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Michael Cera details his ‘dumb luck’ rising to fame in cutthroat Hollywood

June 1, 2025
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Michael Cera details his ‘dumb luck’ rising to fame in cutthroat Hollywood
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Michael Cera humbly chalked his super successful career up to “dumb luck.”

The actor, who has starred in beloved TV shows and movies such as “Arrested Development,” “Barbie,” and “Juno,” exclusively tells Page Six that he’s been extremely fortunate in his opportunities.

However, Cera, 36, did credit his frugality as something that has helped him over the years.

Michael Cera.
Michael Cera spoke to Page Six about his career and latest role. Page Six
Cera became famous as a teen, starring in “Arrested Development.” 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merchandising / Everett Collection

“I’ve always kind of lived [on] very little means in a way because I really like having freedom to say no to things,” he explains, adding that being able to decline projects is how to “stay in love with what you’re doing.”

“I kind of like time in between jobs,” he continues, before admitting that he does “get kind of itchy” after a break and is eager to get back to work.

“As an actor, you’re like a freelance person and you never know what the next thing is, so you kind of have to make peace with that feeling of the unknown,” he shared.

Cera starred in the 2007 movie “Juno.” ©Fox Searchlight/Courtesy Everett Collection
He also co-starred in “Barbie” as Alan. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Michael Cera.
Cera credits his long career to “dumb luck.” WireImage

Although the “Superbad” star confesses he might be a little less picky now that he and his wife Nadine have two kids and live in Brooklyn.

“I mean, it’s insane, you go to buy, like, garbage bags and it’s like $50 now,” he jokes about climbing grocery prices.

Cera can currently be seen in the latest Wes Anderson movie, “The Phoenician Scheme” as Bjorn Lund, a seemingly Swedish entomologist.

The actor can currently be seen in “The Phoenician Scheme.” AP
He plays a character with a Swedish accent. AP

He says it “definitely felt goofy,” speaking in a Nordic lilt, but calls it a challenge, “calibrating it in a way that it didn’t tip into being distracting or damaging the overall balance and the effect of the movie.”

The “This is the End” star says working with Anderson is “surreal, but it also just feels normal…Everybody’s happy to be there. And you really feel that. Everybody knows that it’s an unusual opportunity to work on a movie like this with someone like Wes and with a team like that.

“So, there’s a really happy spirit in the air.”

The movie, which came out May 30, follows a shady businessman named Zsa Zsa Korda and also stars Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Scarlett Johansson and Hope Davis.

The post Michael Cera details his ‘dumb luck’ rising to fame in cutthroat Hollywood appeared first on Page Six.

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