Michael Rosenbaum After more than 20 years, ‘honored’ to be called the best Lex Luthor small building premiered.
“I didn’t know for a long time that people thought this way and felt this way,” said Rosenbaum, 52. our weekly magazine Just promoting his new book talented fart shop. “I only started feeling it in the last five, 10 years or so. People would have a top 10 list, but I didn’t believe in that for a long time.”
Rosenbaum debuted as Lex Luthor in season one. small buildingHe left the show after the seventh season in 2007, but returned for the series finale in 2011.
“It’s been years. When you’re doing it, you want people to appreciate what you do,” Rosenbaum said of the show. “There [are] There have been a lot of Lex Luthors in the past, so I wanted people to be happy with what I did. I was happy. ”
social media didn’t exist yet small buildinge was at its peak, Rosenbaum did not experience an “instant reaction” from fans. “It was a bit of a crapshoot,” he admitted.
Rosenbaum said us He said he is truly “humbled” by the continued response. small building fan.
“I’m proud of that. It’s amazing that so many people are looking at it for the first time. small buildingand their kids are watching it now. It’s a new generation,” he added. “We started it all. There was nothing before us. flash and arrow and superman and lois and gotham”
He went on to call Smallville a “well-crafted” and “amazing show” and credited the writing, acting, and cinematography.
“I think that’s why there are so many people like that.” [superhero] Now we have shows and more movies,” Rosenbaum said. “I think small building That was a big reason. ”
Smallville also produced “something beautiful” off-screen for Rosenbaum. Friendship between actor and former co-star tom welling The man who played Clark Kent on the WB series has changed over the years, thanks in large part to the show’s continued success.
“We were friends, but we didn’t spend much time together because we were always working,” Rosenbaum recalled. “I only had Tom start signing autographs after the show. We have a rewatch podcast called ‘TalkVille.’ We also have an event called Smallville Nights where we host small events. We became closer and closer. ”
Rosenbaum and Welling are now “trying” to sell the show together. “We’re like brothers,” he added.
Welling and his 5-year-old son Thompson also showed great support for Rosenbaum’s recent children’s book. talented fart shop.
“With him [wife] jess [Lee] He read the book and actually sent me a video today,” Rosenbaum said. us before sharing that the book is about a boy whose “only ability is to make sounds like the farts you hear every day.”
The actor said that the book “adds humor to life” and that he was very proud to have written it. (Yes, all fart sounds included are by Rosenbaum himself.)
“Everyone gets excited about it. I mean, farts are funny. They’re part of the norm. People do it. I don’t care,” he said. “You never know what happens with a fart. It might be the weirdest sound you’ve ever heard.”
talented fart master is out now.