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Actor. Producer. Writer. L.A. Confidential (1997) Kevin Spacey Fowler, better known by his stage name Kevin Spacey, is an American actor of screen and stage, film director, producer, screenwriter and singer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television.
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- Anna Kendrick
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- Viola Davis
- Mike Faist
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- Michael Shannon
Widely regarded as the best actress of all time, Meryl Streep has garnered a record 21 Academy Award Nominations. She has been a household name for decades and starred in some of the most significant pieces of modern cinema. Because of her long-running and decorated career as a screen actress, it is often overlooked that she began in theater From 1...
It’s no secret that Hugh Jackman is quite the song-and-dance man, mainly due to his roles in Les Misérables and The Greatest Showman. But his real claim to fame was his portrayal of Wolverine/Logan in the X-Men Cinematic Universe. Because of his beloved superhero status, his theater roots don’t get enough shine. Jackman’s first on-stage role was in...
The film career of Cate Blanchett is one of the more impressive and versatile as of late. Under her belt, she has multiple franchises such as Lord of the Rings and Thor, indie gems like Carol and Blue Jasmine, and iconic dramas like The Aviator and the recent and critically acclaimed Tár. Despite her position as a top-billed movie star for the last...
Most people know him as Kylo Ren, and some remember him as the guy who punched the wall in Marriage Story. The general consensus is that Adam Driver is among the few exciting leading men we have today. Though his breakout role was in HBO’s Girls as Adam Sackler, the show’s creator Lena Dunham discovered him through his work on Broadway. After gradu...
Actress Anna Kendrick has flexed her acting and singing muscles in films like Pitch Perfect and Into the Woods. So, it comes as no surprise that she got her start in theater before ever starring in a movie. At the very young age of 12, she was cast in the Broadway musical High Society, a role that earned her a Tony nod that early in her career. In ...
A lot of people may have been first introduced to Mark Rylance when he won the Academy Award in 2016 for his supporting role inSteven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies. However, people in the world of theater knew him already as one of the most highly respected performers of the craft. He is a classically trained stage actor who started out as part of th...
Closely catching up to Meryl Streep in acclaim and awards is the incomparable actress Viola Davis. She even starred alongside Streep in her film breakout role as Mrs. Miller in Doubt. Before that, Davis spent years doing small theater productions until she made her Broadway debut in August Wilson’s Seven Guitars. She received her first Tony nominat...
Steven Speilberg’s West Side Story saw the first major film role for the young and talented Mike Faist. Though it would have been an impressive start for anyone’s career, Faist’s work began long before then. He’s responsible for originating the iconic Broadway roles of Morris in Newsies and Connor in Dear Evan Hansen. Faist is only in the early sta...
It may not come as a surprise that the star of Frozen started in theater. However, many attribute the beginning of Kristen Bell’s career to the popular early 2000s TV series Veronica Mars. After the humble beginnings of playing a tree in local Detroit theater productions, Bell went on to attend the Tisch School of Arts at NYU. The school is known f...
There seems to be a pattern of some of the most skilled performers having a strong theater background. That much is true for the talented yet brilliantly understated Michael Shannon. He started on local Chicago stages, including working with the famed Steppenwolf Theater Company. Shannon’s first starring role on screen was a film adaptation of Bug,...
Kevin Spacey Fowler, better known by his stage name Kevin Spacey, is an American actor of screen and stage, film director, producer, screenwriter and singer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television.
Aug 14, 2018 · Katie Holmes. Even Katie Holmes (“Dawson’s Creek” and “Batman Begins”) has appeared on Broadway, first in “All My Sons” in 2008, and again in 2012 in “Dead Accounts.”. Megan ...
American stage, screen and television actress, and comedian Carol Kane (b. Carolyn Laurie Kane, June 18, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio), was born to Elaine Joy (née Fetterman), a jazz singer and pianist, and Michael Myron Kane, an architect. Her family is Jewish (from Russia, Poland, and Austria).
Jan 10, 2023 · Actors such as Morgan Freeman, Emma Thompson, and Hugh Jackman are some examples of actors who do screen acting, as well as stage acting. Sarah Jessica Parker Image via HBO Max. You might know ...
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Mar 4, 2024 · Keaton seamlessly transitioned from stage to screen alongside Allen and the pair went on to collaborate on eight different films together, most notably Keaton’s best-remembered performance in ...
