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How Brie Larson Transformed From Sitcom Star To Captain Marvel
By BLAISE SANTI
JAY LENO SKETCHes
Brie Larson’s first acting job was for a commercial parody on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in 1996, promoting “Malibu Mudslide Barbie.”
She continued doing more parodies on Leno’s show, and in 2017, she told Jimmy Fallon that her experience working on the parodies was “where I learned that I had comedic timing.”
TEENAGE POP STAR
At age 15, Larson was offered a record deal by Casablanca Records, and the label quickly recorded her debut album, “Finally Out of P.E.”
The album was released in the fall of 2005, but even though her lead single, “She Said,” was a minor hit on the Billboard charts, a pop-star life was not meant to be for Larson.
MISSED OUT ON BIG ROLES
Larson continued booking minor roles in movies like “Hoot” and “Remember The Daze,” but she did miss out on roles in critically acclaimed movies like “Juno.”
Larson told Vulture in 2014 that she took these losses hard, claiming, “I came close enough on many roles to get both encouraged and completely devastated.”
UNITED STATES OF TARA
The Showtime series “United States of Tara” was a turning point in Larson’s career because she got to perform alongside her acting hero, Toni Collette.
Larson played series regular Kate who was the daughter of Collette’s Tara Gregson, and her three seasons on the show also allowed her to work with “Juno” creator Diablo Cody.
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
After her stint on “United States of Tara,” she started to book bigger roles and made quite the impression in the 2010 film “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”
Although the movie didn't perform well at the box office, its cult following has kept her portrayal of Envy Adams, the lead singer of The Clash at Demonhead, alive.