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bad actor	Individual or entity with the prior criminal conviction, or who has been sanctioned by the court or regulator.	Rate it: (3.50 / 2 votes)
bad actor	Ill-intentioned, mean, ill-tempered person.	Rate it: (3.00 / 2 votes)
actor primarum (secundarum, tertiarum) partium	the actor who plays the leading part.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
bad actor	Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see bad,‎ actor.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
back-cloth star	An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
break a leg	A wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.	Rate it: (2.50 / 2 votes)
back-cloth star	An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
applaudir un acteur à tout rompre	To applaud an actor so as to bring the house down (to lift the roof).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fabulam docere (διδάσκειν) (of the writer) (opp. fabulam discere	to study a piece, of the actor)	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
histrionem exsibilare, explodere, eicere, exigere	to hiss an actor off the stage.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
histrioni acclamare	to interrupt an actor by hooting him.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
leading man	principle male actor	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
movie star	famous film actor	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
star vehicle	A movie, play, TV series, or other production that enhances an actor's career.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Swan Song	A last performance or last words by a singer, writer, actor etc., a last action by someone	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
type out	To be rejected as an actor because of categorical factors like height, race and general appearance, rather than acting ability.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
un acteur qui brûle les planches	An actor who plays with spirit, “go.”	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)