history of Actors

  • 534 BCE

    What is a Actor/Actress?

    What is a Actor/Actress?
    Actors are performing artists who portray characters on stage and in television shows, commercials, movies, and shows at amusement parks. https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-is-an-actor-525659
  • 534 BCE

    The Father of Actors

    The Father of Actors
    The earliest origins of drama are to be found in Athens.Thespis was the first person ever to appear on stage as an actor playing a character in a play instead playing the role of himself in the play back during the time of 534,535 BC. ://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/24a.html
  • 534 BCE

    Then and now?

    Then and now?
    the time back during when acting first came out with the new actor thespis back then the scenes were on a stage with older types of clothes and there color was black and white because that's all there was then but now we have colors and our generation of actors we see today is seen on television and they premier in movies instead being on a stage like a school play.
    ://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/24a.html
  • The first film/movie

    The first film/movie
    The world earliest surviving motion-picture film in (1888), showing actual consecutive action is called Roundhay Garden Scene. It's a short film directed by French inventor Louis Le Prince.
    https://headsup.boyslife.org/what-was-the-first-movie-ever-made/
  • who was the first stuntman?

    who was the first stuntman?
    The first stuntman was ex united states cavalryman Frank Hanaway. who won himself a part in Edwin S. Porter's (USA) The Great Train Robbery (USA 1903) for his ability to fall off a horse without injuring himself.
  • The best acting school Tisch school of the arts

    The best acting school Tisch school of the  arts
    the Tisch School of the Arts is one of the nation's leading centers for professional training and scholarship.this school is the best school to go to get your bachelor degree for your acting career its the top school in the country for acting classes and film its a fine arts school located in new York. https://tisch.nyu.edu/
  • What is a comic actor

    What is a comic actor
    A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might take many forms including jokes, satirical observations, amusing situations, acting foolish (as in slapstick) or employing prop comedy.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedian
  • make up in early film

    make up in early film
    when the film industry was pioneered actors from the stage, accustomed to traditional makeup techniques and natural coloring,had to learn a completely different technique for film acting.stage makeup did not translate well in film.
  • the first African american actor

    the first African american actor
    Sidney Poitier is a Bahamian/African american actor and film director. In 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first Bahamian and first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field.
    https://www.biography.com/actor/sidney-poitier
  • Actors job duties

    Actors job duties
    An actor's primary duty is to effectively communicate the character that they are playing to an audience, using their voice, body, actions and reactions. Through their art, actors tell stories, engender emotional reactions in their audience and make people think.
    https://www.allaboutcareers.com/careers/job-profile/actor
  • Angelo Belaco

    Angelo Belaco
    Angelo Belaco (16th century) -introduced a natural style to acting, based from observations of people and normal actions;broke away classical imitation.
    https://www.midorisnyder.com/the_labyrinth/2017/05/angelo-beolco-playwright-and-actor-1502-1542.html
  • What degrees are needed to be a actor?

    What degrees are needed to be a actor?
    There is no formal education requirement to become an actor but a bachelor's degree in theater arts,drama,acting and performing,will be helpful in learning technical learning skills. https://study.com/articles/Acting_Career_Information_Becoming_an_Actor_or_Actress.html
  • The first female actor

    The first female actor
    The first female actress on the English stage was Margaret Hughes (1630 - 1719) playing Desdemona in 1660. Other great early actresses include Nell Gwynne, Anne Bracegirdle and Elizabeth Barry.
    https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/women-in-theatre-eight-facts_45974.html
  • Florence Lawrence

    Florence Lawrence
    canadian american actress started in plays with her mother.Her first movie role was in "Daniel Boone" (1907) she continued to act in over 250
  • Who is the highest paid actor

    Who is the highest paid actor
    George Clooney is the highest paid actor in the world,having earned $239 million before taxes last year.
    https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/22/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-and-actresses.html