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ACTORS AND ACTRESSES

 

Here are three of the best actors in Hollywood and also included is a biography of each one of them.

Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel was born on July 16, 1967 in New York City. His real name was Mark Sinclair Vincent, but was changed because of his unique personality. His dad’s name was Delora, who was a psychiatrist and an astrologer. Diesel has an African American and Italian ancestry. He has described himself as "definitely a person of color" and stated that he is "of ambiguous ethnicity - Italian and a lot of stuff". Vin Diesel has never met his true father, but was raised by his African-American stepfather, Irving, an acting instructor and a theatre manager. Vin Diesel started acting when he was at age of seven. His first play was a children's play, Dinosaur Door, written by Barbara Garson. The play was produced at Theater for the New City, in New York's Greenwich Village. His involvement in the play came about when he, his brother, and some friends had broken into the Theater for the New City on Jane Street, with the intent to vandalize it. They were caught by the Theater's Artistic Director, Crystal Field, who instead of punishing the kids, handed them scripts and offered them parts in the upcoming show. He remained involved with the theatre throughout his teenage years, going on to attend the city's Hunter College, where his creative writing studies led him to begin screen writing. Diesel became an active film-maker in the early 1990s, first earning a part for the short film, Multi-Facial, which was selected for screening at the 1995 Cannes Festival.

Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise was born on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York. His real name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV. He is an American actor and a film producer. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He has also been nominated for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards. On October 10, 2006, it was declared "Tom Cruise Day" in Japan because the Japan Memorial Day Association said that he was awarded with a special day for the reason that he has made more trips to Japan than any other Hollywood star. His first leading role was in the 1983's Risky Business. After that, he starred in many top films and became a Hollywood celebrity, possibly the most significant of his films being the hugely successful 1986 film, Top Gun. He is also one of only three actors in the history of film to have seven consecutive US $100 million blockbusters. The other two were Tom Hanks and Will Smith. Tom Cruise is also known for his support of Scientology, and his disapproval of psychiatry and anti-depressive drugs, which have attracted debates and media interest.
Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher Smith, was born on September 25, 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Caroline, who was a school administrator in Philadelphia, and his dad, Willard Christopher Smith, was a refrigerator engineer. He is a Golden Globe and two time Academy Award nominated American actor, and a multiple Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist. He is one of a small group of people who have enjoyed success in three major entertainment media in the United States. Newsweek has called him the most powerful actor on the planet. Will Smith is most notable in his television role in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In his film work, he has played roles that include Agent J in Men in Black, and Men in Black II, Muhammad Ali in Ali, as well as his role in Independence Day. More recent roles include Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happiness with his son Jaden Smith, and as Robert Neville in I Am Legend with his daughter Willow Smith. He is also one of only three actors in the history of film to have seven consecutive US $100 million blockbusters, the two other being Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks.