Deadpan vaudeville days, Buster Keaton developed his deadpan expression. Keaton realized that audiences responded better to his stony expression than when he smiled, and he carried this style into his silent film career. The 1980 film "Airplane!" was performed almost entirely in deadpan. Many popular American sitcoms use deadpan expressions to deliver dry humor, including "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Arrested Development", and "My Name Is Earl". More recent examples are Andre Braugher as Captain Raymond Holt from the TV show "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett in "iCarly", and Louis C.K. in "Louie". Another example is the comedy of Steven Wright.
Frank Moore (Canadian actor) "Due South", "", "The Reagans", "At the Hotel", "Killjoys" and "Murdoch Mysteries". On stage, his noted roles have included productions of the musicals "Hair", "Les Misérables", "Tommy", "The Drowsy Chaperone" and "Urinetown", and the plays "Creeps", "Leaving Home", "The Crackwalker" and "Russell Hill". Frank Moore (Canadian actor) Frank Moore (born 1946 in Bay de Verde, Newfoundland) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor. He won the Canadian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1976 for the film "The Far Shore", and was also a nominee for Best Actor in 1978 for "The Third Walker". He has also had