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Whose performances keep your eyes glued to the screen? Bogart in Casablanca… Fonda in The Grapes of Wrath… Streep in Sophie’s Choice… Megan Fox in Jennifer’s Body. Wait – Megan Fox? Don’t worry, she’s not in here.


Tommy Lee Jones

Posted by on Sep 5, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones has been an actor most of his adult life, and he even had some success in his younger years. He won Outstanding Lead Actor...

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Phil Hartman

Posted by on Jun 25, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Phil Hartman

For eight seasons, Phil Hartman was Mr. Versatility on Saturday Night Live. Just think of some of the parts he played – Eugene, the...

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Sidney Poitier

Posted by on Apr 27, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Sidney Poitier

Some people seem to happen to be in the right place at the right time, and fame or fortune finds them. Then there are others, like Sidney...

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Steve McQueen

Posted by on Apr 2, 2012 in Actor, Featured | 1 comment

Steve McQueen was the “king of cool.” He followed James Dean as an iconic anti-hero. At one time he was the highest-paid actor...

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Sandra Bullock

Posted by on Mar 23, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Sandra Bullock

The curse of actors and actresses who are excellent in comedic roles is that they aren’t taken seriously in their industry. So it was...

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Brad Pitt, Actor

Posted by on Mar 1, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Brad Pitt, Actor

Sometimes you can be so good looking that people don’t want to take you seriously. It’s a curse that’s followed me all my...

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George Clooney

Posted by on Feb 20, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on George Clooney

It’s hard not to like George Clooney. He could be making a good living as an actor who gets by on his charm and good looks, but he...

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Chris Farley

Posted by on Jan 22, 2012 in Actor, Featured | 2 comments

Unless you’ve been living in a van down by the river, you know that the casts of Saturday Night Live from 1990-95 were among its...

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Richard Pryor

Posted by on Dec 28, 2011 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Richard Pryor

It’s a pretty well accepted truth that well-adjusted people don’t turn out to be stand-up comedians. There’s often...

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Ginger Rogers

Posted by on Nov 21, 2011 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Ginger Rogers

The all-time greatest quote about Ginger Rogers, comparing her to partner Fred Astaire: “Sure he was great, but don’t forget...

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