This question is obviously inspired by Sasha Grey's entrance into mainstream moviemaking in Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience". Was there a Adult actor o
While the definition of a High Profile actor/actress may be a bit subjective on its own; lets just figure it is determined by the financial (an objective quanti
Method acting as a concept has been around since the 1930s, derived from Stanislavski's system (predating the former by a few decades) of actors creating 'real'
Kamal Hassan has acted with all top heroines in the Kollywood. But, he did not do a single film with one of the top heroine of 90's, Roja. Is there any specifi
An average actor, (according to the SAG?) makes scale. What is scale? Is it hourly pay? paid per picture? Are there any residuals? Benefits? Retirement?
I'm sure all film fans were deeply saddened by the recent death of Robin Williams. In obvious tribute, News outlets and internet sites are broadcasting clips o
I recently saw the TV show Fargo, and the presence of Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton (both legitimately successful movie actors) made me wonder: Is doing
In most industries, in most of the countries that produce most films, child labor is illegal. Not just highly regulated, or has special laws governing payment o
I have done some research for a question similar to this (but fundamentally different from it) on SF&F, but I couldn't come up with any specific numbers. Th
How are actors who have to do extensive makeup sequences paid? Are the 4+ hours of makeup prep work paid? Do they make allowances for how long it takes to remov
Do actors that take part in nudity/sex scenes get paid more for those scenes? I would think for an ordinary person such scenes might impose a different level of
I realized that I think of Jack Nicholson by far foremost for his portrayal of (clinically or comically) insane characters. What movies has h
First. Please do not flag as opinion based. I'm looking for facts. In that thread someone mentioned, that Vin Diesel is not an A-list actor because he is:
Elia Kazan’s film A Face in the Crowd (1957) has recently gained some attention as explained in (for example) The Wrap's Andy Griffith’s charismatic
A link to the Ars Technica article Best bad idea ever? Why Putin’s nuclear-powered missile is possible… and awful was included as a comment below m
Of lately, the actor Ashton Kutcher has not done any movies. He was offered the role of product engineer at Lenovo. Has he taken this career a
These day we more often see actors in their younger ages. Do they get paid for that or can companies just model whatever they want with no need to pay to the mo