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  1. Oddball cable installer Chip Douglas (Jim Carrey) attempts to strike up a friendship with customer Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick) by offering him premium channels at no cost. When Steven ...

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  2. The Cable Guy is a 1996 American satirical black comedy thriller film directed by Ben Stiller, written by Lou Holtz Jr. and starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. [3] It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996.

  3. THE CABLE GUY. Comedy. Jim Carrey is Chip Douglas, cable installer. Raised on television sitcoms, he wants life to look just like My Three Sons. And when he meets single guy Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick), he sees his chance for some serious male bonding.

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    His real name is never actually revealed, not even in the credits. He was known under various aliases from TV sitcoms, his most used one was Ernie 'Chip' Douglas which were the children's names from My Three Sons, other names included Larry Tate (Bewitched), The Big Ragoo also known as Carmine (Laverne and Shirley) and Murray Slaughter (the Mary Ty...

    The Cable Guy was raised in a neglectful home by his mother who worked nights and told him to stay near "Mr. Babysitter" which was what she called the television, which is effectively what raised him. He never met his father. Later in his life, he became a cable installer for an unknown cable company. The company fired him for stalking customers, b...

    It is never revealed what his true name was as he used various aliases from TV sitcoms so he was credited as Cable Guy.
    His name is not to be confused with Larry the Cable Guy.
    The script of the Cable Guy was original written for the late Chris Farley in the lead role but he turned it down due to scheduling difficulties.
    The late Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Paul Giamatti, the late Phil Hartman and the late Robin Williams were considered for the role of the Cable Guy before Jim Carrey was cast.
  4. Jun 14, 2021 · After a stint on “In Living Color,” where he created a rococo list of characters like Fire Marshall Bill and Vera De Milo, the rubber-faced comic seamlessly made the transition to the big screen.

  5. Jun 14, 1996 · Learn about The Cable Guy: discover its actor ranked by popularity, see when it released, view trivia, and more.

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  7. In the film The Cable Guy, we see the ongoing story of the murder trial of Stan Sweet, a person who is alleged to have murdered his identical twin brother Sam Sweet. The identical twins are both played by Ben Stiller, who also directed the film itself.