most inspiring actor

#1

most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/25/06 at 10:43pm

Which actor inspires you the most? You have to pick one...alright- 2 tops

M- Michael Cerveris, Mano Felciano

F- Victoria Clark, Audra McDonald

#2

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/25/06 at 10:54pm

I can't answer.

I have an entire wall covered with pictures of inspiring theatre people. Granted, not all are actors, but the majority are.

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#3

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/25/06 at 11:05pm

Male: Raul Esparza

Female: Kelli O'Hara

#4

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/25/06 at 11:06pm

MALE: Cliche but Brando, mos def

FEMALE: Also quite cliched but Meryl Streep

#5

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/25/06 at 11:08pm

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Johnny Depp, Crispin Glover, Sutton Foster

#6

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/26/06 at 3:45am

m- alan rickman, michael cerveris

f- patti lupone, meryl streep, victoria clark (that was 3, oh well)

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#7

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/26/06 at 12:05pm

Julie Andrews and Audra McDonald. For non-musicals its Bette Davis.

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#8

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/26/06 at 3:34pm

God, that's tough. Ummm ... Michael J. Fox (Has Parkinson's, and is still one of the top male physical comedic actors today) and Nicole Kidman for non-musicals. Judy Garland and Michael Ball for musicals.

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#9

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/27/06 at 5:10am

Seriously, Raul Esparza and Michael Cerveris.

As for the ladies, that's even more difficult. Emily Skinner and Audra McDonald.

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#10

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/27/06 at 12:01pm

How could I have forgotten Christopher Walken? The man is a GENIUS!

#11

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/27/06 at 12:28pm

Female- Julia Murney and Julie Andrews

Male- Raul Esparza and- this may be weird but- Robin Williams is an extraordinary actor

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#12

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/27/06 at 1:15pm

ahh hard to pick...you have to have categories

Stage Actors
Male-Brian F O'Byrne
Female- Cherry Jones ...I just read Doubt again!

Screen:
Male-Edward Norton
Female: Meryl Streep

Musical Theater:
Male- Marc Kudisch
Female- Audra McDonald

there are soo many more I guess I'm just inspired by everyone

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#13

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/27/06 at 1:39pm

Female-Sandra Joseph
Male- Marlon Brando

#14

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/27/06 at 3:21pm

Sutton Foster is def. one for me. She came from a small city in GA(like me) and is doing what I want to do(dance on Broadway). I also have two friends that are working in NY right now that I look up to because they came from my area.

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#15

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/27/06 at 4:23pm

Sarah Uriarte Berry is defintely one, because she rose up from being incredibly poor to starring on Broadway, as you can read in Making It On Broadway.

#16

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/27/06 at 4:33pm

M - Brian Stokes Mitchell. I saw him in Man of La Mancha and oh my god..it was amazing

F - Sandra Joseph

Honorable Mentions
Sutton Foster
Tom Hanks. Did you see his performance in Philadelphia? Simply breathtaking.
Norbert Leo Butz just because i'm from the St. Louis area and he got out of here and made it to New York.

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#17

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/29/06 at 3:25am

Patti Lupone is such an inspiring person whom I would love to meet. She's such an intelligent woman and appears to just be a wonderful person.

Alan Menken is the songwriter I am most enthralled with however.

#18

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/30/06 at 1:17am

This is too hard to name only two, but I'll say Chita Rivera and Judy Kuhn for simular reasons:
Chita Rivera is from my hometown and originaly studied to be a dancer. Dance, out of the three components of musical theatre, is the one I'm the best at and have been doing for the longest. Knowing that she came where I am from and became one of the biggest stars on Broadway is a huge inspiration

Judy Kuhn is an alum of my high school. Since she was pretty much in the same situation as I am now, (except she was probably more talented) she really does give me hope that I can make it on Broadway.

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#19

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/30/06 at 1:59am

Julie Andrews. She's just perfection to me...and I'm sure one of the sweetest, most down-to-earth actresses out there.

#20

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 7/31/06 at 4:49pm

Bill Irwin and Carol Channing.

#21

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 8/1/06 at 12:06am

Sutton Foster and Norbet Leo Butz. ::sigh:: I WILL marry him one day, I WILL. hahah

#22

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 8/1/06 at 12:10am

Male: Raul Esparza

Female: Donna Lynne Champlin

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#23

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 8/1/06 at 12:15am

M: Anthony Perkins
F: I know this sounds lame but if you saw Inside the Actors Studio you might agree Liza with Z!

#24

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 8/1/06 at 12:44am

ashley0139... I totally agree on the Robin Williams thing. He definitely is a talented actor.

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#25

re: most inspiring actor

Posted: 8/1/06 at 12:56am

Yeah, I agree with justagirl2 on Julie Andrews.

Somehow, our little book center got her to make an appearance and do a book signing. So we (my family and I) spoke with her for a few minutes about...everything, basically. Unfortunately, she wasn't doing pictures, but she was SO SWEET.

Karmine Alers is also very inspirational to me. As is Sutton Foster.

Males...umm...Joel Grey? I LOVE Joel Grey. With a passion.