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Sep 1, 2020 · See how alike (or not) celebrities looked to the real people they were portraying in biographical movies.
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Hollywood Pictures Company was an American film production label of Walt Disney Studios, founded and owned by The Walt Disney Company. Established in 1989, by Disney CEO Michael Eisner and studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, Hollywood Pictures was founded to increase the film output of the Walt Disney Studios, and release films similar to those of ...
Us Release DateTitleCo-production WithJuly 18, 1990August 17, 1990February 1, 1991April 5, 1991All 116 galleries in our archive of old, rare, vintage photographs of classic Hollywood, highlighting its most iconic landmarks, boulevards, neighborhoods & celebrities during Los Angeles' Golden Age.
- Andra Day as Billie Holiday. The latest actress to take on the role of the famed singer stars in Lee Daniels' The United States vs. Billie Holiday - and in early 2021, earned a Golden Globe nomination for her work.
- Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam Cooke. Not only did Odom Jr. earn a 2021 Golden Globe nomination for his role as Cooke in One Night in Miami ... , he scored a second for penning the music and lyrics to one of its tunes, "Speak Now."
- Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly. In 2020's star-studded Mrs. America, Blanchett played Schlafly, a conservative author of A Choice Not an Echo full of political ambitions who started the movement to stop the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972 (and succeeded).
- Jim Parsons as Henry Wilson. The late Wilson started out in Hollywood in the 1930s as a journalist reporting on rising stars. He went on to discover Lana Turner, Joan Fontaine and Natalie Wood.
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- Joe Exotic - Nicolas Cage. In May 2020, the "National Treasure" star was cast as Joe Schreibvogel, aka Joe Exotic. Schreibvogel was convicted of animal abuse and murder-for-hire.
- Ray Charles - Jamie Foxx. For his 2004 "Ray" transformation, Foxx lost 30 pounds. The actor had his eyes glued shut to experience temporary blindness. "Once I got down to that weight, and when we got the hair together, and I put those shades on, and I listened to that music, I said, 'Watch out.
- Judy Garland - Renée Zellweger. YouTube provided a wealth of information for Zellweger when she portrayed the legendary singer and movie star in "Judy," the 2019 biopic treatment of Garland's life.
- Marilyn Monroe - Michelle Williams. Williams portrayed the blonde bombshell in the 2011 film "My Week With Marilyn." To achieve Monroe's signature wiggle-walk, Williams practiced by tying a belt around her knees.
Aug 15, 2023 · Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Sarah Paulson and more stars made their marks playing real people in movies and TV shows.
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Mar 3, 2024 · The Oscars often reward biopics, but these are the only actors who have won the coveted statuette for playing real-life stage and screen performers.
