thesp

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Recent Examples of thesp That fall, the Toronto playwright and performer got cast in a new play and hit it off with fellow thesp Fab Filippo, also a performer who created his own work. Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 22 Nov. 2022 Hopefully, the thesp will deliver a performance that moves him up a peg or two in the in-the-works sequel. Joe Tobal, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022 Legend is a multi-hyphenate musician, songwriter, actor and producer who has become active in television as a thesp and producer. Cynthia Littleton, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017 Two of these, a jazz pianist named Seb (Ryan Gosling) and a thesp (as the trades would say) named Mia (Emma Stone), meet cute in a gigantic traffic jam that doubles as a song-and-dance extravaganza. A. O. Scott, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thesp
Noun
  • This is a great performance in a lousy movie, sometimes the truest measure of an actor’s grace and skill.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a story about an actor called Akim Tamiroff, who played a lot of villains in fifties and sixties movies, going up and hugging the camera.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Faye, named after actress Faye Dunaway, is cut with an open toe, ultra-thin straps and a small buckle-fastening ankle strap.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Diane Keaton's family revealed the late actress' cause of death on Wednesday.
    Jasmine Baehr , Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The cast also features Indonesian performer Elvira Devinamira.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit a stunt performer from Horizon 2, which Kevin Costner directed, wrote, produced, and stars in, brought against him and others behind the film in May still — mostly — stands, a judge has ruled, according to documents obtained by EW.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Thesp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thesp. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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