talented singer, at the time of Martin and Lewis, he was basically thought to be a “fifth wheel”, a lucky guy who latched onto a multi-talented, brilliant comedian. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were thought of as “a nice guy straight man” with “a great comedian” who basically carr...
Olympic athletes like Denise Lewis or Kelly Holmes may have ventured into the celebrity world of sports stardom but, at the start of the twenty-first century, women are still on the margins of sport, in terms of numbers, profile and culture. Athletes from Britain’s ethnic minorities have, ...
I’ve been in rooms where there’s been a suggestion to cast, say, someone in a wheelchair. Not for a role which has anything to do with wheelchairs, but because, as Alcott says, people with disabilities “still buy cereal, fast food, toothpaste, insurance, underwear, travel and open ba...