‘Dahmer – Monster’ Co-Star Michael Learned On How She Got The Role As The Killer’s Grandma
deadline.comDahmer – Monster may have been a dark series about a serial killer, but Michael Learned thinks she got the role as the cannibal’s grandmother by showing off her wry sense of humor.
While shooting a self-tape for the role of Catherine Dahmer, Learned’s manager suggested that she include a full body shot as part of the audition. “I said, ‘oh God, if I’d known you were gonna do that, I would’ve worn a bra,” Learned recalls to Deadline. “I hiked up my boobs.
I thought my manager was going to cut it out. But he left it in and I think I probably got the part because it just made them laugh.” An ability to put viewers in stitches wasn’t exactly a requirement of the job.
Instead, Learned was hired to portray Dahmer’s rather tolerant grandma who takes the young man into her home in episodes 4 and 5.
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