Mark Ruffalo often jokes around that he only has about 7 or 8 fans. That is far from the truth since the Marvel star has millions of followers on social media. But one weird and hilarious fan encounter might prove that Ruffalo may have been right all along. While appearing on the Los Angeles Times’ Actors Roundtable, he revealed that he was once mistaken for a Marvel villain.
Known for being humble, genuine, and always kind to his many fans, it was his strangest fan encounter, for it’s not every day that the Hulk might get mistaken for Kingpin aka Vincent D’Onofrio.
When Mark Ruffalo Got Mistaken For Being Vincent D’Onofrio
Vincent D’Onofrio played one of the most fan-favorite villains in Marvel’s history. Now set to reprise his role of Kingpin aka Wilson Fisk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, D’Onofrio has gained worldwide popularity for being a bulky and deadly villain who could kill a man with a single punch. But before playing the gigantic villain, he was just a lean 1.92 m tall actor when he starred in one episode on Homicide: Life on the Street.
And it was this role of his that Mark Ruffalo was confused with while grocery shopping one day. During the Los Angeles Times’ Actors Roundtable, Ruffalo revealed the details of this strange fan encounter.
“I was in a grocery store and this woman was like ‘I know who you are’. She’s like ‘That episode of you when you got trapped in the subway, you almost died.’ I was just like ‘That wasn’t me’. And she wouldn’t believe me… ‘Are you kidding me’ I should have been like ‘Yeah, that was pretty good, that episode’.”
Despite the actor revealing that Vincent D’Onofrio starred in the famous Subway episode of the hit TV drama, the fan refused to believe him. Well, now the actor regrets that he should have just taken the compliment and moved on.
Being Mistaken For A Marvel Villain Isn’t The Only Strange Fan Encounter Mark Ruffalo Has Had
There is no doubt that Mark Ruffalo is an incredibly generous actor who never shies away from interacting with his fans. Whether it is re-enacting a fan’s dream conversation (via BBC) or sharing sweet messages that encourage self-love (via Independent), trust Ruffalo to do it all.
However, while promoting Avengers in Russia, the actor had another strange fan encounter. While on the Late Late Show with James Corden, the actor revealed that one fan got into his car while en route to the movie’s premiere.
Almost breathless and in awe, the fan then asked him to give an artwork that she had prepared to his co-star Tom Hiddleston! Although the actor did not reveal if he even delivered it, Scarlett Johansson on Jimmy Kimmel Live did however confirm that Hiddleston did actually get the fan’s artwork delivered to him personally by Ruffalo.
Meanwhile, Ruffalo’s latest movie Poor Things is in cinemas now!
