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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a star actor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an actor who is very popular or successful, often in leading roles in films or theater.
Example: "Leonardo DiCaprio is considered a star actor due to his numerous award-winning performances."
Alternatives: "leading actor" or "top actor".
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Still, "Enoch Arden" occasionally emerges as a vehicle for a star actor.
"Ian was a star actor while I was still working in regional theatre.
In placing a star actor at the helm there are two potential dangers: excess dominance or undue self- effacement.
To raise money for many musicals today, a star director is even more important than a star actor (unless he's Hugh Jackman, that is).
At the theater, when a star actor is absent from a day's performance, an insert announcing the changes to the cast is included in Playbill magazine.
But if you add that to what we pay Peter, we wouldn't have being paying much more for a star actor.
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But because we had a very dramatic setup, and a huge movie star actor and a huge star director who were willing to do the movie while waiving their fees, that's what made the movie go.
The interview caused an uproar in entertainment circles and enraged James Gray, Two Lovers' director, who called his star actor "a crazy person with a beard making a fool of himself".
"He's a truly self-made star actor," Frank Rich wrote in The New York Times, reviewing a 1988 London production of "Richard II".
Talent agent Leslie Grade had since approached Anderson with a proposal for a film starring actor Arthur Haynes, but discussions between Grade and Anderson had not produced a commission.
He also starred as a lead actor in Pehla Nasha (1993).
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