film stars

Hollywood's famous faces

Film stars are actors who have achieved fame and celebrity through appearing in movies.

The term carries a glamour that "movie actor" lacks—film stars aren't just performers but public figures whose lives attract attention beyond their work.

The restaurant was a favorite haunt of film stars.

Someone can be a film star without being a great actor, and vice versa.

Opposites
performance medium

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Live theater performers

Broadway stars · stage performers · opera singers · ballet dancers · radio personalities

fame/status level

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Additional items included

bit players · nobodies · unknowns · walk-ons · character actors

position in production

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Backstage technical workers

grips · gaffers · costume designers · best boys · screenwriters

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G