Tuesday 23 February 2010

The Soloist- Actors

Jamie Fox


Age:42
Role Played: Nathaniel Ayers
Famous Films: Jarhead, Miami Vice, Dream Girls, The Kingdom
Background: Controversy- On the April 17, 2009 episode of The Jamie Foxx Show on Foxxhole Radio, Foxx and his co-hosts made several sexually suggestive and disparaging jokes regarding teenaged singer Miley Cyrus, in response to a caller's comment on a recent altercation between Cyrus and rock band Radiohead. Foxx issued a public apology on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno several days later in response to growing public outcry as well as televised criticism by Cyrus's father, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.
Other: At the 2006 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards, Foxx won Best Duet/Collaboration with Kanye West for "Gold Digger"


Academy Awards: 2
Bafta's: 2
Golden Globes: 3

Robert Downey Jnr


Age:44
Role Played:
Famous Films: Iron Man Saga, Tropic Thunder
Background: Between 1996 and 2001, Downey was frequently arrested on drug-related charges and went through several drug treatment programs, but had difficulty staying sober. After being released from the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in 2000, Downey joined the cast of the hit television series Ally McBeal
Other: Even though the recent film Sherlock Holmes starred Robert Downey Jr, it had recieved much media attention a year prior to the release so the audience would be interested in finding out the actor.

Katherine Keener



Age:50
Role Played: Mary Weston
Famous Films: 40 Year old virgin, Into the Wild, Peter Jackson and the lightning thief
BackgroundKeener married actor Dermot Mulroney in 1990. The couple had a son Clyde Keener Mulroney (born June 21, 1999), before separating in September 2005.[4] In June 2007, Mulroney filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.[5] The divorce became final on December 19, 2007. Keener is a close friend of actor Brad Pitt,[6] Pitt and Keener having met while filming Johnny Suede. Keener has homes in Los Angeles and North Carolina.
Other: Lots of attention from the Target Market

Bafta: 1
Academy Award: 2
Chlotrudis Awards: 4
Critics Choice: 2
Golden Globes: 2

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