Who is the Most Popular Film/Movie Actor, and Why?


Describe a film/movie actor who is very popular.

You should say:
  • who this actor is
  • what kinds of films/movies he/she acts in
  • what you know about this actor’s life
and explain why this actor is so popular.
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Sample Answer


The world of cinema is that magical and sensitive universe that captures our attention and lets the imagination fly, recreating life in an ideal and yet sometimes unreal way. A space of dispersion and fantasy that condenses great actors and unforgettable roles.

Undoubtedly there are very talented and emblematic characters, those that marked our childhood, which are difficult to forget. A wide range of actors of comedy, drama, suspense and a host of films that relate to them directly, and Jack Nicholson is one of them.

Jack Nicholson is an American producer, scriptwriter and director of cinema, and, of course, one of the most talented and well-known actors in Hollywood, because of his great ability to involve filmmakers through his roles and his way of embodying us in a credible and unforgettable way.

He is not an actor of a single movie, nor of a single genre and that characteristic demarcates him from the other actors in the medium. Jack is an actor as much of comedy, as of drama, action, suspense, even documentaries.

His popularity has to do with the long list of recognitions that Jack has had during his career as an actor, he has won six gold balloons and twelve nominations for the Oscar Award, combining it with the highest number of nominations in one of the most important stages around the cinema. He is also one of the few who has more than one Oscar Award and several world awards for his talent.

His talent has led him to participate in all the kind of films that you can imagine, being from the most eccentric character, a demented disturbed, villain, Casanova, romantic, hero and comic.

There is no single role that fits this actor who for many years has delighted us with each film he has participated in, regardless of whether he is the protagonist or a secondary character, his performance is always one of the best.

All the awards he has received fail to show the acting ability that Jack Nicholson has in the cinema, more recently, his performance has moved out of the limelight, as an actor, and to film direction and production, offering his commitment and his great talent for all movie lovers.





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