Her journey began in a family that was deeply rooted in artistry - her mother was a waitress and an amateur singer, while her sister played records by The Beatles and Judy Garland, inadvertently shaping Cyndi's musical taste. Lauper's initial foray into the music industry was marked by ...
Celebrities who played tennis in school all enjoyed their time on the courts as a teen. While none of these actors, musicians or other famous people went pro in tennis, their other talents did lead them to great things and some still do enjoy the sport in between their television and film...
1. Robert Redford - Redford has appeared in, at least, three movies set in Wyoming, including 1969'sButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidand the 2005 dramaAn Unfinished Life. Redford also played the title character inJeremiah Johnsonand later served as a pallbearer when the infamous mountain man ...
- Notable works: "The Natural," "Ordinary People," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "All the President's Men" Robert Redford worked on stage and in television and movies before his 1967 breakout film role in "Barefoot in the Park" with Jane Fonda. Some of his most unforgetable rol...
Rami Malek had never played piano before being cast as Freddie Mercury in 2018’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” In fact, he had been scared of learning as a kid, so the idea of approaching the instrument for the film was especially challenging. In preparation for the role, he overcame that fear...
Some of his most unforgetable roles were in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting" with Paul Newman, "The Way We Were" with Barbra Streisand, "The Great Gatsby" with Mia Farrow, and "All the President's Men" with Dustin Hoffman. He won an Oscar as best director in ...
Before he played Kylo Ren opposite Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron in “The Force Awakens,” Adam Driver was an unexpected scene-stealer in “Inside Llewyn Davis” as Al Cody, a wannabe country singer. Conceived as a Jewish kid we later find out is actually named Arthur Milgram, Al at...
the Pixar team looked at older actors who were known for playing cowboys. One of those actors was Paul Newman, a screen legend from such films asHud,The Sting, andCat on a Hot Tin Roof. Newman famously played a cowboy inButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, one of the greatest movies ...
he played another often-irrationally temperamental patriarch inKing of Queensfrom 1998 to 2007. He also appeared in movies with his beloved son Ben, includingThe Heartbreak Kid,Zoolander,andZoolander 2. He previously toldEsquire, "You'll always know if I'm in the audience when Ben or our daugh...
Burt Bacharach’s history of success as a composer and songwriter is long and notable — and all the more so for the variety of artists and projects he earned acclaim for. Earning six Grammy awards (including “Best Original Score” forButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), three Oscars (incl...