kooky? Yes...but these actors are also damn good

[Dominic]

This thread is for giving props to your favorite nutcase of an actor or actress who is usually thought of these days as a joke - either through bad career choices, insane personal behavior, or paparazzi oopsies.

I'll start.

Ann Heche



Long before she switched teams to be with Ellen (and then switched back again), long before she briefly lost her mind and wandered around the Pacific Northwest talking in her very own made-up language, and long before she was the model for Heather Graham's character in Bowfinger, Ann Heche was - and still is - a darn good actress.

In films like Donnie Brasco, Walking and Talking, The Juror, Wag the Dog and the criminally under-rated Return To Paradise, Heche has proven she's got the chops, and her range goes from light comedy to heavy-duty drama. She is always immensely watchable and a striking screen presence. Even in supporting roles your attention is on her.

She has been mostly relegated to TV these days, but her work on shows like Ally McBeal and her great but unwatched show this year - Men in Trees - prove that no matter how crazy she may be, Ann Heche always delivers the goods.

I defy anyone to watch her in Return To Paradise and not completely fall in love with her as a woman trying to stop the execution of her younger brother in a Malaysian prison. This woman is intense with a capital "I". The last scene between her and Vince Vaughn is utterly heartbreaking - and it's because of Heche.

Plus, she's also a gal who never shied away from gettin' nekkid. And boy, was she a looker. Even now at 39, Heche is still a lovely and sexy woman.

Others I could write about include Lindsay Lohan, Cher, and Tom Sizemore...but I'll let the rest of you pick your own wackos to praise!