Sentence examples for despite the actor from inspiring English sources

His glass eye became the character's trademark, despite the actor having been told he would never work in film or TV by a New York agent prior to embarking on his hugely successful Hollywood career.

He was taken on by the greatest comic actor of the day, Charles Hawtrey (despite the actor telling his stage manager after Coward's audition, "Tarver, never let me see that boy again"), and the 12-year-old Coward followed him everywhere, learning, he later said, everything he ever knew about comedy.

It's a sterling part, with Donnie being drawn into a life of excess and greed, and in many ways it's Hill's film, despite the actor taking on another supporting role (Moneyball paired him with Brad Pitt and 21 Jump Street with Channing Tatum).

Hudson's family had remained in the poverty-stricken suburb despite the actor's success and its reputation for crime and deprivation.

Mr. Downey says he owes the resuscitation of his career to Mr. Silver, who cast him in the 2005 thriller "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" despite the actor's prison and drug record.

Despite the actor's high-minded misgivings, Pretty Woman went on to take more than $460 million at the box office and is one of the most successful movies ever in terms of worldwide TV syndication.

Once the setup is established, the characters have nowhere to go, despite the actors' commanding efforts.

Thus established, these characters have nowhere to go, despite the actors' commanding efforts.

The play only faintly enriches the story, despite the actors' vigorous efforts and the script's flashes of absurdist wit.

Despite the actors' hard work and their illuminating presence, however, "Shining City" is not much of a play.

Isn't that the nearest we can come to making everyone happy?" Despite the actors' fine work, these exchanges pulsate with pulpy excess.