Word Finder - starring

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To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.

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To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.

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To mark with a star or asterisk.

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To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.

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To shine like a star.

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The action of the verb to star.

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Performing as a star; having the leading role.

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Charlton Heston had a starring role in Ben-Hur.

Mark has recently designed tailored suits exclusively for ITV 's new drama series " Footballers Wives ", starring Gary Lucy.

He is starring in the upcoming movie, The Darjeeling Limited (due out in September 2007).

Ubi Soft Entertainment has announced that David Duchovny and Adam West will be starring in XIII, its upcoming first-person shooter.

Anthony is the son of Douglas Hickox who directed ' Theater of blood ' (1973) starring horror great vincent price.

Starring in big screen hits like Disturbia and Transformers is only the beginning - with a role in the next installment of Indiana Jones, LaBeouf has secured his place in film history.

Not only has he made a deal with MTV to produce a reality television show starring recently crowned beauty queens, NBC has decided to bring back The Apprentice for at least one more run.

After a smaller role in Disney's The Princess Diaries in 2001, she got her first starring role a year later in a remake of the Nicholas Sparks' bestseller, A Walk to Remember.

Her first starring role was in 1994's My Father the Hero, playing a comedic role as Gérard Depardieu's teenage daughter.

While Jackson appeared on the television show Moesha, starring Brandy Norwood, she upped her "who's who" factor when she made headlines as Kevin Federline's ex-girlfriend.

The Last Boy Scout - Starring alongside Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans in this 1991 action film, Halle played the role of Damon Wayans' girlfriend Cory.

Before Ben Affleck, before Sydney Bristow and before her soon to come starring film roles, Garner played the love interest of Scott Foley's Felicity character, Noel Crane.

Violet is the first child for both Jennifer and Ben -- and Garner is reportedly very happy in her new starring roles as wife and mother.

Has confirmed that she will be starring in the movie Be With You, slated for release sometime in 2009.

Tina Fey took her writing talents to the big screen when she penned the screenplay for the 2004 film Mean Girls, a comedy starring Lindsay Lohan.

While Seth Rogen's first starring role was in the wildly successful comedy Knocked Up, this funny guy has been entertaining audiences in smaller parts for some time now.

Seth Rogen also appeared in the film Donnie Darko (2001), starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and an episode of Dawson's Creek (2003).

After writing for the series Undeclared, Rogen wrote for the second and final season of Da Ali G Show, starring Sacha Baron Cohen.

Rogen's latest co-written screenplay is for the upcoming film Drillbit Taylor, starring Owen Wilson.

Rogen has appeared in several of Apatow's films, including a supporting part in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), starring Steve Carell, and the lead role in the 2007 film Knocked Up, co-starring Katherine Heigl.

After starring in the film, the actor who found most of his work on television was now finding all of his work in film.

While his celebrity fell a few pegs, he did develop a Christian superhero named Bibleman, starring in videos and giving performances.

Tiffany Pollard, a cast-off from two seasons of the VH1 reality series Flavor of Love, starring rap star Flavor Flav, was given her own chance at finding love in the reality show I Love New York.

He has also been seen in guest starring roles on Strangers with Candy, The Tom Green Show and The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show.

The items she tried to lift included two celebrity gossip magazines and batteries, strangely enough.The actress was on her way to Albuquerque, New Mexico to film Love Ranch, a movie starring Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci.

He claims to be clean and sober now, but he lost his starring TV role due to his behavior.

Patrick Swayze is arguably best known for his role starring opposite Jennifer Grey in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.

On the heels of her AFI award, Cate Blanchett accepted the role as Lucinda Leplastrier in Oscar and Lucinda, starring opposite Ralph Fiennes.

An Ideal Husband (1999) - She was nominated for a Golden Satellite and Chlotrudis Award in this film starring opposite Julianne Moore and Rupert Everett.

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1990) - Starring opposite Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law, Blanchett received a BAFTA award nomination for her role as Meredith Logue.

Back in New York City, Stiller attended acting classes and snagged a role in the Broadway show The House of Blue Leaves, starring John Mahoney.

Applegate continued to appear in other projects during her time on Married…, including a stint on 21 Jump Street and a starring role in the big screen comedy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

By the age of nine, she was already starring in television commercials.

Though not a starring role, it was another step in the right direction.

In 2008, she scored another hit with Definitely, Maybe, a comedy starring Ryan Reynolds.

It wasn't until his starring role in The Pick-Up Artist thaat directors in Hollywood began taking notice of the 23 year old's acting abilities.

In 1987, Robert Downey Jr. won a co-starring role in the critically acclaimed film Less Than Zero, starring alongside 1980's movie mainstays Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz and James Spader.

Silverman started it with a video starring Matt Damon, titled I'm (sleeping with) Matt Damon.

You may remember Nikki Blonsky as the girl who won the nationwide audition to play the role of Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, starring alongside Zac Efron and Amanda Bynes.

Blair Underwood - Currently starring in Dirty, Sexy, Money.

Richardson's husband, Liam Neeson, (most recently known for starring opposite Harrison Ford in Star Wars) was filming his next movie Chloe in Toronto when he heard the news.

Though recent rumors claim that he might be backing out of the starring role originally played by Kevin Bacon.

Almost as soon as he finished acting school, Jackman was awarded a starring role in the Australian TV drama Corelli, where he met his wife, actress Deborra-Lee Furness.

For the next few years, he took on small television roles while also fielding starring roles in theater productions.

When he was 12 years old, his father moved the Gibson family to Sydney, Australia.Mel's acting career began in 1976, but his first real starring role came along in 1979, when he played the title character in the movie Mad Max.

Starring opposite Shia LaBoeuf, Fox became an overnight sensation with this role.

After several months, he landed a starring role on the television sitcom Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place.

His talent and good looks engaged many female fans and it wasn't long before the starring roles started rolling in.

Murphy - Comedian Eddie Murphy put a humorous face on the action movie genre with his starring roles in the Beverly Hills Cop series.

In 2009, Lautner landed a regular role in the short-lived drama My Own Worst Enemy, starring Christian Slater.

His first starring role in a feature film was Sharkboy in the movie The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D in 2005.