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actor

[ak-ter] / ˈæk tər /


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In 2011, “The Artist,” a delightful dialogue-free black-and-white feature, won Oscars for best picture, best director and best actor.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

Michael Ian Black is an actor, writer and comedian who currently appears as a Team Captain on CNN’s Have I Got News For You.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

On Thursday, Panettiere’s mother, Lesley Vogel, whom the “Nashville” actor had a strained relationship with, pointed blame for the actor’s death toward an unnamed individual, but earlier this week she outright named Hickerson.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

He said a foreign actor could download the list and send an email to residents posing as the city asking for tax money.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Although the actor had entered the theater after the performance had started, he was still on schedule.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Ms. Lichty’s awkward performance leaves a void at the play’s center, true, but even the actors of note, fine as they are, cannot bring unwritten depths to their shallow characters.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

They and other actors and aristocrats were visitors to the Scarborough Tunny Club, founded in the 1930s and which survives today as a fish and chip restaurant.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

There are photo ops and merch on-site, and often meet-and-greets with a cartoon’s creators or voice actors at a higher price point.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

His idea sounds less wild when you recall that we’re really talking about small communities being targeted by hostile foreign actors, leading Braun to reason that the Department of Defense could possibly fund his effort.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

On July 28, forty actors spent twelve grueling hours filming scenes in a burning wheat field.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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