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Ethan Hawke Hated Being the Gen X Poster Boy After Reality Bites Came Out: 'Now I Love It'

Ethan Hawke tells PEOPLE he wasn't a fan of being labeled a Gen-X poster boy after 'Reality Bites' came out in the '90s. "But now I kind of love it," he says. "I like Gen X."

In an interview with PEOPLE about his new movie Wildcat, the actor, 53, recalls his 1994 classic Reality Bites, a comedy-drama about recent college graduates that cemented Hawke's status as a Generation X star. Hawke portrayed musician Troy Dyer in the film, which follows four friends as they navigate relationships and jobs some time after graduating college. "The weird thing about my career is there's certain people that just think I'm the guy from Moon Knight," he says, referencing his 2022 Disney+ superhero series for Marvel Studios.

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