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Role of a Lifetime

4.820021h 38mMovieComedyDrama

A has-been actor drops from public view and is presumed dead and when Hollywood decides to make a movie about his life, he decides to make a comeback by assuming another identity.

DirectorAntony Alda
WriterAntony Alda
ProducersGregory Scanlan·Ed Sanders

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Cast · Directed by Antony Alda

SBScott Bakula
Scott Bakula
Bobby Cellini / Buck Steele
ED
Edie Dearing
Velvet
BT
Beverly Taylor
Luna
MWMarissa Jaret Winokur
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Flower Girl (as Marisa Winokur)
ELElizabeth Lambert
Elizabeth Lambert
Dana
KMKathryn Morris
Kathryn Morris
Chelsea Cellini
MP
Michael Pointer
Booking Officer
MMMatt McKenzie
Matt McKenzie
Cop
HGHarry Groener
Harry Groener
Brad Collings
FNFrank Novak
Frank Novak
Desk Sergeant
JVJulia Vera
Julia Vera
Hopi Woman
DKDavid Kaufman
David Kaufman
Chick Desmond

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Role of a Lifetime hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 26, 2002. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.