Actors and Actresses

Actors and actresses are performers who appear in plays and movies and on television. Actors and actresses play many different roles. In one part, they will be sad. In another, they will be happy. A play or movie in which funny things happen to people is called a comedy. A sad play or movie in which terrible things happen to people is called a tragedy.

It takes a long time to become a good actor. Many actors learn how to act in acting schools. One thing they are taught is how to use their voices. They must be able to whisper or scream, or to make their voices sound high or low. Young actor will also train their bodies. They will practice playing different roles. They will play parts that are sad or happy or happy. In this way, they learn how to use their voices and their bodies to make the audience believe the characters they are playing.

We all know the names of actors who have become famous on television or in stage plays or in the movies or in all three. Among the most famous actors of the past 50 years are: Charlie Chaplin, James Cagney, Bob Hope, Richard Burton, Lord Laurence Olivier, Sophia Loren, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Dustin Hoffman, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Woody Allen, John Travolta, Robin Williams, Micheal Landon. Many of these actors have been honored with awards. The Oscar is given for outstanding acting in films. The Tony is given for outstanding acting on the Broadway stage. And the Emmy is given for outstanding acting on television.

Some actresses and actors become famous when they are very young. Shirley Temple
Became a well-known actress of the 1930s when she was not yet a teenager. Andrea McArdle was the leading actress in the Broadway musical play, Annie, when she was only twelve. Gary Coleman starred in his own television show at the age of ten. And there are even famous animal actors such as Benji, Lassie, and Morris the Cat.