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Before starring in “Severance” and “Parks and Recreation,” actor Adam Scott was a self-described outcast making saltwater taffy on the Santa Cruz, Calif., boardwalk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

American icon Dolly Parton, whose career as a country singer, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist spanned six decades, has died at age 80.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

While Dolly Parton is best known for her decades-spanning music career, her work as an actor has also left a lasting impression on film audiences.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The actor learned to shuck oysters and clean fish to play a mentor to a teenage Anthony Bourdain in the new movie “Tony.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

But I never liked any of the Tarzan movies—my own imagined picture of Tarzan was more wonderful than any actor could possibly be.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

From 2019 to 2021, Sami paid for tickets to high-profile events and photo opportunities with the likes of actors Matt Damon and Benedict Cumberbatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Peacebuilding activist Eva Khair told the Security Council that "although they have denied such allegations, external actors are enabling this catastrophe."

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Songs, art and literature that shaped the inner lives of history’s actors are usually overlooked while politics, war and social change appear to drive the national story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Actress Michelle Rodriguez, who once hosted the World Music Awards with Panettiere, said this week that the number of child actors who had passed away at a young age was strange.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

It’s an improv exercise where two actors are acting in a scene and someone from the audience calls out, “Freeze!”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan