During his four decades in the entertainment business, Robin Williams has been a standup comedian, a TV phenomenon, a box-office sensation, a "serious" performer, an Oscar-winning actor, and a critical pariah.
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Shantel VanSanten: A Back Stage Exclusive
In this BackStage "Actor2Watch" exclusive, Shantel VanSanten of "The Final Destination" shares her thoughts on acting and getting roles.
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I'm not a Method actor," says André De Shields. "It doesn't serve my bliss."
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Playwright Brian Christopher Williams was terrified of Anita Bryant. Granted, a 69-year-old, twice-bankrupt former Miss America is the last person you'd expect would strike fear into anyone's heart.
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Jon Hamm and John Slattery were journeyman actors, having trod the boards and made countless guest appearances on TV series. Then a basic-cable show called "Mad Men" changed their careers and lives.
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Jennifer Cetrone was a working actor, landing roles on TV and a few films, and performing regularly with East L.A. Classic Theatre.
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Currently one of the great living legends of British acting, knighted for his service in 1997, Donald Sinden is not shy about telling firsthand tales of actors he has admired.
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As a German-born actor raised in Ireland, Michael Fassbender originally had dreams of becoming a lead guitarist in a heavy metal band. However, he quickly realized it wasn't the right path for him.
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Daniel Talbott planned to be an actor and director. The desire to write plays came long after high school, when he read the late British playwright Sarah Kane's "Blasted," a bleak and violent piece scripted when she was 23.
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The absence of artifice also informs Charlyne Yi's bracingly unaffected stage presence—but the resulting comedy is about as far from mainstream as you can get.
