Trivia: To promote this film, Disaster Artist, distributors found and rented out the exact same billboard on Highland Avenue in LA that Wiseau had used for his movie, The Room. Wiseau used this billboard for five years promoting his film, and the Disaster Artist mimicked The Room's layout in it's billboard included the phone number to RSVP for the screenings.
Trivia: After the credits, there is an additional scene where the real Tommy Wiseau plays a character Henry and comes up to James Franco playing Tommy Wiseau and they have a conversation together. (01:42:10)
Answer: He was a fictional character. However, Apatow says he was playing a version of himself, though he didn't initially realise that when being cast. He claims he is not that bad in real life; his character is also an amalgam of other producers.
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