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It’s taken you 40 years to finally reach leading man status.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
After the plays were written, Shakespeare teamed with actors to rehearse, such as leading man Richard Burbage and comic relief William Kempe, both part of the acting company Shakespeare belonged to, called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
—Jeffrey R. Wilson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The film made in-demand leading men out of Faist and O’Connor, which, as the Ankler’s Katey Rich reported in October, meant that the pair were busy filming for much of the season: Faist in New Zealand for Zoe Kazan’s East of Eden, O’Connor in Ohio on Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
The night will be hosted by Aldis Hodge—yes, the star and producer of Prime Video’s Cross and an actor who’s been steadily redefining Hollywood’s leading man archetype.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 28 Jan. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
After the plays were written, Shakespeare teamed with actors to rehearse, such as leading man Richard Burbage and comic relief William Kempe, both part of the acting company Shakespeare belonged to, called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
—Jeffrey R. Wilson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The film made in-demand leading men out of Faist and O’Connor, which, as the Ankler’s Katey Rich reported in October, meant that the pair were busy filming for much of the season: Faist in New Zealand for Zoe Kazan’s East of Eden, O’Connor in Ohio on Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
The night will be hosted by Aldis Hodge—yes, the star and producer of Prime Video’s Cross and an actor who’s been steadily redefining Hollywood’s leading man archetype.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20man. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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