‘Dumb And Dumber To’ Could Launch Careers Of Rachel Melvin, Ben Daniels
Before Dumb and Dumber To, most movie goers had probably not heard of Rachel Melvin. After starring in the film alongside Jim Carry and Jeff Daniels, its a pretty safe bet everyone will be hearing more about the young actress. To be fair, it’s not like no one has ever heard of Melvin. The budding young big screen star had a longtime recurring role on the popular soap opera Days of Our Lives. Still, considering Rachel hadn’t appeared on that show in five years, it’s likely even fans of that show didn’t recognize her when she first appeared on the screen in Dumb and Dumber To.
Considering the sheer number of people who went to see the long-awaited sequel to the Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels comedy about two friends who are incredibly… dumb, Days of Our Lives fans were likely in the audience. The sequel managed to take the top spot in the box office on its opening weekend. The 29-year-old actress, who plays the daughter of Daniels’ character, seems to be genuinely enjoying her newfound fame, recently tweeting out a big thank you to fans of the film.
Thank u all so much for the very sweet tweets about #dumbto. I’m so happy you helped make it the no.1 movie this weekend!! Thank u so much!
— Rachel Melvin (@therachelmelvin) November 17, 2014
Perhaps the only thing more interesting about the Dumb and Dumber To co-stars sudden rise to fame is how she managed to get the part of Penny in the first place. In a recent interview with the Daily Herald, Rachel Melvin admits she actually got the part of Harry’s daughter because the casting director saw her audition for a car commercial. Considering she has a number of other acting jobs on her resume, it seems rather ironic it took trying out for a commercial she didn’t get to land her biggest part.
It turns out Melvin isn’t the only one who might be seeing a boost to her career thanks to Dumb and Dumber To. Jeff Daniel’s actual offspring, Ben Daniels, managed to get his band’s music heavily featured on Dumb and Dumber To‘s soundtrack. While the Michigan musician isn’t exactly a household name yet, he soon could be if the movie continues to be as popular as it is right now. Ben Daniels is no rookie to the music scene; he has five albums under his belt. Still, much like Rachel, Ben is being talked about more because of what he did in Dumb and Dumber To.
