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title: Dead Eyes is a podcast documenting one actor’s quest to discover why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers
url: https://headgum.com/dead-eyes
edition: /collider/2025-10-21/index.edition.md
position: 8
date: 2025-10-21
source: mailchimp
original: https://mailchi.mp/pathwright/collider-october-21-25
retrieved: 2026-11-09
visibility: public
author: /people/justin-hall.person.md
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👀 **[Dead Eyes is a podcast documenting one actor’s quest to discover why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.](https://headgum.com/dead-eyes)** The series spans ‘20-’22, an interesting time in the world and in the life of comedian Connor Ratliff. I just found this last week and am currently on ep 10. Heartwarming, insightful about setbacks, consoling for folks who work in creative mediums.