The guy who played Kermit on Shameless is broke, brilliant, and barely holding it together.
Despite what would seem to be a flourishing career, most recently playing Kermit on Showtime's Shameless, Hollywood character actor Jim Hoffmaster struggles both professionally and personally.
Acting
Hoffmaster's raw vulnerability — he's performing even when he's not.
Direction
Rosemont lets uncomfortable silences do the heavy lifting.
Director
Jane Rosemont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The doc arrives as 'prestige TV' exploded, yet working actors saw wages stagnate — Hoffmaster's $800/day rate for Shameless versus his $15/hr gig economy survival is the industry in miniature.
Wes Studi's appearance isn't random — he and Hoffmaster bonded doing regional theater in Oklahoma in the 1980s, before either had 'made it.'
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