{"id":346360,"date":"2025-09-01T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=394674"},"modified":"2025-09-01T12:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:08:01","slug":"woody-allen-acknowledges-that-directing-donald-trump-was-pleasant-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/woody-allen-acknowledges-that-directing-donald-trump-was-pleasant-after-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Woody Allen acknowledges that directing Donald Trump was pleasant, after all"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Woody Allen, in a recent appearance on Bill Maher&#8217;s podcast Club Random, stated that he does not consider himself a Trump supporter, but <strong>acknowledged Donald Trump&#8217;s acting skills<\/strong>. Allen, a renowned director and screenwriter, highlighted his personal experience by stating: <em>\u201cI am one of the few people who can say I directed Trump\u201d<\/em>, referring to his work in the film Celebrity, released in 1998. In this film, Trump had a brief role that, despite its short duration, left a lasting impression of his ability to perform in front of the cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anyone can have a little trickery<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allen&#8217;s statement provokes reflections on Donald Trump&#8217;s versatility as a public figure. Over the years, <strong>Trump has made multiple appearances in movies and television shows<\/strong>, highlighting his ability to blend his political career with pop culture. From cameos in iconic series to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espinof.com\/directores-y-guionistas\/su-lugar-esta-basurero-llamas-a-donald-trump-no-le-ha-hecho-nada-gracia-the-apprentice-ha-tomado-acciones-legales-para-intentar-bloquear-distribucion-pelicula\">his starring role in reality shows like The Apprentice<\/a>, Trump has cemented his place not only in the political arena but also as a recurring character in entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Donald Trump in Woody Allen&#039;s Celebrity (1998)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hIGnpwg640c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conversation between Allen and Maher opens a debate about the effectiveness of unconventional actors in the film industry, and how figures like Trump can challenge traditional norms. <strong>The combination of his intriguing style and controversial nature continues to resonate<\/strong> in the entertainment industry, suggesting that, in his role as an actor, Trump may have left an interesting mark. While Allen does not politically align with Trump, his acknowledgment of Trump&#8217;s acting potential highlights a less explored facet of the former president&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woody Allen, in a recent appearance on Bill Maher&#8217;s podcast Club Random, stated that he does not consider himself a Trump supporter, but acknowledged Donald Trump&#8217;s acting skills. Allen, a renowned director and screenwriter, highlighted his personal experience by saying, &#8220;I am one of the few people who can say that I directed Trump,&#8221; referring to his work in the film Celebrity, released in 1998. In this film, Trump played a brief role that, despite its short duration, left a lasting impression of his ability to perform in front of the cameras. Anyone can have a Trump moment The statement [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":346361,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[5465,15547],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-346360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-donald-trump","tag-woody-allen"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346360"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346365,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346360\/revisions\/346365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346360"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=346360"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=346360"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=346360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}