Actor and Imitation

Actor

Actor noun - One who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show).

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Imitation and actor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imitation" instead a noun "Actor".

Nearby Words: acting, actress

Imitation noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.

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Actor and imitation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actor" instead a noun "Imitation".

old	old actor	old imitation
good	good actor	good imitation
best	best actor	best imitation
real	real actor	real imitation
Other adjectives: successful, big, bad, famous.

In this case, however, actor James Marsters wasn't using his own accent - just doing a good imitation of a poor imitation of one.

Source: Ooh Me Accents Slipping / Live-Action TV
Corey Burton began his voice career at age 17, in an imitation performance of voice actor Hans Conreid for Disney.

Source: Creator / Corey Burton
However, Pepe Le Pew was based more on actor Charles Boyer's accent, although he does do a brief Chevalier imitation in "Scent-mental Romeo".

Source: Maurice Chevalier Accent

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