Interview Your Favorite Actor (25 Points)

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“Interview” Your Favorite Actor (25 points)

You can learn more about the art of acting by finding out what celebrities themselves have to say about their craft and their own professional lives.

DIRECTIONS: Choose an actor or actress (serious or comic) whom you admire. Think about what questions you would like to ask him or her if you were granted a personal interview. Some of your questions might include:

· What have been your favorite roles?

· What have been your least favorite roles?

· How did you get your start? Was getting started difficult?

· What training have you had? Are you still learning new skills?

· What are the best and worst things about being a professional actor?

Write at least five of your own additional questions here:

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Now, using the Internet, research answers to your interview questions. Record your answers to the questions in a different color. Be prepared to share your findings with the class. Below are a few sites to get you started, but you may use other sites, as well. Consider, also, looking up your actor’s personal web page/ fan club page.

http://www.biography.com/people

http://www.imdb.com/

http://www.people.com/people/celebrities/