The Real James Dean



Despite starring in just three films, his brooding screen presence made him an enduring icon of rebellious youth. The Indiana farmboy turned movie legend is remembered.
 
THE ROLE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: I Was Serious About Leaving Comedy Behind



Robin Williams proved he was more than a funny man with Dead Poets Society; Jim Carrey suprised all with his dramatic turn in The Truman Show; and Jamie Foxx grabbed the Best Actor gong for his extraordinary role in Ray.

THE ROLE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: I Reinvented Myself



John Travolta was struggling under a series of flops until Pulp Fiction; Lost in Translation proved that Bill Murray could hold dramatic roles; and thesbian Anthony Hopkins made a sharp career turn with Silence of the Lambs.
 
THE ROLE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: I Kicked Butt



The role of Trinity in The Matrix launched Carrie Anne-Moss' action career, Daredevil let Jennifer Garner kick some serious butt as Elektra and Sigourney Weaver became the original action woman in Aliens.

THE ROLE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: I Stopped Taking Myself So Seriously



Leslie Nielsen launched a career of comedy capers with Airplane; Robert De Niro introduced laughter therapy with Analyze This; and we started to laugh with (not at) Arnold Schwarzenegger in Twins.
 
THE ROLE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: I Got Buff



Terminator: Judgement Day transformed Linda Hamilton into the ultimate onscreen femme fatale. Meanwhile Ryan Reynolds had largely built a career on comedies when he signed up for a serious buff-up for his role as Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity, and Hilary Swank bulked up and learned to box for her devastating Oscar winning turn as Maggie Fitzgerald in Million Dollar Baby.


   


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