Actor and Unknown

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

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

Nearby Words: acting, actress

Unknown noun - An unknown and unexplored region.

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Actor and unknown are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actor" instead a noun "Unknown".

Nearby Words: unknowable, unknowing

So the question is whether studios are more willing to take the "risk" of an unknown lead actor if the actor is white.

Source: Analysis / Race Lift
And if a character portrayed by an actor (or that version of a character, if an adaptation) becomes more famous than their portrayer, the actor's name may be completely unknown to all except trivia buffs.

Source: Mainstream Obscurity
For unknown reasons, Harvey's voice actor Lou Rawls stopped doing voice work for the show after the Season 4 episode "Chocolate Turtles."

Source: Chuck Cunningham Syndrome / Western Animation

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