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The fellow -- switching often within seconds into and out of Aunt Lucy's sort-of-Brazilian outfit -- sings, dances, jokes, mugs and romances with the kind of verve that should propel him from recognizable player to hurrahed musical leading-man, if only the right subsequent part comes along.
David Finkle: First Nighter: City Center Encores! Series Where's Charley? All-Singing, All-Dancing, All-Lovable David Finkle 2011
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The fellow -- switching often within seconds into and out of Aunt Lucy's sort-of-Brazilian outfit -- sings, dances, jokes, mugs and romances with the kind of verve that should propel him from recognizable player to hurrahed musical leading-man, if only the right subsequent part comes along.
David Finkle: First Nighter: City Center Encores! Series Where's Charley? All-Singing, All-Dancing, All-Lovable David Finkle 2011
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If the guy had leading-man looks, he would have already made millions on the big screen.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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"The Pirate" 1948 Under-appreciated in its day but since recognized as a classic, this zesty costume musical presents Garland, dancing leading-man Gene Kelly , songwriter Cole Porter and director Vincente Minnelli all at their creative peaks.
On Big Screen and Small, a Star Is Reborn Will Friedwald 2011
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Yearning for leading-man status but unable to distance himself from his SNL sketch roles as oddball dancer Mango and monkey man Mr. Peepers, Kattan — in a neurotic parody of his own career — is reduced to cheesy TV gigs.
Live, from Mumbai! It's Chris Kattan and 'Bollywood Hero' 2009
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By way of quick trivia, in 1975, The 'Stones rented Warhol's Montauk house to rehearse for a tour coincidentally named Tour of The Americas, and it was Warhol's photo of Morrissey's main leading-man Joe Dallessandro's crotch, complete with stitched zipper, adorning the front of the "Sticky Fingers" album cover -- making for a different Andy Warhol banana graphic of sorts.
Michael Vazquez: Warhol Factory Auteur Paul Morrissey Premieres News From Nowhere In-Person at Lincoln Center Tonight Michael Vazquez 2011
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Blessed with strong voices and leading-man looks, Will and Anthony are at their best when exuberant and upbeat, as on the opening transition from "Raise the Roof" to "Everybody Says Don't."
On a Mission for Tradition Will Friedwald 2011
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Late in the 1990s, Letts figured he'd give himself a chance to act in Los Angeles to see whether he had any leading-man potential.
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By way of quick trivia, in 1975, The 'Stones rented Warhol's Montauk house to rehearse for a tour coincidentally named Tour of The Americas, and it was Warhol's photo of Morrissey's main leading-man Joe Dallessandro's crotch, complete with stitched zipper, adorning the front of the "Sticky Fingers" album cover -- making for a different Andy Warhol banana graphic of sorts.
Michael Vazquez: Warhol Factory Auteur Paul Morrissey Premieres News From Nowhere In-Person at Lincoln Center Tonight Michael Vazquez 2011
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Keach doesn't have to try to look like a one-time leading-man still handsome but grown portly.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Jon Robin Baitz's "Other Desert Cities" is Red-Hot David Finkle 2011
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