thespian
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"Critically acclaimed thespian Celia Imrie farts like the rest of us folks," noted showbiz reporter Catrina Rose.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
He used the tactics of a thespian – wild gesticulations, theatrical shifts in cadence – to animate into life the stakes of his subject matter.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024
Is Timothée Chalamet a sensitive thespian or a swaggy hypebeast?
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2023
Plus, in “Wonka,” he’d get the bonus of the “classic thespian challenge” of singing and dancing.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
Bobby’s last-round opponent was the rotund Abe Turner, a perpetual acting student whose great claim to thespian fame was that he’d been a contestant on Groucho Marx’s television program, You Bet Your Life.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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