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Since the early 20th century, film has been embraced as arguably the preeminent international art form. Not only is Hollywood cinema immensely popular around the world, but other nationalities (Bollywood being the greatest current example) have their own thriving industries. Major actors and actresses are not only icons in their parent countries but reach tremendous international fame.

Throughout the history of Hollywood, perhaps no actor has a reputation as unique as Johnny Depp. Depp began his career in a very traditional manner by being a teen heartthrob on shows like 21 Jump Street, but as he once admitted, "As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too."

Die Schauspielerin Elena Uhlig, Mutter von drei kleinen Kindern, will zurück ins Geschäft und bekommt prompt ein Problem: Um wieder die Figur zu haben, die die Filmleute von ihr wollen, muss sie ins Fitnessstudio und nicht nur eine Diät machen. Doch sie hasst Crosstrainer und liebt gutes Essen. In diesem fröhlichen Mutmacher erzählt Elena Uhlig, wie sie es geschafft hat, sich vom Diät- und Fitnesswahn zu befreien.

Fritz Muliars persönliche Erlebnisse in der Zeit der Kriegsgefangenschaft in Auxerre in den Jahren 1942-43. Für den gerade 23 Jahre alten Jungschauspieler...

Karlheinz Böhm spricht über sein Leben, seinen Vater, die Schauspielerei, Äthiopien und seine Hilfsorganisation "Menschen für Menschen".

From the moment Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson met, they were hooked on each other. Soon a deep friendship blossomed unexpectedly, unlike anything either had ever experienced. Through thick and thin, through their various emotional upheavals, through the peaks and valleys of their careers, through their personal traumas and heartaches, through the unending health issues and extreme physical pain that each experienced, and through the glare of the often merciless public spotlight, their bond held them together, and their love for each other endured.

Beauchamp writes about the pictures Kennedy produced, the stars he made - and destroyed - and the men who did his bidding. She also writes about the Hollywood titans in his midst: William Randolph Hearst, Cecille B. DeMille, and David Sarnoff, whose collaboration with Kennedy resulted in the formation of RKO Studios.

Charisma, machismo, sex appeal and a huge on-screen persona: John Wayne had it all. From his humble early roles on the silver screen when talkies began to oust the silent movie to his Oscar-winning performance in True Grit, Duke would star in 142 leading roles. From Western hero to Hollywood legend, this publication follows the career of one of history's most celebrated actors.

Luise Lunow ist Schauspielerin. Sie erzählt in ihrem Hörbuch "Auch eine Rosine hat noch Saft" in ernsten und heiteren Episoden aus ihrem ereignisreichen, spannenden 80-jährigen Leben. In Babelsberg geboren, erlebte sie den Bomben-Krieg und den Hunger der Nachkriegszeit, pendelte täglich zwischen Ost- und Westberlin, erfüllte sich ohne Geld und fremde Hilfe ihren großen Wunsch, Theater zu spielen, arbeitete mit interessanten Kollegen und Regisseuren und lieh als Synchronsprecherin ihre markante Stimme vielen ausländischen Schauspielerinnen.

From Broadway debuts to landmark productions. Score a front row seat to hear hundreds of stories about the most important stages in the world, seen through the eyes of the producers, actors, stage hands, writers, musicians, company managers, dressers, designers, directors, ushers, and door men who bring The Great White Way to life each night. You'll never look at Broadway the same way again.

Pese a protagonizar roles de cierta importancia en filmes donde compartió escenarios con grandes estrellas de la pantalla grande como Anthony Hopkins, el nombre de Cristopher Reeve quedaría grabado en la memoria de aquellos que contemplaron absortos su interpretación del Hombre de acero, Superman. Mas no sólo tendría un papel de superhéroe en la pantalla grande, sino también en la vida real, donde prestó su apoyo íntegro a obras y movimientos sociales.

Extraordinario actor de cine canadiense, y padre del actor Kiefer Sutherland, es sobre todo conocido por sus papeles en películas de terror y bélicas de los años 1960 y 70, y clásicos como "Los Doce del patíbulo", "MASH" y "Los violentos de Kelly", que lanzaría su carrera hasta nuestros días.

Beverly Washburn was one of Hollywood's most familiar child actors during the 1950s and '60s, a consummate performer who excelled at both comedy and drama with equal ease. Renowned for her uncanny ability to cry on cue, she appeared in countless television shows during the medium's Golden Age, and many of the era's best-loved movies, including Walt Disney's Old Yeller, The Greatest Show on Earth, Shane, and Spider Baby, just to name a few.

Over the course of his long film career, Paul Newman was one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood during his peak. Having come to prominence as a handsome but rebellious young man in the mold of James Dean, Newman was able to maintain an aura that viewers found both cool and irresistible even into his 60s, typically an age when leading men find themselves on the outs. Newman was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Road to Perdition (2002) when he was in his late 70s.

When she got hired to drive for the Saudi royal family vacationing in Beverly Hills, Larson thought she’d been handed the golden ticket. Each day the royal women spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on plastic surgery and mega-shopping sprees on Rodeo Drive. But Driving the Saudis also reveals how Larson grew to understand the complicated nuances of a society whose strict customs remain intact even across.

Elvis Aaron Presley - der größte Entertainer aller Zeiten. Ein packendes Dokument, das uns den Musiker und Schauspieler auch als den faszinierenden Menschen nahe bringt, der er war...

Anhand der Musik, die ihn beeindruckt, begleitet und geprägt hat, blickt der bekannte Schauspieler Jan Josef Liefers auf seine Kindheit und Jugend zurück...

Heiner Lauterbach zählt zu Deutschlands beliebtesten und meistbeschäftigten Film- und Fernsehstars. In den letzten Jahren vollzog der einstige Macho...

Been there, done that, indeed. Texas-born and Harvard-educated, Jack Valenti led several lives, any one of which could have provided ample material for an unforgettable memoir. As it is, This Time, This Place is the gripping story of a man who saw the terrible face of war; who was in the room as political decisions were made that would benefit or devastate countless lives; and who championed the interest of the vast and globally influential movie industry with tenacity and vision.

Hollywood Madonna explores the full saga of Loretta Young's professional and personal life. She made her film debut at age four, became a star at fifteen, and many awards and accolades later, made her final television movie at age seventy-six. This biography withholds none of the details of her affair with Clark Gable and the daughter that powerful love produced. Bernard F. Dick places Young's affair in the proper context of the time and the choices available to women in 1935.