showbiz

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Recent Examples of showbiz Here Bell credits social media for allowing young artists to get beyond the need to get an agent in Hollywood and feed the parking meter to complete endless rounds of auditions to get somewhere in showbiz. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025 The late actor's family noted that his 2017 Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Broadway play Heisenberg remains one of the shining moments of his decades-long showbiz career. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025 In the new showbiz comedy The Studio, Bryan Cranston has a recurring role as Griffin Mill, the craven movie executive played by Tim Robbins in the 1992 film The Player. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025 Jack Lilley, whose showbiz career spanned more than seven decades as an actor, stuntman, animal coordinator and other roles and included Little House on the Prairie, Blazing Saddles, John Ford films and TV Westerns, has died. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for showbiz
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Noun
  • Two nights later, Cummings did a stand-up set at the Hollywood Improv, performing on a stage that has hosted comedy legends such as Robin Williams, Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • From New York to Hollywood and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to Comments Stars have been everywhere this week, from Eva Longoria at the Global Gift Gala in Geneva to Heidi Klum and Kacey Musgraves in N.Y.C.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Prime Focus Group has signed a deal with the Government of Maharashtra to create a $400M entertainment hub in the heart of Mumbai’s filmmaking industry, the home of Bollywood.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 May 2025
  • At India’s inaugural WAVES (World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit) in Mumbai, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan highlighted the striking cultural similarities between Indian and Chinese audiences as a foundation for deeper collaboration between the two film industries.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 May 2025

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“Showbiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showbiz. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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