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| − | An '''actor''' (male) or '''actress''' (female) is a person assumes a role for the purpose of entertaining others, through a [[television]] show, a [[radio]] broadcast, a stage play, or a [[movie]], among others. | + | An '''actor''' (male, though the term is increasingly used for both males and females) or '''actress''' (female) is a person assumes a role for the purpose of entertaining others, through a [[television]] show, a [[radio]] broadcast, a stage play, or a [[movie]], among others. |
Actors are highly respected in American [[popular culture]], and the details of their lives closely scrutinized, some say to the point of absurdity, by the [[paparazzi]]. By comparison, actors in [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Roman]] society occupied a very low rung on the social ladder. | Actors are highly respected in American [[popular culture]], and the details of their lives closely scrutinized, some say to the point of absurdity, by the [[paparazzi]]. By comparison, actors in [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Roman]] society occupied a very low rung on the social ladder. | ||
Revision as of 16:32, April 14, 2008
An actor (male, though the term is increasingly used for both males and females) or actress (female) is a person assumes a role for the purpose of entertaining others, through a television show, a radio broadcast, a stage play, or a movie, among others.
Actors are highly respected in American popular culture, and the details of their lives closely scrutinized, some say to the point of absurdity, by the paparazzi. By comparison, actors in Ancient Roman society occupied a very low rung on the social ladder.