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Recent Examples of showbiz
Here Bell credits social media for allowing young artists to get beyond the need to get an agent in Hollywood and feed the parking meter to complete endless rounds of auditions to get somewhere in showbiz.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
The late actor's family noted that his 2017 Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Broadway play Heisenberg remains one of the shining moments of his decades-long showbiz career.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In the new showbiz comedy The Studio, Bryan Cranston has a recurring role as Griffin Mill, the craven movie executive played by Tim Robbins in the 1992 film The Player.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
Jack Lilley, whose showbiz career spanned more than seven decades as an actor, stuntman, animal coordinator and other roles and included Little House on the Prairie, Blazing Saddles, John Ford films and TV Westerns, has died.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
The late actor's family noted that his 2017 Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Broadway play Heisenberg remains one of the shining moments of his decades-long showbiz career.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In the new showbiz comedy The Studio, Bryan Cranston has a recurring role as Griffin Mill, the craven movie executive played by Tim Robbins in the 1992 film The Player.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
Jack Lilley, whose showbiz career spanned more than seven decades as an actor, stuntman, animal coordinator and other roles and included Little House on the Prairie, Blazing Saddles, John Ford films and TV Westerns, has died.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showbiz
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Two nights later, Cummings did a stand-up set at the Hollywood Improv, performing on a stage that has hosted comedy legends such as Robin Williams, Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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From New York to Hollywood and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to Comments Stars have been everywhere this week, from Eva Longoria at the Global Gift Gala in Geneva to Heidi Klum and Kacey Musgraves in N.Y.C.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Seemingly spurred on by a recent Bollywood movie’s portrayal of Aurangzeb’s violent conquests against a revered Hindu king, the violence led to dozens of injuries and arrests, prompting Nagpur authorities to impose a curfew.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Kalyan, the Deputy Chief Minister of India’s state Andhra Pradesh since June 2024, garnered a massive fanbase in Indian cinema, headlining several Bollywood hits since his big-screen breakout in the late 1990s.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Showbiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showbiz. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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