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Entertainment3.7k voters17 Actors Talk About Their Most Controversial FilmsMoviegoers have seen their fair share of controversial content in theaters over the past three decades. After all, the best films ...
Pop Culture989 voters14 Stars Talk About Their Movies And TV Shows That Haven't Aged WellWatching a movie or TV show from your childhood can be a joyful, nostalgic experience. Whether it's an animated favorite, a teenyb...
Pop Culture4.1k voters16 Famous Actors Describe What They Were Like As TeenagersHigh school is hard. While there always seems to be a “cool” or “popular” crowd in every school, many teenagers awkwardly struggle...
Old Hollywood2.5k votersFirsthand Accounts From People Who Dated Old Hollywood StarsThe classic Hollywood era, much like modern-day Hollywood, included a lot of fast love and even faster break-ups. Many of these ol...
Total Nerd902 votersActors Talk About Long-Lasting Physical Damage They Got Making A MovieSome wounds never heal. Hear what these famous actors had to say about long-lasting physical damage they sustained from making a m...
Weird History405 votersNostalgic Actors Talk About What They Spent Their First Major Paycheck OnMany of us grew up with the actors and actresses on this list. Now in their mid-forties and fifties, it can be easy to forget what...
MCU1.3k votersActors Talk About What It Was Like Playing An MCU VillainMarvel Cinematic Universe heroes get all the glory, but MCU villains seem to have all the fun (until their almost inevitable defea...
Watchworthy547 votersChild Stars Talk About What It Was Like To Act At Such A Young AgeBeing a child actor is not something a lot of people can relate to. Although every child actor's situation is different, even with...
Sad225 votersActors Talk About Carrying On After Losing A Co-StarPerhaps the oldest and most cliche saying in the entertainment industry is that “the show must go on.” However, the old adage is t...
Watchworthy720 votersActors Talk About What It Was Like To Wear Famous Movie CostumesPerformers have to suffer for their art in a variety of ways. When it comes to some of the actors listed here - wearers of a varie...
Behind The Scenes497 votersActors Talk About What It Was Like To Film In Extreme EnvironmentsActing isn't just hair and makeup, air-conditioned sets, lavish dressing rooms, and craft service tables. Sometimes performers are...
Watchworthy436 votersChildren Of Celebrities Talk About How Nepotism Has Affected Their CareerFor many children of celebrities, show business simply runs in their blood. Read what these celebrity offspring had to say about h...
Firsthand Accounts321 votersWhat Actors Who Reprised Their Famous Roles Years Later Said About The ExperienceFor actors and actresses, revisiting some of their most iconic roles can be a genuinely terrifying suggestion. Because the charact...
Firsthand Accounts166 votersActors Talk About Playing Their Most Difficult RolesActors can face major challenges when taking on new characters, whether or not a character is based on a real person. Beyond memor...
Entertainment410.2k viewsActors Who Transformed Into Historical Figures Talk About The ProcessActors are used to pretending to be other people; that's their entire job description. When an actor is playing a real person, how...
Watchworthy627 votersActors Talk About Their Most Humbling Moments When They Didn’t Feel FamousNo matter how successful an actor may become, it is likely they've had a few embarrassing or humbling moments in their lives where...
Watchworthy467 votersActors Talk About What Their First Year Of Trying To ‘Make It’ In Hollywood Was Actually LikeTo "make it" in Hollywood is to become a star in the entertainment industry. Few people achieve that goal, and soon you'll underst...
Pop Culture126 voters12 Actors Talk About How They Tapped Into Cold-Blooded VillainsIn the history of movies, there have been hundreds of performances by actors playing villains that have made that character jump o...
Entertainment348 votersActors Talk About The Backlash They Got For Playing A CharacterThese 14 actors who dealt with angry fans did not write or create their on-screen characters. However, they did receive toxic back...
Firsthand Accounts297 votersWhat Actors Said About Leaving Hollywood BehindIt’s hard for the “Regular Joe” 9 to 5 working stiff to understand why a successful actor would ever want to leave such a lucrativ...