![]() ![]() ![]() Rick told Deadline that he would be OK with any of the following people playing him in a biopic: He played Jewish comedian Harold Ramis, to whom he has an uncanny resemblance, in a 2018 biopic about The National Lampoon.ġ5. What I learned was, many of the interpersonal obstacles I had weren’t because of who I am, but because of the defined ‘typical’ expectations that exist (that I was previously… and still kinda am… unaware of) if I can help reframe people’s expectations of me, then our interactions will be met with understanding.”ġ4. Then, how to teach others how to communicate with me. “First, by understanding the way I think, I began to learn how to talk to myself. “ It was so freeing,” Rick wrote of his diagnosis. He hosts a podcast called “ Take Your Shoes Off,” where he has conversations with “some of the funniest and most interesting people in the world.”Ĭheck out his episode with fellow Jewish comedian Moshe Kasher:ġ3. Rick was diagnosed with level 1 autism around 2017. Rick won the Best Short Film for “The Sixth Lead” at the 2016 IFS Festival.ġ2. Murray Bartlett (“Welcome to Chippendales,” “The Last of Us”).Watch our lively chats with Jessica Chastain (“George and Tammy”) and 200+ other 2023 Emmy nominees… PREDICT the 2022 Emmy nominees by July 12 And though he was upset, he was fine.” Building thereon, he concludes that for someone like Jack, who’s never been in a prior relationship, “it makes it easier to walk out of the house” knowing that he survived such a moment of heartbreak.Īlso in our exclusive video interview, Glassman discusses how he prepared for this show, explains how being a stand-up comedian helped him get into his character’s headspace, and makes mention of his weekly podcast, “ Take Your Shoes Off.” The actor elaborates, “As much as wanted to marry because he felt that’s what he was supposed to do, when she says no, it’s out of his control, he has an answer. Per Glassman, this moment represents “the fight between binary decisions” and the “grey areas” in life, with which Jack struggles. The two characters’ relationship reaches its climax when Jack proposes to Ewatomi in the finale, titled “Please Don’t Leave,” but the latter turns him down and reveals that she’s returning home to Nigeria (perhaps indefinitely). ![]() SEE our dozens of interviews with 2022 Emmy contenders While this anxiety certainly carries over into Jack’s relationship with Ewatomi, Glassman asserts that this pairing forces the two characters into reciprocal communication: “By design, they’re forced to interact with each other and the opportunity to leave.” ![]() On the topic of representing autism, Glassman told Gold Derby in our exclusive video interview ( watch above), “There is no one voice that’s supposed to represent anything for anybody.”įor Glassman, who was diagnosed with autism five years ago, representing the neurodevelopmental disorder came with a great deal of responsibility: “I was fearful of the responsibility of, if the show works and I start to do interviews, press etc., I’m going to be speaking on that I am by no means an expert of.” However, for the actor, working with numerous people on the autism spectrum - including his co-stars Sue Ann Pien and Albert Rutecki, who play Jack’s roommates Violet and Harrison, respectively - throughout the show’s eight-episode debut season reinforced the idea that they and their stories are “all different.” He divulges that this awareness made him not only feel more comfortable speaking about autism but also realize “how much it matters not to be the voice of anything, but to be a voice.”Īs Jack grapples with his father’s cancer diagnosis, he forges a relationship with the latter’s Nigerian-born nurse Ewatomi ( Délé Ogundiran) - one that Glassman characterizes as being a metaphor for: “Don’t assume that you don’t like because they don’t yet speak your language, because you could still be on a similar frequency.” The actor explains that Jack, wrapped up in his own consciousness, becomes absorbed by his father’s diagnosis and the effect it will have on not only their mutual relationship but also his own future self-preservation. Actor Rick Glassman stars as one of said roommates, Jack, an intelligent web designer struggling for financial stability after learning that his father ( Joe Mantegna) has been diagnosed with cancer. Based on the Israeli series “On the Spectrum” and created by Emmy winner Jason Katims, Amazon Prime’s dramedy “ As We See It” follows three 20-something roommates on the autism spectrum as they strive to navigate the highs and lows of life in a world that eludes them. ![]()
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