Hasbro cast Linwood to launch "The Mask" product line. 
"Somebody Start Me!"  

    New Line Cinema's Dave Imhoff sent Linwood  to London to do a one-man show which included 20 different personalities , character songs and a 20 foot knee slide.

Hasbro credited Linwood with
changing the European market from
"Not interested" to "Gotta Have it".

CBS, New Line Cinema and Hasbro picked  
Linwood when they couldn't get Jim Carrey.     
"SSSmokin'!"