a potential new replacement for "jumping the shark". TWP presents the Ziering!
But there’s a dark side to scoring a successful TV series that no one seems willing to face: in the ensemble cast of nearly every long-running show, there’s one actor whose career is destined to die with the show. That actor is The Ziering.Why this unlucky person should be known as “The Ziering“will be obvious to anyone who ever watched “Beverly Hills, 90210.” Ian Ziering was, through its entire 10-season run, one of the show's stars breathing fratty, mulleted life into the character of Steve Sanders.
During the show's run, Ziering made a handful of TV movies, but since then has had to content himself with voice work in projects such as animated TV adaptations of “The Mighty Ducks,” “Godzilla,” and “Spider-Man.”
In short: no one in North America has laid eyes on Ziering since “90210” took its final bow; the show’s cancellation ended his career as a live-action actor. (In fact, Ian isn’t even the most famous Ziering these days; his ex-wife, Nikki Schieler Ziering, appeared last year in four episodes of “I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!”)
TWP then gives some modern-day examples of potential Zierings: Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton, Tina Yothers, Michael Richards...there are more than a few TV stars out there who know that The Ziering lurks in their future. It's Hollywood Squares and boat shows from here on out!
(Before heading over there, see if you can guess which Friend is the most likely Ziering.)
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