actor
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The “Widow’s Bay” star won the award for lead actor in a comedy series at the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Rhys was named best lead actor in a limited series for The Beast In Me, then won best lead actor in a comedy for Widow's Bay.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“The Pitt,” the chaotically paced medical drama that reinvigorated the genre, landed outstanding drama series for the second year in a row, along with a repeat win for lead actor Noah Wyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Of its 13 Emmy nominations in 2025, it received five awards, including lead actor in a drama for Wyle and supporting actress in a drama for Katherine LaNasa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Boaz thought of the memes he’d seen claiming that some actor was actually a time traveler, their doppelgänger found in a vintage photograph.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan performed a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” as images of actors, writers, directors and other industry figures who died this year were projected onto the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Tech CEOs losing sleep over IP security want patriotic workers who wouldn’t dream of selling out their country or employer to bad actors overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
For both actors, the script presented physical challenges in portraying the bodily changes their characters undergo over the years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
It’s only a matter of time before the music plays off one of these seasoned actors halfway through their speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Booth had taken all the actors backstage by surprise and rushed past them.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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Vocabulary lists containing actor
Academy Awards, List 3
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