"The Third Planet from the Sun": actors and roles

Films and serials about aliens have long won universal love. It is always interesting to observe unusual characters, their superpowers and relationships with people. Among them there are such adaptations, which through imaginary heroes of the alien world make you look at the life of people, perhaps, to know yourself. One of the best attempts in humorous form to show earthlings was the American TV series "The Third Planet from the Sun", which in 2016 turned 20 years old.

"The Third Planet from the Sun": actors, plot, achievements

Started in 1996, a sitcom about aliens is predicted to be another short story, which will quickly be forgotten. But the opposite happened. For 6 seasons this series has collected a huge audience of American and foreign viewers and became a multiple winner of various awards.

Such success was a natural consequence of the inexhaustible fantasy of filmmakers and screenwriters, as well as the complete commitment of the cast of actors who are proud of "The Third Planet from the Sun".

Actors of the sitcom - J. Lithgow, K. Johnston, F. Stewart and J. Gordon-Levitt - played the main "unrivaled four" characters. These are space aliens who arrived on our planet with a secret mission - to thoroughly study life on Earth and the Earthmen themselves as creatures. To do this, they land in a small US city of Ohio and, under the guise of an ordinary family, begin their "investigation." From jelly tubes, the kind of which they had on their home planet, they turn out outwardly ordinary, but with strange behavior of people.

The Solomon family (such a name was received by aliens on Earth) consists of:

• Dick, the head of the family, a professor of physics at one of the local universities (is it worth mentioning that he knows everything about physics?). He is the commander-in-chief of the entire expedition.
• Sally - a former security lieutenant, a man who got the look of an effective blonde, sister of the head of the family.
• Harry is also an officer, the chief communications officer, with which the aliens report on the expedition to the ruler of his planet, the Great Giant Head.
• Tommy - the oldest on his home planet and the youngest on Earth - a teenager with all the consequences.

Passing through the small and familiar difficulties of earthlings, but incomprehensible and frightening aliens, the four heroes manage to build relationships, learn to feel, and gradually they themselves become people. Every evening, sitting down on the roof of the house and peering into the starry sky, they discuss what it is like to be a human being.

"The Third Planet from the Sun": actors and roles

Who, like John Lithgow, who was not already in acting , was the head of the family? This eminent actor came to the site of the sitcom at the age of 51 years. Now he already owns five Emmys and two Tony, was nominated for an Oscar, and in his track record roles in popular films and TV series - Words of Tenderness, Dexter, Interstellar and others.

Kristen Johnston, who so liked the audience in the role of Sally Solomon, has a slightly less success in his career than other actors of the series "The Third Planet from the Sun". It can be seen in the episodic roles of "Sex in the City", "American Family", "First Aid" and some others. But the sitcom about the newcomers brought the actress deserved awards - two Emmy awards.

French Stewart, the performer of the most amusing role in the series, very harmoniously accustomed to the character's image. And it's no wonder - Stewart can be seen in so many comedy films: "Stargate", "Stopping Time", "Alone at Home 4", "Castle", "Days of Our Life" and many others.

But the superstar's glory can boast the youngest at that time the performer of the role in the series "The Third Planet from the Sun". Actors with a great future usually show themselves from the smallest age. So it happened with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the most enviable American fiancé. He got deserved popularity thanks to the shooting in major films: "Beginning", "Life is Beautiful", "Snowden" and others.

According to the viewers, the actors and roles of the series "The Third Planet from the Sun" were selected and distributed very successfully.

Dick Solomon

A major role in improving the characters played in the series "The Third Planet from the Sun" actors. Dick Solomon owes his brilliance and eccentricity to the acting skills of John Lithgow, who in a new way revealed himself as a comedic actor.

Dick Solomon is a tall, choleric, sometimes naive professor. This is combined with selfishness, self-righteousness and infantilism. He is one of the first who manages to start a relationship with his "colleague in the shop" Mary Albright.

The humor of this character is directly related to the gorgeous game Lithgow.

Sally Solomon

Sally Solomon is Dick's sister, a former lieutenant and selfless warrior. Getting into the body of a beautiful blonde, he experiences enormous discomfort. Especially when it starts to attract the attention of men. Over time, Sally understands that being a woman is not so bad, there are many advantages in this. He tries to master all the female "tricks", but the officer rudeness, brutality and huge power still make themselves felt.

The masculine by nature, Sally begins to eventually discover in her feelings, before she is incomprehensible, and ties up with the policeman.

Harry Solomon

Harry Solomon is a 30-year-old simpleton, also an officer in the past, distinguished by his stupidity and constantly squinting eyes. In the Solomon family, by and large he plays the role of an antenna - through him a connection is established with the leadership of the native planet.

Funny antics, a certain detachment of Harry make him the most ridiculous character. It is interesting that, despite its absurdity, it is popular with women.

Tommy Solomon

It is interesting to observe the formation of the talent of another actor - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who played a teenager Tommy. The boy becomes an ordinary pupil of the school, despite the fact that in the past he is the oldest and wisest member of the space expedition.

His new friends notice that the guy is smart for years, but in his new family they treat him like a child. Tommy, of course, is embarrassed, so he tries more often to remind his household who is who. Great difficulties are brought to him by typical teenage problems, which he struggles to control: puberty, romantic and friendly relations and so on.

The series "The Third Planet from the Sun" (actors, roles and a rather simple but original story found their grateful viewer) - widely known and beloved sitok. This is a good, funny movie that can be viewed by the whole family.