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Marvel’s Jewish Character The Thing Is Played by a Jewish Actor for the First Time

JL;DR SUMMARY The beloved Marvel Comics character The Thing, also known as Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm, is being portrayed by a Jewish actor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, for the first time in Marvel cinematic history. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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The ThingBen GrimmFantastic FourEbon Moss BachrachJewish ActorNatasha LyonneMarvelJewish SuperheroJack KirbyYancy Street

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New York, United States
"the movie also literally takes us to Yancy Street"

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