Actor and Star

Actor

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

Usage example: my sister went to drama school to become an actor

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Star and actor are semantically related. in person who performs topic. In some cases you can use "Star" instead a noun "Actor".

Nearby Words: acting, actress

Star noun - An actor who plays a principal role.

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Actor and star are semantically related. You can use "Actor" instead a noun "Star".

Nearby Words: starred, starry, starlet, starless, stardom

fellow	fellow actor	fellow star
female	female actor	female star
regular	regular actor	regular star
original	original actor	original star
Other adjectives: lead, single, popular, actual, real, successful, male, big, great, young, famous, new, major, former, different, favorite.

Numerous times on Law & Order and its various spin-offs as a revered sports star or actor will be revealed as a killer, pedophile, rapist or worse.

Source: Fallen Hero
The fall of that year, she started dating her Once... co-star and the actor playing her character's husband, Josh Dallas, and the two have a son (she's actually forced the show's crew to improvise around her being pregnant twice within two years).

Source: Creator / Ginnifer Goodwin
A neat version of this trope occurs in Odd Job Jack in which the episode's supposed guest star is none other then the voice actor of the main character who plays himself.

Source: Actor Allusion / Western Animation

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