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Whether in vanity projects or cases of misjudged casting, plenty of pop stars have ended up with stains on otherwise glittering careers while trying to make their mark on the big screen. Roisin O ...
The following is a list of actors, comedians and celebrities who auditioned for a part in the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live but did not get cast in the show. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Many of these celebrities managed to achieve successful careers in the entertainment industry, with some of them eventually appearing on the show as a ...
Cale was born in England in 1958 or 1959 [2] and grew up in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire.He failed out of secondary school. [3] After an unsuccessful attempt to get by as a rock singer in London, [3] he changed his name and moved to New York City in 1979—a decision that, as he later described in his play We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time, was motivated by violent and traumatic ...
This rule was implemented after Barry Fitzgerald received a Best Actor and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in Going My Way. [3] As of 2024, 45 actors and actresses have received two or more Academy Awards in acting categories. Katharine Hepburn holds the record with four Oscars (all Best Actress). [4]
Take, for example, Hilary Swank, one of Hollywood's most acclaimed actors at the turn of the 21st century, earning Oscars for "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby" in 2000 and 2005, respectively.
Actor Phillip Bloch explained on a TV Land special entitled The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments, that the special, "...just wasn't working. It was just so surreal". On the same program, Ralph Garman, a voice actor for the show Family Guy, explained that "Star Wars Holiday Special is one of the most infamous television programs in history. And it ...
Elvis Presley regretted turning down a chance to act in "A Star is Born" opposite Barbra Streisand, according to Joel Brokaw, the son of late Hollywood agent Norman Brokaw.
Peyton Place also set the record for most unsuccessful acting nominations, with five; this record has been tied once, by Tom Jones at the 36th Academy Awards. For the first time in Oscar history, during the time period (1944–2008) when Best Picture was limited to five nominees, the Best Director nominees aligned completely with the Best ...