scene-stealer
noun
scene-steal·er
ˈsēn-ˌstē-lər 
: an actor who attracts attention when another is intended to be the center of attention
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This opened doors for him both as a writer and performer, including most recently as a co-producer and scene-stealer on Natasha Rothwell’s Hulu comedy series, How to Die Alone.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Madelaine Petsch has been busy since Riverdale wrapped two years ago, and her new rom-com, Maintenance Required, looks like the perfect vehicle (pun intended) for the scene-stealer.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2025
Fellow scene-stealer Love, by contrast, was still ascendant and much rougher around the edges.
—Justin Ravitz, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Madelaine Petsch has been busy since Riverdale wrapped two years ago, and her new rom-com, Maintenance Required, looks like the perfect vehicle (pun intended) for the scene-stealer.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2025
Fellow scene-stealer Love, by contrast, was still ascendant and much rougher around the edges.
—Justin Ravitz, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Scene-stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scene-stealer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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