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[[File:Aaag.jpg|thumb|[[Ronald Reagan]], the 40th President of the United States of America, actor, and five terms president of the Screen Actors Guild.]]

[[File:Zelensky transgender.png|right|250px|thumb|[[Volodymyr Zelensky]] dressed as a [[transgender]].<ref>https://tenor.com/view/zelensky-dance-zelensky-dance-gif-11116307994728652142</ref>]]

An '''actor''' (male, though the term is increasingly used for both males and females) or '''actress''' (female) is a person who assumes a role for the purpose of entertaining others, through a [[television]] show, a [[radio]] broadcast, a stage play, or a [[movie]], among others.

An '''actor''' (male, though the term is increasingly used for both males and females) or '''actress''' (female) is a person who assumes a role for the purpose of entertaining others, through a [[television]] show, a [[radio]] broadcast, a stage play, or a [[movie]], among others.

Actors are highly respected in American [[popular culture]], and the details of their lives closely scrutinized, some say to the point of absurdity, by the [[paparazzi]].  By comparison, actors in [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Roman]] society occupied a very low rung on the social ladder.

Actors are highly respected in American [[popular culture]], and the details of their lives closely scrutinized, some say to the point of absurdity, by the paparazzi.  By comparison, actors in [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Roman]] society occupied a very low rung on the social ladder.

== Benefits of acting for actors ==

== Benefits of acting for actors ==

''See also:'' [[Communication skills]] and [[Creativity]] and [[Empathy]] and [[Emotion]] and [[Teamwork skills]]

''See also:'' [[Communication skills]] and [[Creativity]] [[Concentration (psychology)|Concentration]] and [[Memory]] and [[Empathy]] and [[Emotion]] and [[Teamwork skills]]

Acting has a number of benefits for actors such as: boosting personal [[confidence]]; improve [[communication skills]] such a public speaking; enhances personal [[creativity]]; develops and/or deepens [[empathy]]; improves people's focus and concentration; develops memorization skills; fosters [[teamwork skills|teamwork]] via working with other actors and directors, and increases people's adaptability by allowing them to explore different [[emotion]]s and perspectives. and improves professional skills.<ref>[https://mjpaa.com/the-benefits-of-acting/#:~:text=The%20Benefits%20of%20Acting%20*%20Drama%20improves,in%20drama%20and%20on%20stage%20improves%20professionalism: The Benefits of Acting]</ref>

Acting has a number of benefits for actors such as: boosting personal [[self-confidence]]; improve [[communication skills]] such a public speaking; enhances personal [[creativity]]; develops and/or deepens [[empathy]]; improves people's focus and [[Concentration (psychology)|concentration]]; develops [[Memory|memorization]] skills; fosters [[teamwork skills]] via working with other actors and directors, increases people's adaptability by allowing them to explore different [[emotion]]s and perspectives; and it improves professional skills.<ref>[https://mjpaa.com/the-benefits-of-acting/#:~:text=The%20Benefits%20of%20Acting%20*%20Drama%20improves,in%20drama%20and%20on%20stage%20improves%20professionalism: The Benefits of Acting]</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Broadway]]

*[[Broadway]]

*[[Cleopatra Stratan]]

*[[Cleopatra Stratan]]

*[[Dwight Schultz]]

*[[Dwight Schultz]]

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