In the Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast
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Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs bi-weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made and personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Vinnie Mancuso, Senior Editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day.
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Dylan O'Brien
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Elle Fanning
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Zoey Deutch
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Oscar Isaac
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Ethan Hawke
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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A-Listers' Acting Origin Stories
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Paul Mescal
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Madelyn Cline
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Seth Rogen
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Cristin Milioti
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Ralph Ineson (Galactus, "The Fantastic Four: First Steps")
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Alden Ehrenreich
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Amanda Seyfried
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Tramell Tillman
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Jason Segel
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Vincent D'Onofrio
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May 22, 2025 |
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Darren Criss
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May 08, 2025 |
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Hailee Steinfeld
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Finn Wolfhard
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Kit Connor
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Samara Weaving
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Daisy Ridley
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Angelina Jolie
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Demi Moore
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Pamela Anderson
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Javier Bardem
|
Jan 02, 2025 |
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Jodie Comer + Jeff Nichols (ScreenCraft Summit)
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Guy Pearce
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor + RaMell Ross (ScreenCraft Summit)
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Daniel Craig
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Cynthia Erivo
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Saoirse Ronan
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Naomi Scott
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Katherine Langford
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Kathryn Hahn
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Gaten Matarazzo
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Rudy Pankow
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Walton Goggins
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Richard Gadd & Jessica Gunning
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Casting Director Kate Rhodes James ("House of the Dragon," "Gladiator II")
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Maika Monroe
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Hiroyuki Sanada
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Tom Hiddleston
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Maya Rudolph
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May 23, 2024 |
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Jessica Lange
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May 09, 2024 |
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Melissa Barrera
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Dakota Fanning
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Dan Stevens
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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John Bradley
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Geraldine Viswanathan
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Lily Gladstone
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Elizabeth Debicki
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Emma Stone
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Taraji P Henson
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Andrew Scott
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Paul Giamatti
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Emerald Fennell
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Nia DaCosta
|
Nov 09, 2023 |
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James Monroe Iglehart
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Constance Wu
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Yuri Lowenthal
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Leslie Odom Jr.
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Sebastian Stan (From the Vault)
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Casting Director Eric Dawson ('Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story')
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Alex Brightman
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Ayo Edebiri
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Rose Byrne
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Ben Platt
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Jessica Williams
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Natasha Lyonne
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Bella Ramsey
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May 25, 2023 |
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Jodie Comer
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May 11, 2023 |
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Haley Lu Richardson
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Charlie Day
|
Apr 13, 2023 |
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Intimacy Coordinators
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Jessie Mei Li
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Stephanie Hsu
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Brendan Fraser
|
Feb 16, 2023 |
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Paul Walter Hauser
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Ke Huy Quan
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Barry Keoghan
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Olivia Cooke
|
Jan 05, 2023 |
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Austin Butler
|
Dec 22, 2022 |
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Eddie Redmayne
|
Dec 08, 2022 |
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Janelle Monáe
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Aubrey Plaza
|
Nov 10, 2022 |
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Jonathan Majors
|
Oct 27, 2022 |
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Ewan McGregor & Ethan Hawke
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Ana de Armas
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Diego Luna
|
Sep 15, 2022 |
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Xolo Maridueña
|
Sep 01, 2022 |
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Robin Thede
|
Aug 18, 2022 |
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Matthew Macfadyen
|
Aug 11, 2022 |
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Kaitlyn Dever
|
Aug 04, 2022 |
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Special Edition: 4 Experts Talk Great Accent Work
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Jenny Slate
|
Jul 07, 2022 |
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Colman Domingo
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Christina Ricci
|
Jun 16, 2022 |
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Rupert Grint
|
Jun 09, 2022 |
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Adam Scott
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Hugh Jackman + Sutton Foster
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May 19, 2022 |
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John Cena
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May 05, 2022 |
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Sebastian Stan
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Joseph Gordon Levitt
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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94th Academy Awards Special
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Troy Kotsur
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Nicole Kidman
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Reese Witherspoon
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Melanie Lynskey
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Jared Leto
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Kayvan Novak
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Alia Shawkat
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Michael Keaton
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Nicolas Cage
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Ruth Negga
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Beanie Feldstein
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Caitríona Balfe
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Mike Mills
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Jessica Chastain & Oscar Isaac
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Corey Hawkins
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Rebecca Ferguson
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Alessandro Nivola
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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The State of Theater Today
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Ken Jeong
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Richard E. Grant
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Michael Shannon
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Inside CAA & Arraygency
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Julianne Nicholson
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Giancarlo Esposito
|
Aug 19, 2021 |
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2021 Emmy-Nominated Casting Directors
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Rosie Perez
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Brett Goldstein
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Jeff Bergman (a.k.a. Bugs Bunny & More)
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Cecily Strong
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Charlotte Nicdao
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Riley Keough
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Neil Patrick Harris
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Queen Latifah
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Nicola Coughlan & Phoebe Dynevor
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Maya Erskine & Anna Konkle
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Misha Green & Jurnee Smollett
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May 25, 2021 |
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Ryan O’Connell & Punam Patel
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May 20, 2021 |
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Ethan Hawke
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May 13, 2021 |
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Renée Elise Goldsberry
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May 06, 2021 |
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TIME’S UP
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Amber Ruffin
|
Apr 22, 2021 |
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Film Independent & the Spirit Awards
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Andra Day
|
Apr 08, 2021 |
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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Bill Camp
|
Mar 25, 2021 |
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Daniel Kaluuya
|
Mar 23, 2021 |
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Daveed Diggs
|
Mar 18, 2021 |
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Backstage’s Casting Experts Talk Audition Trends
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Nicole Beharie
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Delroy Lindo
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Black Voices in Hollywood
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Emma Corrin
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Aldis Hodge
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Olivia Cooke
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Sarah Paulson
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Paul Bettany
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Rashida Jones
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Carey Mulligan
|
Jan 07, 2021 |
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Julia Hart
|
Dec 31, 2020 |
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Simone Missick
|
Dec 24, 2020 |
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Dialect Coaching 101
|
Dec 18, 2020 |
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Hugh Grant
|
Dec 10, 2020 |
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John Boyega
|
Dec 03, 2020 |
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Jonathan Majors
|
Nov 19, 2020 |
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Justin Simien
|
Nov 12, 2020 |
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The 2021 Awards Season Preview
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Bob The Drag Queen
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Julie Taymor
|
Oct 22, 2020 |
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Voiceover Advice From the Pros
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Eva Noblezada
|
Oct 08, 2020 |
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How to Use Backstage to Launch Your Career
|
Oct 01, 2020 |
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Highlights & Trends of the 2020 Emmy Awards
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Showrunners Ben Sinclair & Prentice Penny
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Nicole Byer
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Aidy Bryant
|
Sep 03, 2020 |
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2020 Emmy-Nominated Casting Directors
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Maya Rudolph
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Cord Jefferson & Damon Lindelof
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Nancy Cartwright
|
Aug 06, 2020 |
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The 2020 Emmy Award Nominations
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Jean Smart
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Zoë Kravitz
|
Jul 23, 2020 |
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Eugene Mirman & John Roberts
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Ana Fabrega & Julio Torres
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Rob McElhenney
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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D’Arcy Carden
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Hailee Steinfeld
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Keegan-Michael Key
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Michelle Dockery
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Zoey Deutch
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Mark Duplass
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Cynthia Erivo
|
Jun 11, 2020 |
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Yvonne Strahovski
|
Jun 04, 2020 |
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Raphael Bob-Waksberg
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Sarah Snook
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May 28, 2020 |
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Dan Bucatinsky
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May 26, 2020 |
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Laura Linney
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May 21, 2020 |
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Janet Mock
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May 14, 2020 |
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Mishel Prada
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May 07, 2020 |
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Nathan Lane
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Elle Fanning
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Jonathan Pryce
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Billy Crudup
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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Joey King
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Kathy Connell
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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Paul Rudd
|
Jan 02, 2020 |
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The 2020 SAG Award Nominations
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Tony Shalhoub
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Tim Blake Nelson
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Lucy Liu
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Taron Egerton
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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The 2019–20 Awards Season Preview
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Jonathan Van Ness
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Laverne Cox
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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Anna Chlumsky
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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The 2019 Emmy Awards
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Seth Meyers
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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Debra Messing
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Heléne Yorke
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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William Jackson Harper
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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The 2019 Tony Awards
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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Jez Butterworth
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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Lilli Cooper
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May 30, 2019 |
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Celia Keenan-Bolger
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May 28, 2019 |
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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Apr 15, 2019 |
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Timothy Simons
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Apr 01, 2019 |
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André Holland
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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Regina Hall
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Elsie Fisher
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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Natalie Portman
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Amandla Stenberg
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Nick Kroll
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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John Krasinski
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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MJ Rodriguez
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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Zoe Kazan
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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Lucas Hedges
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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Darren Criss
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Aug 23, 2018 |
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Ron Cephas Jones
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Aug 21, 2018 |
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Betty Gilpin
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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Tracee Ellis Ross
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Aug 13, 2018 |
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Sean Hayes
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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Niecy Nash
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Jun 18, 2018 |
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Cristin Milioti
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Jun 15, 2018 |
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Edgar Ramirez
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Hayley Atwell
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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Evan Rachel Wood
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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Noah Schnapp
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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Brandon Victor Dixon
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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Pamela Adlon
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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Henry Winkler
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May 30, 2018 |
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Gina Rodriguez
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May 28, 2018 |
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DeWanda Wise
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May 25, 2018 |
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Mandy Moore & Milo Ventimiglia
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May 23, 2018 |
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Denise Gough
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May 21, 2018 |
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Alex Newell
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May 18, 2018 |
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Lindsay Mendez
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May 16, 2018 |
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Willem Dafoe
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Feb 24, 2018 |
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Betty Gabriel
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Feb 23, 2018 |
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Gary Oldman
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Jan 19, 2018 |
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Kumail Nanjiani
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Jan 10, 2018 |
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Patrick Stewart
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Jan 05, 2018 |
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Tatiana Maslany
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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James Franco
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Dec 05, 2017 |
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Keala Settle
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Dec 01, 2017 |
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Allison Janney
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Nov 28, 2017 |
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Leslie Odom Jr.
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Nov 22, 2017 |
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Richard Jenkins
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Nov 15, 2017 |
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Anthony Anderson
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Aug 28, 2017 |
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Brian Tyree Henry
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Aug 25, 2017 |
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Regina King
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Aug 22, 2017 |
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Judith Light & Kathryn Hahn
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Aug 18, 2017 |
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Carrie Coon
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Aug 15, 2017 |
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Jeffrey Wright
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Aug 11, 2017 |
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Bob Odenkirk
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Aug 08, 2017 |
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Jackie Hoffman
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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Ann Dowd
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Aug 01, 2017 |
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BONUS: How to Become an Emmy-Winning Actor
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Jul 11, 2017 |
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Freida Pinto, Amy Brenneman, & Jay Duplass
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Jun 23, 2017 |
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Carly Chaikin & Thandie Newton
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Jun 22, 2017 |
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Bryan Cranston & Alan Yang
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Jun 19, 2017 |
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Elisabeth Moss & Hank Azaria
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Jun 12, 2017 |
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Andrew Rannells & Aubrey Plaza
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Jun 05, 2017 |
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Claire Danes & David Harbour
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May 30, 2017 |