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An actor (sometimes actress for female; see terminology) is a person who acts in a dramatic or comic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity. The ancient Greek word for an "actor," ὑποκριτής (hypokrites), means literally "one who interprets"; in this sense, an actor is one who interprets a dramatic character.
After 1660, when women first appeared on stage, actor and actress were initially used interchangeably for female performers, but later, influenced by the French actrice, actress became the usual term. The etymology is a simple derivation from actor with ess added. The word actor refers to a person who acts regardless of gender, and this term "is increasingly preferred", while actress refers specifically to a female person who acts. Actress "remains in general use", although in a survey of a "wide cross-section of current British English", compiled in 2010, actor was almost twice as commonly found as actress. Within the profession, however, the re-adoption of the neutral term dates to the 1950s–60s, the post-war period when women's contribution to cultural life in general was being re-evaluated.Actress remains the common term used in major acting awards given to female recipients.
Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.
Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters. He is known for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series, as well as for his leads in Kate & Leopold, Van Helsing, The Prestige, Australia, and Real Steel. Jackman is a singer, dancer, and actor in stage musicals, and won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz.
In November 2008, Open Salon named Jackman one of the sexiest men alive. Later that same month, People magazine named Jackman "Sexiest Man Alive."
A three-time host of the Tony Awards, winning an Emmy Award for one of these appearances, Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.
Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the youngest of five children of English parents Chris Jackman and Grace Watson, and the second child to be born in Australia (he also has a younger half-sister, from his mother's re-marriage). One of his paternal great-grandfathers was Greek. His parents divorced when he was eight, and he remained with his accountant father and siblings, while his mother moved back to England. As a child, Jackman liked the outdoors, spending a lot of time at the beach and on camping trips and vacations all over Australia. He wanted to see the world: "I used to spend nights looking at atlases. I decided I wanted to be a chef on a plane. Because I'd been on a plane and there was food on board, I presumed there was a chef. I thought that would be an ideal job."
Actors: Mark Adair-Rios (actor), Tatyana Ali (actress), Mark Adair-Rios (producer), Vince Lozano (actor), David M. Evans (director), Lawrence Hughes Stern (producer), Lawrence Hughes Stern (writer), Kerith Lemon (producer),
Plot: Intensive Care is a cross between Harold and Maude and a female About Schmidt. It focuses on the unusual relationship that develops between an older, fragile, southern woman and the young, abused boy she kidnaps and takes on the road - as their families and the cops search for them.
Genres: Drama,Actors: David Schroeder (actor), Steve Wilcox (actor), David Cocheret (editor), David Cocheret (producer), Maria Valentina Bove (director), Maria Valentina Bove (writer), Maria Valentina Bove (producer), Maria Valentina Bove (producer), Jason Coleman (actor), Carlo Mendez (actor), Jesse McClung (producer), Gabi Ilioiu (miscellaneous crew), Gabi Ilioiu (miscellaneous crew), Louise Martin (actress), Andres De Oliveira (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Short,Actors: Teddy Vincent (actress), David Cocheret (director), David Cocheret (editor), David Cocheret (producer), David Cocheret (producer), David Cocheret (writer), Maria Valentina Bove (producer), Maxx Maulion (actor), Jesse McClung (producer), Gabi Ilioiu (miscellaneous crew), Gabi Ilioiu (miscellaneous crew), Joseph le Compte (actor), Cilly Dartell (producer), Ed Ford Jr. (actor), Matthew Hotsinpiller (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Nicolette Krebitz (actress), Udo Kier (actor), Waléra Kanischtscheff (actor), Richard Sammel (actor), Julia Dietze (actress), Julia Dietze (actress), Harald Schrott (actor), Harald Schrott (actor), Birger Clausen (composer), Tino Mewes (actor), Tino Mewes (actor), Werner Daehn (actor), Christoph Heckenbücker (producer), Verona Pooth (actress), Blerim Destani (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Charlie Minn (director), Charlie Minn (writer), Charlie Minn (producer), Hafid Abdelmoula (actor), Sara Vander Horn (writer), Sara Vander Horn (editor), Yota Matsuo (editor), Raina Oberlin (miscellaneous crew), Kyle Hildenbrand (composer), Salvatore Lo Medico (miscellaneous crew), Dan Williams (producer), Sam Pool (miscellaneous crew), James Hash (actor), Jacob Bayless (producer), Rebecca Reeves (actress),
Plot: On February 10, 1990 two cowards walked into the Las Cruces Bowl and changed the lives of many people. Seven people inside the bowling alley were forced at gunpoint to the floor and told to put their heads down. After stealing thousands of dollars from the safe, the killers shot all seven multiple times at close range, execution-style. The shooters then started a fire on the desk and fled. Dead at the scene were Amy Houser, Steven Teran, his step-daughter Paula, and Valerie Teran. Incredibly, Melissia Repass, Stephanie C. Senac, and Ida Holguin survived the brutal attack. Repass, just twelve at the time, made the heroic 911 call -despite being shot in the head- which saved three lives at the time. Four out of the seven shot were children, including a two and six year old. For almost twenty years, the two remaining survivors(Senac died in 1999), family members, and friends have had to live with this unspeakable event. The case is unsolved after twenty years and the Las Cruces Police Dept., the FBI, and Crimestoppers plead for your help.
Keywords: bowling, bowling-alley, children, city-name-in-title, massacre, murder, new-mexico, shooting, violence, year-1990Actors: Santiago Segura (actor), Terele Pávez (actress), Raphael (actor), Antonio de la Torre (actor), Paco Sagarzazu (actor), Enrique Villén (actor), Francisco Franco (actor), Sancho Gracia (actor), Raúl Arévalo (actor), José Manuel Cervino (actor), Fernando Chinarro (actor), Fernando Guillén Cuervo (actor), Luis Varela (actor), Adrian Politowski (producer), Gerardo Herrero (producer),
Plot: 1937, Spain is in the midst of the brutal Spanish Civil War. A "Happy" circus clown is interrupted mid-performance and forcibly recruited by a militia. Still in his costume, he is handed a machete and led into battle against National soldiers, where he single handedly massacres an entire platoon. Fast forward to 1973, the tail end of the Franco regime. Javier, the son of the clown, dreams of following in his father's career footsteps, but has seen too much tragedy in his life-he's simply not funny and is only equipped to play the role of the Sad Clown. He finds work in a circus where he befriends an outlandish cast of characters, but as the Sad Clown he must take the abuse of the brutish Happy Clown Sergio, who humiliates Javier daily in the name of entertainment. It is here that he meets Natalia, a gorgeous acrobat, and abused wife of Sergio. Javier falls deeply in love with Natalia and tries to rescue her from her cruel and violent husband, unleashing Sergio's jealousy. But Natalia is torn between her affection towards Javier and her lust for Sergio.
Keywords: abusive-boyfriend, acrobat, archive-footage, bearded-woman, bitten-hand, black-comedy, blood-spatter, boar, circus, circus-artistActors: Amina Rizk (actress), Faten Hamama (writer), Faten Hamama (actress), Rushdy Abaza (actor), Salah Zulfikar (producer), Laila Taher (actress), Said Marzouk (director), Said Marzouk (writer), Ragaa Hussein (actress), Gamal Salama (composer), Yulius Zagoni (actor), Saad al-Din Wahbah (writer), Hosn Shah (writer),
Plot: This film erupted the issue of women's right to get their divorce when life is impossible with their husbands. The movie faced the society for the first time with some problems that the "Marriage and divorce law" contains, which needed to be looked over again. The movie was direct cause of changing some subject in the "Family Law" and continues to be an icon for more movies discussing same problem. Faten won the best actress award from Cairo Festival, and a diploma of recognition from Tehran festival.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Mahmoud El-Meliguy (actor), Nour El-Sherif (actor), Magda El-Khatib (actress), Mohammed Tawfik (actor), Abdel Rahman Abou Zahra (actor), Samira Mohsen (actress), Mohamed Shawky (actor), Salama Elias (actor), Sanaa Gamil (actress), Hassan Hussein (actor), Leila Fahmi (actress), Ahmad Abdel Waress (actor), Ashraf Abdel Ghafour (actor), Abdel Rahman El-Sharqawy (writer), Kamal Atteya (director),
Genres: Drama, Romance, War,Actors: Eddy Chandler (actor), Ernie Adams (actor), Joe King (actor), Joseph Crehan (actor), John Dilson (actor), Eddie Dunn (actor), Tyler Brooke (actor), Jack Gardner (actor), William Haade (actor), Frank Hagney (actor), Harry Hayden (actor), Robert Homans (actor), Eddie Kane (actor), Milton Kibbee (actor), George Lloyd (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: Carl Harbaugh (actor), William Arnold (actor), Ernie Adams (actor), Tom Hanlon (actor), James P. Burtis (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), Spencer Charters (actor), Eddie Borden (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Jerome Cowan (actor), Joseph Crehan (actor), William Frawley (actor), George Guhl (actor), Tito Guízar (actor), Edward Hearn (actor),
Plot: A Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. She runs into the skipper of a showboat who befriends her, and they make plans to put together a musical revue. But a competing carnival owner hatches a scheme to put an end to the show before it begins.
Genres: Comedy, Musical,