“Today I learned a not insignificant number of my colleagues never knew Robert Redford is the ‘nodding guy meme.’ Deeply disturbing,” remarked Splinter editor Katherine Krueger. “There were, in fact, movies made before 2002 people,” quipped in a clever use of the meme, responds to the question, “Did you know the nodding meme guy is Robert Redford?” with the GIF itself - demonstrating that, yes, they are a learned person who knows a Redford when they see one.Įven Martin’s colleague could not fathom his shallow knowledge of American cinema. “Anyone that didn’t know this is Robert Redford – or worse, thought it was f-ing Zach Gallifanakis …,” tweeted Arnold Blumberg, a pop culture book publisher “I can’t. Meanwhile, many on Twitter, who are obviously of a legal drinking age, expressed their disappointment over the internet’s general lack of diligent observation. Later, added, “I tweeted this then went to bed and woke up covered in a swarm of angry boomers.” “I will not accept that this isn’t Zach Galifinakis,” wrote on the social media platform. “I just found out that this gif is Robert Redford and I am shooketh,” said Stephanie Snowden, a director at The Ringer. His article went viral on Twitter, where users echoed Martin’s surprise. Since then, though, many of the internet’s youngsters had ignored this fact until Splinter writer Nick Martin shared his personal revelation in learning the meme’s true creator. No, the viral “nodding guy” meme isn’t Zach Galifianakis - it’s Robert Redford. Then, the following year, viral content website Mashable produced an article identifying the sources of popular GIFs, which included Redford’s nod. The website Know Your Meme reveals that the GIF has been circulating via online message boards since 2012.
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It turns out the warm, wooly meme man is no comedian but legendary actor and certifiable Hollywood hunk Robert Redford, 82, from the 1972 film “Jeremiah Johnson,” about a man who takes to the woods a la Henry David Thoreau on Walden Pond. But a closer look reveals that the footage is grainy and dated, by more than 45 years in fact, from a film released when Galifianakis, 49, was just a toddler.
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It’s one of the most widespread memes of our time - a GIF panning in on an affable-looking bearded man gently nodding in approval.Īs few knew the source of the viral clip, many on the internet - apparently born just yesterday - had speculated that the origin was some deep-cut scene featuring comedian Zach Galifianakis. Meme in chief: Twitter roasts Biden for bicycle fall Revlon joins meme stocks as shares surge after bankruptcy filing TikTok user says she got job rejection reversed by sending this meme
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