https://www.biography.com/actors/sylvester-stallone
Actor, writer, director and producer Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, in New York City. His trademark droopy visage was the result of a forceps accident at the time of his birth. A nerve was

https://www.biography.com/actors
Biography: Heath Ledger. Heath Ledger is known for his acting chops, but long before he hit it big in Hollywood, Heath was a legend on the local dance circuit. Aug 22, 2019.

https://www.biography.com/actors/clint-eastwood
Personal Life. Married twice, Eastwood has also been involved in several high-profile affairs. He was married to Maggie Johnson from 1953 to 1984, with whom he had two children, Kyle (b. 1968) and

https://actingmagazine.com/2019/06/how-sylvester-stallone-made-himself-into-a-star/
Stallone recalled the time he attempted to be an extra in The Godfather. It was a big party scene with over 300 extras, all Italian. Stallone was told that he didn't look Italian enough to get cast. Stallone's jaw hit the floor. Stallone, whose father was Italian, wondered how even doors marked "Italian", were closed to him.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html
Joaquin Phoenix. By James Gray. Joaquin Phoenix has appeared in four of the director James Gray's movies, starting with "The Yards" in 2000 and including "We Own the Night" (2007

https://actingmagazine.com/2019/02/actor-stories-tyler-perry/
In 1992, Tyler moved to Atlanta with the dream of staging his first play. When that effort failed (and failed, and failed, six times over), he was left homeless, disheartened, and broke—but not broken. As Perry explains: " [I] Moved from New Orleans to Atlanta, wrote the show, had all my money tied up in it.

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/14/647491779/bradley-cooper-on-the-personal-story-behind-a-star-is-born
Bradley Cooper On The Personal Story Behind 'A Star Is Born' In his directorial debut, the actor plays an aging musician who falls for and mentors an up-and-coming talent — played by Lady Gaga

https://bookriot.com/must-read-books-about-actors/
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates. "Joyce Carol Oates boldly reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jeane Baker—the child, the woman, the fated celebrity and idolized blonde the world came to know as Marilyn Monroe. In a voice startlingly intimate and rich, Norma Jeane tells her own story of an emblematic American artist

https://actingmagazine.com/category/actor-stories/
ACTOR STORY How the Late Michael K. Williams Almost Gave Up on Acting Michael K. Williams' struggles and triumphs, as an up-and-coming actor (by Carmichael Phillips) (Michael K. Williams) In honor of the late, great Michael K. Williams, we'd like to tell the story of how he almost gave up on acting. Fortunately, the actor held on to his

https://storylineonline.net/
A two-time Emmy-nominated program of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Storyline Online features actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading worldwide.

https://time.com/5828209/hollywood-true-story-netflix/
By Cady Lang and Anna Purna Kambhampaty. May 1, 2020 7:00 AM EDT. I n Ryan Murphy 's new Netflix limited series Hollywood, post-war Tinseltown is reenvisioned with an imaginative "what if

https://www.forbes.com/sites/entertainment/article/greatest-actors-of-all-time/
World cinema has many great actors, including names like Shah Rukh Khan, Toshirô Mifune, Dolores Del Río, Brigitte Bardot and many others. However, to keep the list focused, all of the actors

https://parade.com/1303949/hannah-southwick/west-side-story-cast/
West Side Story is a story for the ages—but as the cast of the new remake goes to show, all things must change. Sixty years after the iconic musical movie first hit screens, West Side Story was

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Hathaway
Actor. Years active. 1977-present. Noah Leslie Hathaway (born November 13, 1971) is an American actor and a former teen idol. He is best known for his roles as Atreyu in the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story and for portraying Boxey on the original television series Battlestar Galactica. His work in The NeverEnding Story made him particularly

https://actingmagazine.com/2021/04/actor-stories-how-ed-oneill-landed-his-breakout-role-by-making-a-bold-choice/
How Ed O'Neill landed his breakout role. Ed O'Neill was not among the first actors to read for the role. In fact, he wasn't even on the radar in the beginning. He was a hustling actor, working in Broadway and Off-Broadway shows around New York City. On the other side of the country, in Los Angeles, a pilot was being cast for Married

https://www.britannica.com/art/acting
acting, the performing art in which movement, gesture, and intonation are used to realize a fictional character for the stage, for motion pictures, or for television. (Read Lee Strasberg's 1959 Britannica essay on acting.) Acting is generally agreed to be a matter less of mimicry, exhibitionism, or imitation than of the ability to react to

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls050274118/
The actors on this list are ranked according to their lifetime success (awards & nominations), along with their acting skills, versatility and role transformation. To me, accuracy when making a Top 10/Top 100 all time list is extremely important. My lists are not based on my own personal favorites; they are based on the true greatness and/or success of the person, place or thing being ranked.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a production. [1] The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is ὑποκριτής ( hupokritḗs ), literally "one who answers". [2] The actor's interpretation of a role

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/stars-movies-based-true-stories-people/
The actor lost 60 pounds for the 2004 film "The Machinist." He bulked up again to play Bruce Wayne, but he also had to shrink down to 122 pounds for his role in the 2010 film "The Fighter." George

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/g-s1-7276/martin-mull-comic-actor-dies
Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood Tonight."

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-06-26/bill-cobbs-character-actor-air-bud-the-bodyguard-dies
Bill Cobbs, a seasoned character actor with nearly 200 film and television credits, has died at age 90. Cobbs' death was confirmed by his brother, Thomas G. Cobbs, who wrote on Facebook: "We

https://actingmagazine.com/2020/09/actor-stories-how-aaron-paul-got-his-big-break/
ACTOR STORY. How Aaron Paul Got His Big Break. Ten years of darkness before the light finally broke through. (by Carmichael Phillips) (Aaron Paul in El Camino) Jesse Pinkman is not his actual name. But that's the name that probably comes into your mind when you see his face. His real name is Aaron Paul. And he is not an actual crystal meth

https://storynet.org/how-storytellers-serve-as-actors/
By Kevin Cordi How Storytellers Serve as Actors and what we can learn from each Other (part I) Storytellers are the first actors. Before there were set designs, lighting plots, or directors, storytellers were telling stories. Skillfully positioned words handled by a crafty raconteur steered the audience's attention. An African Griot might use stories to

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/06/28/martin-mull-death-clue-arrested-development-sabrina/
Martin Mull, 'Clue' and 'Arrested Development' actor, dies at 80. The prolific funnyman, who rose to fame in the 1970s, was known for his dry wit and string of guest-star appearances in TV

https://actingmagazine.com/2021/03/actor-stories-how-matt-damon-created-his-own-opportunity-and-made-himself-into-a-star/
ACTOR STORY How Matt Damon Created His Own Opportunity, and Made Himself into a Star Damon, along with pal, Ben Affleck, refused to wait for Hollywood's approval (by Carmichael Phillips) (Matt Damon in

https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/06/martin-mull-actor-from-fernwood-tonight-and-roseanne-with-cleveland-roots-dies-at-80.html
Comedian and actor Martin Mull, who grew up in North Ridgeville, has died. Mull's daughter says her father died Thursday after a long illness. He was 80 years old.

https://actingmagazine.com/2020/04/actor-stories-geoffrey-owens-rise-and-falland-rise-again/
Owens was cast as Elvin Tibideaux, the soft-spoken, witty boyfriend of the Huxtable's eldest daughter, Sondra Huxtable, played by actress Sabrina LeBeauf, in the show's second season. Their fictional characters would eventually get married and Owens became a regular on the show until it ended in 1992, after 8 seasons.