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An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in an artistic production. The term commonly refers to someone working in movies, television, live theatre, or radio, and can occasionally denote a street entertainer. Besides playing dramatic roles, actors may also sing or dance or work only on radio or as a voice artist. A female actor is known as an actress.

An actor usually plays a fictional character. In the case of a true story (or a fictional story that portrays real people) an actor may play a real person (or a fictional version of the same). Occasionally, actors appear as themselves. One notable example of this is John Malkovich's performance in Being John Malkovich.

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"Actor" is directly from the masculine Latin noun actor (feminine, actrix) from the verb agere "to do, to drive, to pass time" + the suffix -or "so./st. who performs the action indicated by the stem". Alternatively from Greek (aktor), leader, from the verb (agō), to lead or carry, to convey, to bring. *

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Had a great tyme on the set of #TREME with actor Wendell P and met a few new aspiring actors & actresses.
504_skoobi (Tre Jones) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:53:49 -0000
Had a great tyme on the set of #TREME with actor Wendell P and met a few new aspiring actors & actresses.
Rotf. My followers are a bunch of actors and actresses. Lol. #characters
Cyana_B (Major player.) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:48:45 -0000
Rotf. My followers are a bunch of actors and actresses. Lol. #characters
@TheEllenShow hey ellen please invite the vampire diaries' actors and actresses to your show
elenaDadkhah (elena dadkhah) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:35:50 -0000
@TheEllenShow hey ellen please invite the vampire diaries' actors and actresses to your show
@dreamingactress i bet it is. I totally respect you theatre people/actors and actresses
jaelynmejia (Jaelyn Mejia) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:29:48 -0000
@dreamingactress i bet it is. I totally respect you theatre people/actors and actresses
Actually talented actors and actresses >>>> I never realize what shit passes as talent until I watch real actors!
LeahHarris10 (Leah Harris) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:28:04 -0000
Actually talented actors and actresses >>>> I never realize what shit passes as talent until I watch real actors!
What the. 10 actors and actresses' names are featured on the poster of What to Expect When You're Expecting. But there are only 9 people in
Amandaaaang (Amanda Ang ☮) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:04:34 -0000
What the. 10 actors and actresses' names are featured on the poster of What to Expect When You're Expecting. But there are only 9 people in

 
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